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Letters / May 2017

Burning out of privileging

BY: Brady Bouchard, CCFP

I want to commend Dr Wade on his well-written Premise article detailing the troubled, arguably unnecessary, process that is medical privileging in BC (“Privileging for new medical school graduates in... Read More

Editorials / May 2017

Accessible, affordable, unlikely

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

President Trump insists that “Obamacare is a complete and total disaster [that] is imploding,” and that it needs to be repealed and replaced by an equitable health care plan with lower premiums and... Read More

Editorials / May 2017

Access to care and access to justice

BY: Brian Day, MB

“In the current marathon medicare case… almost half the [8] months of expensive court time has been consumed on arguments about expert credentials, procedural wrangles, and government motions to... Read More

President's Comment / April 2017

The power to influence big change starts small

BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS

If you look at where Canada ranks on a 2015 report from the Commonwealth Fund, you’ll find us disconcertingly at the bottom when ranked on matters of access to care, quality of care, and patient... Read More

Letters / April 2017

Who wants to be a GP?

BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD

After 43 years in the trenches of general practice, I applaud the fortitude and wisdom of the Pemberton clinic physicians billing employers $50 when a patient requests a note for time loss due to... 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