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President's Comment / January/February 2018

Planting, growing, and nurturing networks of care

BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD

Dr Trina Larsen Soles As we begin a new year it is an opportune time for us to focus on new approaches to working together and on the options for improving delivery of medical care in BC... Read More

Letters / December 2017

Dealing with wounded minds

BY: Andre C. Piver, MD, FCFP

I really appreciate rural colleague Dr Larsen Soles’ comments on this elephant in the room [“How do you deal with a wounded mind?” BCMJ 2017;59:349]. I was a sessional, then contract GP... Read More

Letters / December 2017

Outcome instruments in hip hemiarthroplasty research trials

BY: Rajesh Nair, MD

Hip fractures are common injuries among the elderly, often requiring some form of surgical intervention.[1,2] Hemiarthroplasty is a good choice for older, less-active patients without extensive... Read More

Editorials / December 2017

Guest editorial: Digital health, Part 2: The promise and practice of telehealth in BC

BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC

Dr Eric Cadesky Dr Kendall Ho In Part 1 of this theme issue we explored how technology can be used to improve access to and quality of health care. The history and future of the... Read More

Premise / November 2017

Psychiatrist + mathematician = best seller

BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd

The story behind the book Super 30: Changing the World 30 Students at a Time L-R: The President of India (July 2012-July 2017), The Honorable Pranab Mukherjee,... 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