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Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2025
... is AI scribe technology—tools designed to generate medical notes from physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Technology Office recently published an article on choosing between the various machine learning ... of BC released a policy statement on the use of AI in medical settings.[ 8 ] Among its commitments is a call for ...
MDs To Be / BY: Taewoong Chae, MD September 2025
Background Traditional hierarchical medical frameworks assumed physicians knew what was best for ... patients out of the decision-making process.[ 1 ] This medical model of care has been replaced with an increasingly ... about their care contributes to the realization of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of ...
Clinical Case Reports / BY: Sydney Sparanese, MD September 2025
... in potentially unnecessary chelation therapy. This article illustrates the importance of clinical expertise in ... hospital to In-Common Laboratories, an accredited Canadian medical laboratory referral testing service, and was ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2025
... 1–1.2 g/kg/day due to poorer absorption and other medical conditions. More recent studies[ 3,4 ] recommend up ... requirement depends on fitness and activity levels, medical comorbidities, weight trends, and other factors. ... Ms Ariel Seah, RD, for their input on and review of this article. BOX. Additional resources on older adult nutrition. ...
MDs To Be / BY: A. Gangji, MEd October 2025
... the impacts of climate change on human health.[ 1 ] Medical schools are an appropriate place for students to ... change.[ 2 ] As highlighted in a 2019 CMAJ news story, medical students across Canada are calling for greater ... in either the mandatory or informal curriculum.[ 4 ] This article showcases a practical approach to curricular reform ...
Review Articles / BY: Adam P. Sage, MD, MSc November 2025
... exposure, clinical signs and symptoms, investigations and medical interventions performed, and/or outcomes and ... search strategy We reviewed published articles in both the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online ... ] . Study selection and data extraction We first screened article titles to remove duplicates, those not written in ...
Letters / BY: Spencer Cleave, MD, CCFP November 2025
We thank the authors for their illuminating article [ BCMJ 2025;67:174-181]. We appreciate the dedication ... as self-management, pacing, pharmacotherapy, and group medical visits, is thus fundamentally limited. The pursuit of ... from the interdisciplinary team members mentioned in this article, are also well positioned to provide this care, as is ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2025
... the journal’s pages to discover that a friend from medical school has published a piece in the Clinical Images ... to in the remote community where she practises. A clinical article on asthma treatment in BC also catches your eye—not ... medical journal—even if you aren’t seeking a specific article, many turn out to be relevant, either directly or ...
Premise / BY: Robin Routledge, MD, FRCPC November 2025
... ] This example demonstrates the importance of recognizing medical colonialism and of using a “power-with” approach ... access to care, and lead to care avoidance.[ 2 ] This article compares these two approaches, drawing on medical and ... focuses mainly on the care of individuals. In this article, I use my specialty of psychiatry as an example of ...
Letters / BY: Ben Schwartzentruber, MD December 2025
I read with interest my colleague Dr Gerald Tevaarwerk’s article on the ongoing pressures facing family physicians [ ... than one issue, but also that we weigh in on almost every medical issue. I know that other medical specialists also feel pressured to follow patients ...