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Letters / April 2025

The Invictus Games: Reflections from a medical volunteer

BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

The Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 concluded on 16 February 2025. It is the seventh time the Invictus Games have been held and the first time they have included winter sports. The games are a... Read More

Letters / April 2025

Re: Doctors need electronic health records to work for us, not the other way around

BY: Charles Krieger, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Helen Monkman, PhD

Kudos to Drs Tseng and Lee for their informative and important letter on health care system digitization using the Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system.[1] The points raised in the letter,... Read More

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Premise / April 2025

Moving the dial on team-based care in British Columbia

BY: Goldis Mitra, MD, CCFP, Thuy-Nga (Tia) Pham, MD, CCFP, FCFP, MSc, M. Ruth Lavergne, PhD, MSc

Nearly a quarter of adults across Canada do not have a family doctor, and the problem is even worse in British Columbia, at 27%.[1] Despite the introduction of the Longitudinal Family Physician... Read More

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President's Comment / April 2025

A culture of compassion

BY: Charlene Lui, MD

Health care leadership is not for the faint of heart. In a landscape of competing priorities and limited resources, leaders strive to navigate complex systems while driving meaningful improvements.... Read More

Letters / March 2025

Re: Supporting the stillbirth journey at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre

BY: Karleen Gribble, Ciara Curran

We are writing in response to the article by Gill and colleagues[1] on supporting bereaved parents who have experienced stillbirth. We were impressed with the care taken to involve those with... 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