“Hey neighbor, just going to spread some carcinogens around. Hope that’s okay, but it’s not like you can stop me anyway.” Like many of us, I love summer evenings spent lounging on my deck, but I... Read More

The fascinating thing about the field of medicine, and about working a lifetime as a physician, is the speed at which knowledge and practice change. Much of what I learned in medical school is now... Read More

The College would like to thank Dr Holtby for his submission to the BCMJ regarding the quality of information provided by a referring physician on behalf of their patient. While physicians... Read More

The content and clarity of requests to provide a specialty opinion have perceptibly declined over my career as a consultant in respiratory and sleep medicine. Incomplete and inadequate referrals now... Read More

Thank you for Dr E.M. Wong’s sensitive review of books about death and dying [BCMJ 2017;59:235-238]. I found especially striking her comment, “When we cannot recommend further medical... Read More