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Editorials / December 2024

Finding balance and being intentional to create happiness

BY: Yvonne Sin, MD

With December upon us, many of us have been experiencing what seems like a never-ending cold and flu season, both in clinic and at home. This comes alongside the increased mental and physical... Read More

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Editorials / December 2024

A female NHL coach? This is a game changer

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

For the first time in NHL history, a female full-time coach stands behind the bench. At the start of the 2024 season, the Seattle Kraken made history by adding Jessica Campbell as an assistant coach—... Read More

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Premise / December 2024

Bibliotherapy: The review, organization, and dissemination of recommended reading for psychiatry patients

BY: Martina Scholtens, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Background Bibliotherapy is the prescription of literature for healing. The term was coined by American essayist and minister Samuel Crothers in a 1916 Atlantic Monthly article, in which a... Read More

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Premise / December 2024

A call to action: Dermatology’s role in combatting colorism

BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc

Impact of colorism on communities of color There is a colorism problem in dermatology.[1] Colorism is defined as differential or discriminatory treatment of an individual based only on skin shade... Read More

Letters / November 2024

Re: Deteriorating wait times for breast cancer patients

BY: Liz Ewart, MD, FCFP

In their recent article “Deteriorating wait times for breast cancer patients at a regional hospital in BC, 2013 versus 2023” [BCMJ 2024;66:240-247], Hwang and colleagues nicely summarized the crisis... 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