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Editorials / June 2021

Rights and freedoms

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

4 May 2021 I am writing this editorial as the provincial government just announced sweeping restrictions preventing British Columbians from moving between three defined regions. Stuck between a... Read More

Letters / June 2021

Re: Managing vulnerable patients. Authors reply

BY: Jennifer Laidlaw, MD, FRCPC, Leanne Lange, MPA, Erin Henthorne, MSW, RSW

Regarding use of the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA) for individuals with chronic substance use, it should be clarified that the Act allows involuntary admission in hospital to investigate whether a... Read More

Letters / June 2021

Re: Managing vulnerable patients

BY: Roger Seldon, MBChB, MD

I was interested to read the April 2021 article, “Management of vulnerable adult patients seeking to leave hospital: Understanding and using relevant legislation,” having had just such a conundrum... Read More

Letters / June 2021

Re: On the nature of being a professional

BY: Brian S. Pound, MBBS, LRCP, MRCS, LMCC

Bravo, Dr Chow! I’m retired from practice now after 50 years as a GP/FP and found your article in the April issue to be a breath of fresh air [BCMJ 2021;63:105]. The profession is facing decreasing... Read More

Letters / June 2021

Re: The gender pay gap in medicine (2)

BY: Rita K. McCracken, MD, PhD, CCFP (COE), FCFP

I appreciate Dr Sin’s call to action in her April editorial [BCMJ 2021;63:101]: “Ultimately, the question we should each be asking ourselves is not whether a gender pay gap exists in medicine, but... Read More

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BCMJ Volume 67 Number 10 cover.

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