Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Valerie C. Doyon, MD
January/February 2024
... Australian, and British dermatological associations.[ 1-3 ] The initial biopsy is vital for staging melanomas via ... status, which determine the re-excision margins. See Table 1 for stage-specific wide local excision margins. While BC ... recommends a narrow excisional/complete biopsy with 1–3 mm margins that encompasses the entire breadth of the ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Brooke McDonald, MD
March 2024
... in rural sites in Canada, notably in British Columbia.[ 1 ] Data from 2011 indicated that, in BC, women who resided more than 1 hour from a hospital that provided maternity services ... directory. Data collection was conducted between 1 January 2022 and 30 April 2023. MSP billing data for the ...
Interviews /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2024
... to the hard work of research and quality improvement. Over 1 week, I transitioned to thinking this might be a good idea ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
January/February 2024
... systems that cause harm with no accountability.”[ 1 ] When certain language or problems are repeatedly ... care research, such as through Elders’ teachings.[ 1 , 7 , 8 ] Colonialized institutions and research practices ...
Editorials /
BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD
January/February 2024
... medicine. The Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model[ 1 ] was introduced in early 2023. It promotes good medicine ... family physicians to do the work at hand. An estimated 1 million people in BC do not have a family physician. An ...
Premise /
BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM)
January/February 2024
... over immediate contact with a doctor they have never met.[ 1 ] Care by physicians who have never met the patient results ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kevin E. Liang, MD, CCFP
January/February 2024
... and droughts are on the rise, impacting public health.[ 1 ] These events are directly connected to the global rise in ... by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas.[ 1 ] The increase in fossil fuel emissions is trapping heat ... not only heating our planet but also polluting the air.[ 1 ] Burning these fuels releases a hazardous mixture of ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
January/February 2024
... staff morale, and their workers’ compensation costs.[ 1 , 2 ] A recent amendment to the Workers Compensation Act ... by introducing new duties for employers and workers as of 1 January 2024.[ 3 ] The goal of the legislation is to ... more workers has employed the injured worker for at least 1 year before their injury, the employer has an obligation to ...
College Library /
BY: Paula Osachoff
January/February 2024
... practice guidelines, is no longer available (as of 1 December 2023). BC Guidelines and Canadian Network for Mood ...
Letters /
BY: Min Jung Kim, BHSc
January/February 2024
... temperatures warming at twice the mean global rate.[ 1 ] However, recent extreme weather events, including ... representing only 5% of the country’s population.[ 1 , 5 ] Limited resources, resulting from chronic ... intensifying the detrimental impacts of climate events.[ 1 ] Physical impacts of climate change and environmental ...