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Cover of the book M.D. Confidential
News / January/February 2021

Book available: M.D. Confidential: It’s All Very Hush-Hush

M.D. Confidential: It’s All Very Hush-Hush By Lawrence Matrick, MD. Bellevue Publishing, 2020. 978-1773740577. Paperback, 242 pages. $22.28. In this... Read More

Polymerase chain reaction
COVID-19 / December 2020

Implementing saline gargle sample collection for COVID-19 testing

By: Meghan McLennan, BSc, MLT, David Goldfarb, MD, FRCPC, Michael Donoghue, Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC

British Columbia was one of the first jurisdictions in the world to implement a saline rinse-gargle (“saline gargle”) collection method for COVID-19 testing. In September 2020, collection centres... Read More

A box of nonperishable food
Council on Health Promotion / December 2020

Impacts of food security on nutrition

By: Kelsey D.M. Kozoriz, MSc, MD, CCFP

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) on 9 October 2020, thrusting the global plight of food insecurity and hunger back into the international spotlight.[1] After 2... Read More

A volunteer delivers a box of food to a senior
News / December 2020

RCCbc online rural innovations inventory to foster collaboration

The Rural Coordination Centre of BC’s Rural Site Visits project is compiling details about local innovations through a new online rural innovations inventory (https://ruralinnovations.ca) to foster... Read More

A doctor gets assistance with EMR over the phone
News / December 2020

Data migration support for Wolf EMR retirement

In preparation for the retirement of the Wolf EMR by 31 December 2023, the Doctors Technology Office and the Practice Support Program are available to family doctors as they migrate their EMR data... Read More

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BCMJ Volume 67 Number 10 cover.

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