Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
June 2025
... After years of extensive medical training, clinical practice, and memorization of treatment durations from ... symptom resolution) can last much longer.[ 12,13 ] In practice and in clinical trials, the definition of cure is ... might simply be an illusion. Treatment durations in practice Clinicians tend to favor certain treatment ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
June 2025
... the first woman in Canada to openly establish a medical practice. She exemplified one version of what it means to ... understanding of earning potential across specialties. Practice management and financial literacy were virtually ... advocating for sustainability: part-time work, remote practice, shared call duties, and reduced administrative ...
Obituaries /
BY: Gaylene Vickery
June 2025
... career. From 1961 to 2004, he maintained a thriving family practice in Burnaby, while also holding clinical privileges ...
Original Research /
BY: Tandi Wilkinson, MD, CCFP-EM, FCFP
July/August 2025
... patient transport,[ 2-4 ] which is the largest barrier in practice for rural emergency department practitioners.[ 5 ] ... have a unique window into rural POCUS patterns of practice across the province. Instructors noted a significant ... helps solidify the culture of a POCUS-integrated practice. “It was really the HOUSE course … that ...
Physician Spotlight /
BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2025
... other awards, including the 2024 Medical Post Innovative Practice Award and the Victoria Hospitals Foundation Caring ...
Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2025
... that it is driven by other prescribers in different practice settings. [6] To combat this bias, clinicians should ... this bias, it is important to remind oneself that any practice that deviates from a guideline should be supported ... unnecessarily, which may lead people to think this practice is the standard of care. [17] To counter this bias, ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Selena Lawrie, MD, CCFP
July/August 2025
... and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Community of Practice enables physicians to participate in educational ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Jaron Easterbrook, MD
July/August 2025
... their clinics or other primary care settings, the Family Practice Services Committee’s (FPSC’s) Practice Support Program (PSP) offers coaching, programs, and ... team-based primary care. Improving comprehensive family practice In New Westminster, Dr Paras Mehta has seen ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Shelina Babul, PhD
July/August 2025
... 13% fewer referrals to long-term disability. New clinical practice guideline for concussion A new British Columbia clinical practice guideline, published in 2024, provides ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
July/August 2025
... 2024.[ 9 ] It outlines six principles for using AI in practice: Privacy, confidentiality, and consent, including ... the photographic, video and audio recording of patients practice standard.[ 10 ] The CPSBC also refers readers to ... language model about integrating AI scribes into clinical practice. ChatGPT, perhaps surprisingly, began by suggesting ...