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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

Letters / October 2022

Informed consent for gender-questioning youth seeking gender-affirmative care is a complex issue

BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Leonora Regenstreif, MD, FCFPC, MScCH

Care of gender-dysphoric youth is an issue of current debate. It demands closer attention to the science and also to the gaps in scientific evidence and informed-consent processes. In their guest... Read More

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Premise / September 2022

Gender-affirming care for youth—separating evidence from controversy

BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC

Part 1: Gender-affirming care: Model and evidence Understanding the needs of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth begins with an understanding of transgender identities. Transgender... Read More

A stethoscope sits on a chalk board with a heart and the word "HEAL" written on it
President's Comment / September 2022

Healing in health care

BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD

Dr Ramneek Dosanjh On our journey toward truth and reconciliation and antiracist action in health care, we must recognize the deep need for creating space to heal. Health care is designed... Read More

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Editorials / September 2022

Turning the page

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

Dr David R. Richardson, outgoing editor of the BCMJ. I am honored and humbled to be considered as the next editor of the BCMJ by our association’s Board of Directors. The previous editor... 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