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President's Comment / March 2019

Let’s be real, we need more failure

BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP

Dr Eric Cadesky As we scroll through Facebook photos and Instagram stories, it’s easy to think that everyone else is winning at life with their perfect meals, epic beach vacations, and... Read More

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Editorials / January/February 2019

Email jail

BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD

I feel like I am not unusual in sometimes planning to just shoot off an important or timely email when I have the required 2 minutes, especially when I know I might forget about it or just not get to... Read More

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Editorials / January/February 2019

Make the call

BY: David R. Richardson, MD

“Hello Mr Smith, I’m Dr Richardson and I have been assigned as your physician during your hospital stay,” I stated as I approached a frail, cognitively and hearing impaired elderly gentleman on the... Read More

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President's Comment / January/February 2019

An endangered species: How to save ourselves

BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP

Dr Eric Cadesky The North Atlantic right whale. The spotted turtle. The community-based doctor. These are all species at risk.  The signs are clear: long wait lists;[1] offices... Read More

Letters / January/February 2019

Impact of donor origin on survival after orthotopic heart transplantation

BY: Omid Kiamanesh, MD, Annemarie Kaan, MCN, RN, Mustafa Toma, MD, FRCPC

Heart transplantation is the definitive management for select patients with end-stage heart failure in BC. Due to an ongoing organ donor shortage, organs are sometimes allocated from distant locales... 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