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Letters / October 2024

Re: In-office management of knee osteoarthritis

BY: W. Francois Louw, CCFP(EM), FCFP, MBChB(Pret), DA(SA), PgCPain, Adv Dipl Pain Mgt, Adrian Gretton, MD, LMCC, CCFP, M.J. Atkins, ND

Drs Sidhu, Sheridan, Badii, and Masri’s article “In-office management of knee osteoarthritis” [BCMJ 2024;65:118-121] provides an excellent detailed overview of the in-office diagnosis and management... Read More

Letters / October 2024

Closure of the College Library

BY: Andre C. Piver, MD, FCFP

I strongly urge Doctors of BC to fill the horrific gap created by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s financial risk management strategy of closing the College Library. Closing the library... Read More

Letters / October 2024

Re: Radiologists as clinicians: Radiological interventions for knee osteoarthritis

BY: Patrick Yam, MD, CCFP

I would like to thank the authors for covering platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a treatment option for osteoarthritis in such detail [BCMJ 2024;66:159-164]. I have over 7 years of experience with PRP... Read More

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President's Comment / October 2024

Increasing the influence of the physician voice

BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC

Dr Ahmer A. Karimuddin Our health care system is facing significant challenges. Emergency room closures, a physician shortage, longer-than-ever wait times for specialist care, and... Read More

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Premise / October 2024

Incorporating a Health at Every Size approach in Canadian medicine

BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc, Amanda Raffoul, PhD

In June 2023, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a policy statement that acknowledged concerns with the widespread use of body mass index (BMI) “due to its historical harm, its use for... 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