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Letters / June 2019

Re: myoActivation for the treatment of pain and disability

BY: Barry Koehler, MD, FRCPC

Dr Suzanne Montemuro’s letter to the editor (BCMJ 2019;61:111) states that “[myoActivation] has been shown to be effective in treating chronic pain originating in the soft tissues in the elderly as... Read More

Letters / June 2019

Infection control in BC operating rooms

BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC

There is little difference between the practice of infection control in an operating room and religious dogma. Here are three examples that are patently ridiculous. Sinus surgery done by an ENT... Read More

Birth control pills and a condom on top of a calendar
Premise / May 2019

It is time to improve access to first-line contraception for BC’s youth

BY: Kelly Anne Cox, MD, MPH, Eva Moore, MD, MSPH

Earlier this year, the Canadian Paediatric Society joined the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine in recommending long-acting reversible contraception (... Read More

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Premise / May 2019

Why I don’t read medical literature

BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC

Medical evidence has a credibility problem that is rooted in the fundamental problems with statistics. This problem is manifest in the inability to reproduce evidence on repeated randomized clinical... Read More

Sand passing through an hourglass
President's Comment / May 2019

Members, mosaics, and master agreements: A year to remember

BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP

Dr Eric Cadesky Maybe it’s the acoustic cover of “Despacito” playing the background. Maybe it’s the late-night cuddles I received before opening my laptop. Maybe it’s the solemn knowledge... 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