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Letters / September 2022

AccessBC: The case for no-cost contraception in British Columbia

BY: Ruth Habte, MD

“Doctor, can I have a Mirena IUD? I can’t afford to get pregnant again,” asked a postpartum patient who had multiple adverse conditions in pregnancy. “Of course, let’s chat about it,” I replied. “You... Read More

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President's Comment / July/August 2022

Courageous leadership

BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD

Dr Ramneek Dosanjh As we reflect on all that has happened over the past few years—a pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the opioid crisis, multiple other coinciding crises—it can feel heavy,... Read More

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Editorials / July/August 2022

The CMA: Something needs to change

BY: Brian Day, MB

Being just 3 months younger than Canada, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is one of our country’s oldest societies. The association’s first president, Sir Charles Tupper, was a founding father... Read More

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Editorials / July/August 2022

When will they ever learn?

BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB

There has been a lot of press and commentary lately about the family medicine crisis in BC, and with good reason. As a full-service family physician, I and many of my colleagues feel this crisis on a... Read More

Letters / July/August 2022

Re: The subspecialty of adult infectious diseases

BY: Brian Conway, MD, FRCPC

It was a pleasure to read Dr Chow’s perspective on the subspecialty of adult infectious diseases in British Columbia [BCMJ 2022;64:155-159]. I met him as a trainee in 1986 and I can attest to the... 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