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President's Comment / May 2017

Thoughts on a year as president, and looking forward

BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS

I was recently asked by a colleague and member of Doctors of BC how I feel about my year as president drawing to a close. This certainly deserves some reflection. As many of you know, I worked very... Read More

Premise / May 2017

How would you like to die?

BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP

Four books about death and dying by physicians provide a good start for all physicians, general or specialized, looking for a fuller understanding of the topic and a way to initiate difficult... Read More

Letters / May 2017

Risk-benefit paradox of exercise revisited: Male sexual libido

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

In 2016 the BCMJ published content on the risk-benefit paradox of exercise[1] in cardiac adverse complication/prevention and cancer risk.[2] An article published ahead of print on 13... Read More

Letters / May 2017

Re: The patient medical home. Author replies

BY: Brenda Hefford, MD

Thank you for your well-researched response to the GPSC column in the January/February issue of the BCMJ. We acknowledge that iterations of the term patient medical home have been... Read More

Letters / May 2017

Re: The patient medical home

BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS

I enjoyed the patient medical home article in the January/February issue (BCMJ 2017;59:15-17) but would offer possible corrections to the origins of the patient medical home. Paragraph 3 states... Read More

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BCMJ

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
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