Premise /
BY: Robin Routledge, MD, FRCPC
November 2025
... from various organizations, including Doctors of BC. The 2022 Physician Master Agreement contains an Indigenous-specific antiracism clause—BC has the first such clause in Canadian medical agreements ... journey into the past of Clayoquot Sound. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing Co.; 2021. Mackenzie A. Voyages from ...
News /
BY: Meribeth Burton
December 2025
... experience is all too common. That’s why SWITCH BC partnered with Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health to develop medical office staff ... Speaking about the de-escalation tools, Doctors of BC President Dr Charlene Lui emphasized the central role that ...
Obituaries /
BY: Owen Frank Tyers, PhD
December 2025
... appraisal, which prompted the formation of the BC cardiac registry. Dr Tyers became a mentor to generations ... was born in Giroux, Manitoba, in 1935 and raised in Kaslo, BC. While there, he became an accomplished clarinetist. After ...
Letters /
BY: Tahmeena Ali, MD, CCFP, FCFP
December 2025
... the shortage of pediatricians—particularly in rural BC—is an example of a larger challenge facing all of ...
Letters /
BY: Ben Schwartzentruber, MD
December 2025
... the growing challenges in physician working conditions in BC. I welcome any efforts to increase support for family ... in response to “Fewer patients per family physician in BC is the result of intolerable working conditions.” ... Letters Re: Fewer patients per family physician in BC is the result of intolerable working conditions ...
Editorials /
BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB
December 2025
... knowledge, thoughts, and ideas that are relevant to BC physicians. In doing so, the journal builds connections ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charlene Lui, MD
December 2025
Dr Charlene Lui As my year as president of Doctors of BC concludes, I reflect with deep gratitude and humility. It ... my appreciation for the vital role that Doctors of BC plays in supporting our profession. Our organization is ... peer support, and practice resources, Doctors of BC stands with physicians through every stage of their ...
Review Articles /
BY: Marina Viñeta Páramo, MBBS
December 2025
... single intra-muscular dose per season; it is available in BC from 1 September to 31 March. In BC, nirsevimab (Beyfortus) is publicly funded for defined ... or January until the end of March.[ 1 ] In northern BC, RSV activity is often delayed, peaking in February. ...
Premise /
BY: Eris Nyx, BA
December 2025
... public health policy aimed at relieving strain on BC’s health care system. Bridging this gap will require ... poisonings under codes T40.5 and T43.[ 2 ] The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) unregulated drug ... This report examined overdose events attended by the BC Emergency Health Services from 1 January 2010 to 31 May ...