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Editorials / November 2022

Flow as the secret to happiness

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

One of the most meaningful things I have learned about finding happiness is the value of “flow.” Perhaps you have already heard of flow. It is a term coined by Dr Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced... Read More

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President's Comment / October 2022

Climate change is a health care issue

BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD

Dr Ramneek Dosanjh Climate change has been called the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. In the past year alone we witnessed the detrimental effects that flash floods, a... Read More

A woman holds a sign with the words "My body my choice"
Editorials / October 2022

Protecting reproductive rights and freedoms

BY: Yvonne Sin, MD

As our neighbors to the south face the devastating effects of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we must consider how this landmark decision may affect abortion care in Canada... Read More

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Editorials / October 2022

Reflections on Canadian abortion care in a post-Roe world

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

“Every mother a willing mother. Every child a wanted child.” —Dr Henry Morgentaler The legal framework for abortion in Canada dates back to 1892, when abortion, as well as the sale, distribution... Read More

Letters / October 2022

Re: Courageous leadership

BY: Robert Woollard, MD, CCFP, FCFP, LM

It was a delight to read Dr Dosanjh’s President’s Comment regarding courageous leadership in the July/August issue of the BCMJ [2022;64:248]. The thoughtful and articulate call to our best selves—... 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