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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

Letters / September 2022

Crisis in health care

BY: J.J. Simice, MD

It was nice to see articles in the June BCMJ reflecting the seriousness of the crisis in our health care system. I have worked as an internist under a Social Credit government, Liberal government,... Read More

Letters / September 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

Letters / September 2022

A closer look at the evidence for gender-affirming care

BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC

Like Dr Joanne Sinai, I believe that transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth deserve compassionate and evidence-based care. For this reason, I find it important to reply to her letter... Read More

Letters / September 2022

Guest editors reply to Drs Sinai, Regenstreif, and Leising

BY: Gail Knudson, MD, MEd, FRCPC, barbara findlay, MA, LLB, QC, Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC

As the guest editors of the two-part Gender-affirming care in BC series, we thank you for your responses.[1-3] In reply, we emphasize that the current standards of care guiding health care providers... 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