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A window covered in raindrops; the shape of a sun has been made within the water
Editorials / April 2018

Rain-birding

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

By the time this editorial is published I will have survived another winter. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love living in British Columbia and particularly the Lower Mainland. I have called it home... Read More

A selection of medical items: a stethoscope, pills, tongue depressors, glasses, gloves, and a face mask
Editorials / April 2018

My back pages

BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG

1971 was a heckuva year, as George W. Bush might have said. Justin Trudeau was born in 1971; so too were Elon Musk, Amy Poehler, and Pavel Bure. So, too, was Greenpeace. As if that wasn’t enough,... Read More

A stack of blocks with various medical imagery: a cross, a pill, a heart, a drop of blood, a doctor's kit, a wheelchair, a bandage, a stethoscope, a syringe, and a pill bottle
President's Comment / April 2018

The art and heart of medicine

BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD

Trina Larsen Soles, MD When I went to university, the first major decision I had to make was whether to choose the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science. I was drawn to science... Read More

Skinfold calipers to measure body fat percentage
Editorials / April 2018

Guest editorial: A nonsurgeon’s guide to bariatric surgery

BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC

Dr Sharadh Sampath The subject of bariatric surgery often receives very little attention despite the profound impact it can have on the care of patients suffering from the disease of... Read More

Editorials / January/February 2018

The evidence for evidence-based medicine

BY: Brian Day, MB

Years ago, when the phrase “evidence-based medicine” was first being popularized, my friend and colleague Dr Bob Meek remarked, “What’s new about that?” He was correct; there was nothing new about... 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