Letters /
April 2025
BY: Vanessa Kong, BA, Lingsa Jia, MD, FRCPC
In 2016, the BC provincial health officer declared a public health emergency due to an increase in drug-related overdoses and deaths. In response, several initiatives were created to minimize the... Read More
Premise /
April 2025
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
President's Comment /
April 2025
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
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
Letters /
March 2025
BY: Ralph Jones, MD
I read with great interest two articles in the December 2024 BCMJ regarding cervical screening, in particular screening in populations that experience challenges. I appreciated the outstanding and... Read More