November

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 18–24 November as World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the WHO’s top 10 threats to global health and was estimated to be directly responsible for 5400 deaths and $1.4 billion in health care costs in Canada in 2018.[1]

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Primary care physicians play an important role in the recovery, return to work, and disability management of patients who have a workplace injury or illness.[1,2] Evidence shows that having conversations early and maintaining connections and communication with the workplace can facilitate a positive return-to-work journey for patients. Having conversations and encouraging your patient to stay in touch with their workplace is helpful in protecting their livelihood.

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Dr Joshua Greggain

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With COVID-19 restrictions lifting and traveling becoming a norm again, there seem to be more and more patients electing to seek investigations and medical care abroad. In my opinion, many patients are seeking over-investigations and providing us with full-body MRI reports and a panel full of lab results to dig through and deem what is necessary for follow-up in our publicly funded system.

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In 2023, the British Columbia Medical Journal is marking a significant milestone: its 65th year of publication. This anniversary invites us to contemplate what it means for an organization to reach the mature age of 65. With age comes reflection, and an opportunity to celebrate past accomplishments and consider the impact an institution has had on its community (and vice versa).

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