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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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC December 2025
... health problems, and certain medications can also put people at increased risk. For example, providers must monitor ...
Letters / BY: Ralph Jones, MD March 2025
... Métis communities [ BCMJ 2024;66:370-374 ]. I work with people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental ... all our clinics. There are added difficulties in helping people who have no address or email access and are disabled ... and Métis communities.” Letters Cervical screening for people experiencing homelessness, addiction, or mental illness ...
Original Research / BY: Christina W. Lee, MD, FRCSC, FACS September 2025
... shy away from that … we need to do better introducing people to die.” (ID8) Professional and emotional fatigue ...
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 ...
News / BY: Meribeth Burton December 2025
... build the confidence to use them. The HEARD+D method helps people stay calm and in control during heated situations, ... has been positive. In the first 3 months after launch, people have accessed the tools nearly 7000 times through the ...
Editorials / BY: Michael Schwandt, MD, MPH, FRCPC January/February 2025
... that social media is associated with harm to young people’s mental health” and recommending protective ... acceptance and connection.[ 4 ] Potentially isolated young people can find others who share interests and experiences, ... positive for racialized, disabled, and transgender people. Experiences of social media are as varied as the ...
Premise / BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2025
... tendency to do or believe something because many other people do or believe the same. [16] For example, one study ... are treated with antibiotics unnecessarily, which may lead people to think this practice is the standard of care. [17] ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christie Wall, MPH April 2025
... has provided access to nasal naloxone for Indigenous people in BC without requiring a prescription.[ 3 ] The BCCDC ... harms, is needed to appropriately support health for people who use substances in BC. —Christie Wall, MPH Policy ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC November 2025
... deserve mention: The BCMJ is, increasingly, a journal that people want to read. Sixty-two percent of respondents said ...