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Letters / April 2025

From community to hospital: How Burnaby is tackling the substance use and mental health crisis in BC

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

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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

Letters / March 2025

Cervical screening for people experiencing homelessness, addiction, or mental illness

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

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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