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Letters / November 2021

Re: Phantom limb pain. Author replies

BY: Rhonda Willms, MD

Thank you for your interest in phantom limb pain management. It is true that the original article did not detail the specific pharmacologic options, but as you noted, gabapentinoids, tricyclic... Read More

Letters / November 2021

Re: Phantom limb pain

BY: Stephen D. Anderson, MD, FRCPC

Dr Willms provided an excellent brief review of treatment considerations for patients with phantom limb pain [BCMJ 2021;63:291]. Dr Willms correctly indicated that phantom limb pain is not solely a... Read More

Letters / November 2021

Unnecessary musculoskeletal MRIs

BY: Kostas Panagiotopoulos, MD

During these unprecedented times, we really need to be mindful of our limited resources. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I am seeing more and more unnecessary musculoskeletal MRI scans ordered for... Read More

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Back Page / October 2021

Bridging the 6-foot gap

BY: Holly Cherniwchan, BHSc

It was during the pandemic that I had my first opportunity to meet with a patient approaching end of life. In September 2020, I enrolled in the UBC Legacy Project, where medical students partner with... Read More

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President's Comment / October 2021

Physician health and wellness is about to get a whole lot more robust

BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD

Dr Matthew Chow I made a private commitment to myself as I took on the Doctors of BC presidency in the middle of the pandemic: I wanted to do everything in my power to make sure that... 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