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Letters / April 2025

Re: Rural privileging

BY: John Maile, MBBS,

I am writing in response to the article on privileging and credentialing through a rural lens [BCMJ 2024;66:334-339]. I am a retired rural physician, having worked in family practice in Quesnel for... Read More

Letters / April 2025

Artificial intelligence technology for cervical cancer screening

BY: Gary C. Jackson, MD

The article “Cervical screening in BC—Change inspired by First Nations and Métis communities” [BCMJ 2024;66:370-374] was very informative in demonstrating that by including care, compassion, and... Read More

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

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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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