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News / May 2021

Learn about potential billing issues early; check out your mini profile

By: Tara Hamilton

Your 2019 mini profile is now available on the Doctors of BC website. The profile provides statistics based on the MSP payments made to you for the services you provided in the 2019 calendar year,... Read More

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News / May 2021

Doctors of BC insurance team working remotely to support your needs

By: Kerri Farrell

With the onset of COVID-19 pandemic a year ago, Doctors of BC implemented a work-from-home protocol to keep staff and members safe and healthy. Simultaneously, physicians recognized the need for... Read More

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News / May 2021

2020 MacDermot writing prize winners

Jillian Lin Paige Dean The 2020 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism: Best article or essay was awarded to Jillian Lin for her... Read More

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Specialist Services Committee / April 2021

PQI project makes appetizing discoveries for long-term care residents

By: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP

Institutional food consistently receives negative feedback, whether the person rejecting it is a hospital patient or a vulnerable senior living in long-term care. As medical coordinator at Providence... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / April 2021

All in 40 years’ work: Differences of opinion

By: Chris Rumball, MD, Ian Gillespie, MD

We owe almost all of our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those that have differed.      —Charles Colton, 1825 Following a substantive review by the Doctors of BC’s... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959