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Letters / July/August 2017

Re: Delirium in older adults. Authors reply

BY: Marisa Wan, MD, FRCPC, Jocelyn M. Chase, MD, FRCPC

Thank you for your interest in our article. As you point out, the skillful diagnosis, prevention, and management of delirium is critical to promote the best outcomes for patients at any age, and in... Read More

Letters / July/August 2017

Re: Delirium in older adults

BY: Brandon M. Theriault, Joseph J. Schlesinger, MD

Despite high-yield research and scholarship regarding delirium, it continues to be a major complication associated with an intensive care unit (ICU) experience. Referenced work in this manuscript [... Read More

Letters / July/August 2017

Conscientious objection

BY: Kobus de Jager, MBBS

Hardly a day goes by without a letter/blog/essay/opinion piece about assisted suicide or MAID. To me, it is clear that no person is under a legal duty—contractual, statutory, or otherwise—to... Read More

Editorials / July/August 2017

Skilled communication

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

It may be the current bizarre state of the world, or just that I’m getting older, but I’m growing concerned about our ability to communicate with each other. Political partisanship, to begin with,... Read More

Editorials / July/August 2017

Discharge summaries

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

“This hundred-year-old female was admitted feeling poorly. We didn’t do much, but she felt a bit better after a few days and went home.” It is possible that I once produced a discharge summary... 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