National Physicians’ Day is recognized annually on the birthday of Dr Emily Jennings (Stowe). Born 1 May 1831, Dr Stowe was a trailblazer—the first woman in Canada to openly establish a medical... Read More

The need for a coordinated substance use system of care in British Columbia and beyond has never been more urgent. Since 2016, almost 50 000 Canadians have died from an opioid-related poisoning.[1]... Read More

It was on an epic CME Paul Gauguin cruise through the Cook Islands in 2014 where I first came across a very interesting posse of people—a cluster of the BCMJ-ers. A few years later, I happily joined... Read More

Reflecting on my bird’s-eye view from 2000 of what the next 25 years of medicine might look like [BCMJ 2000;42:241-242], I have observed that several of my predictions have been fulfilled to varying... Read More

Infertility affects 24% to 33% of physicians—which is significantly higher than the 12% rate in the general population.[1] A 2024 review on physician infertility highlighted that while many health... Read More