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Dr Baldev Sanghera
News / December 2025

Dr Baldev Sanghera: Doctors of BC president-elect for 2026

Dr Baldev Sanghera Doctors of BC members elected Dr Baldev Sanghera as the next president-elect. His term will start 1 January 2026. Dr Sanghera is a... Read More

A doctor examines a patient’s knee.
WorkSafeBC / December 2025

Imaging for injured-worker patients with knee pain: An interview with Dr Kostas Panagiotopoulos

By: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME

Dr Kostas Panagiotopoulos is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee reconstruction, sport medicine, and complex trauma, who sees many patients with work-related injuries, including at... Read More

A teenage girl receives a vaccination.
BC Centre for Disease Control / December 2025

BC immunization program update

By: Jia Hu, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC, Julene Cranch, RN, MPH, Michelle Takeuchi, RN, MHA

There have been significant changes and expansions to several publicly funded immunization programs in British Columbia, including changes to the human papillomavirus (HPV), pneumococcal, avian... Read More

A bright-orange sky above a city skyline.
Council on Health Promotion / December 2025

Climate resilience 101: Preparing for a changing climate

By: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC, Jennifer Phillips, CCFP, Mehrnaz Makuei, PhD, EIT

Climate change and associated climate events are now a fact of life. It is predicted that these events and their related health impacts will intensify over the coming years. In British Columbia,... Read More

News / December 2025

Verbal abuse isn’t part of the job: New tools to defuse challenging situations

By: Meribeth Burton

It can escalate quickly. What begins as a simple call to book an appointment suddenly turns tense. Voices rise. Frustration builds. And for many medical office staff, those moments can feel... 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