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Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2025
... injustices and reaffirming a commitment to learn from the people and actions of the past to shape the future.  As we ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD May 2025
... 2014 where I first came across a very interesting posse of people—a cluster of the BCMJ -ers. A few years later, I ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ashini Dissanayake, BSc May 2025
... cervix screening programs. However, approximately 1300 people in Canada are diagnosed with cervical cancer yearly, ... every 3 years, or HPV screening every 5 years, for people with a cervix who are aged 25 to 69, 37% of those ... these barriers.[ 6 ] They aim to attract large numbers of people, increase health literacy, and provide culturally and ...
Original Research / BY: Amrish Joshi, MBBS, MSc Pal Med, LLM, CCFP (PC), FCFP, FRCPC June 2025
... be very triggering.” (G5-P2) “In our culture, lots of people say ‘Don’t tell mom, dad, grandpa, grandma ...
Original Research / BY: Emily Meagher, MPH June 2025
... 2.9% of Canadians, or approximately 855 000 people 12 years of age or older.[ 1 ] These diseases include ... that complex chronic diseases may be more common among people of lower socioeconomic status and minority cultural or ... informed on the latest treatment and care strategies for people with complex chronic diseases. However, evidence of ...
Premise / BY: Catherine Joanne Binda, MD June 2025
... The UNCRC is significant because it recognizes children as people with rights who play an active role in their own ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP June 2025
... and to collect better health and safety data. However, people are using e-scooters across our region, regardless of ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD June 2025
... Peoples in 1995.[ 1 ] This is a day for Indigenous people and communities to celebrate Indigenous culture and ... of celebration, gathering, and harvesting. Non-Indigenous people are encouraged to participate in public events, ... rights associated with their Nation(s) of origin. Métis people are descendants of distinct communities that developed ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC June 2025
... sacrifice, Dr Stowe was unwavering in her desire to heal people. I’ve heard more contemporary stories that echo this ... on medical school applications, I truly wanted to help people. We all do. But over time, experience has shown me ... excellent care, the system must evolve to support the people within it. Ultimately, a health care system that ...
Letters / BY: Rita K. McCracken, MD, PhD, CCFP (COE), FCFP June 2025
... pain and palliative care. In 2022, more than 237 000 people in BC were living with cancer,[ 3 ] and many rely on ... ] shows that prescribed opioids can reduce mortality among people with opioid use disorder. Prescribing metrics that do ...