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News / April 2021

Are you receiving your Business Cost Premium payments?

Doctors of BC is encouraging eligible community-based doctors to confirm they are receiving the Business Cost Premium (BCP). Effective April 2020, the BCP provides a percentage premium on MSP fees... Read More

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News / April 2021

2020 Joule Innovation Grant winners from BC

Joule (a subsidiary of the CMA) selected 12 recipients for its 2020 Innovation Grants. The recipients are CMA members from across Canada and will share $500 000 in funding to develop or expand... Read More

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COVID-19 / April 2021

Income replacement benefits due to COVID-19

By: Sam Morris

Doctors of BC members have been heavily impacted by the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, working on the front line to help the public while dealing with the prospect of getting sick... Read More

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News / April 2021

Resources to support transgender patients

Trans Care BC has created resources to help family physicians provide care to transgender and gender-diverse patients. Online education, medical forms, clinical resources, and patient materials are... Read More

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Council on Health Promotion / March 2021

A walk in nature: The superfood of physical activities

By: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC

Regular physical activity (e.g., a daily walk at a moderate pace for 30 minutes) can lessen the risk (by up to 30%) as well as improve the outcome in close to 40 chronic medical disorders.[1] This... 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