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Letters / September 2018

Sale of MD Financial Management

BY: Ken Markel, MD

The sale of MD Financial Management to Scotiabank has been very unsettling to me and to many of my colleagues. This subsidiary of the CMA has been an integral part of the financial planning and... Read More

Letters / September 2018

Re: Best practices in treating chronic noncancer pain

BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP

I was disheartened to see that Dr Peter Rothfels, in his article “Best practices in treating noncancer pain”[1] chose to use United States data and an Ontario study about emergency physician... Read More

Letters / September 2018

Re: Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink

BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC

Dr Maheswaran raised the concern of clean-water insecurity for the Indigenous peoples of Canada (BCMJ 2018;60:195). The effects include infections, mental and physical stress, diabetes, and dental... Read More

A doctor prepares a vaccine
President's Comment / September 2018

Pseudoscience, anti-science, and woo: This time it’s personal

BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP

Dr Eric Cadesky We all have memories of childhood rituals that seemed normal at the time, but feel more suspect upon adult reflection. For me, Saturday mornings were spent gorging on... Read More

A doctor uses a tablet; to the side is a line drawing of a network with several different medical icons
Editorials / September 2018

“I have to post this!”

BY: Yvonne Sin, MD

While on social media one night, I was scrolling through photos of food adventurers, fashion bloggers, and exotic travelers, when suddenly a photo of a surgeon holding up a large mass in the OR... 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