British Columbia Medical Journal
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The British Columbia Medical Journal is a peer-reviewed general medical journal covering scientific research, review articles, and updates on contemporary clinical practices written by British Columbian physicians or focused on topics likely to be of interest to them, such as columns from the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Although it is published by the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA), it maintains distance from the BCMA in order to encourage open debate. It hosts an online database of all issues from 2000. The current editor-in-chief is David R. Richardson. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | Canada |
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Search ArticlesRising demand for psychiatric diagnosis in urban British Columbia: Implications for the BC health care system
Over the past decade, outpatient psychiatric clinics in Vancouver and across British Columbia have experienced a notable increase in referrals focused on diagnostic clarification. Referrals increasingly involve concerns about depression, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and broader constructs of neurodivergence.
Chronic hepatitis B in British Columbia: Updates from the 2025 Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver/Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada guidelines
Clinical pearls: What to know about hepatitis B care Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is often asymptomatic until advanced liver disease develops. All adults aged 18 years or older should undergo one-time HBV screening with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBs, and anti-HBc. Patients who are HBsAg positive should undergo reflex hepatitis D virus (HDV) testing.
The current state of cardiac rehabilitation in British Columbia and Yukon: Mending the gaps
Cardiac rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, systematic, yet personalized therapeutic intervention for the provision of evidence-based secondary prevention care in patients with cardiovascular disease.[1] Cardiac rehabilitation is typically delivered as a suite of education sessions and supervised group exercise classes.
Spotlight: Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities
The Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities (CAPD) is a not-for-profit, social networking, and support organization for physicians, residents, and medical students. Founded in 2000 by the late Dr Ashok Muzumdar, a physiatrist who lived with a visual impairment, the CAPD supports physicians with disabilities, provides a national forum for discussing related issues, influences clinical education and research, and more.
Patient portals and radiology reports: Toward patient-centred communication
The widespread adoption of patient portals—digital interfaces that provide patients with direct access to their electronic health records—has given patients easier access to their radiology reports. Medical imaging reports are now accessible via patient portals in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec.
A call for policy change: Funding fertility treatments for medical trainees
Medical trainees make countless sacrifices in pursuit of their careers: weekends, holidays, sleep, and often their own well-being. Are they also sacrificing their ability to achieve their long-term family goals? For women in particular, the answer is often yes.
Primary care is the focus of Simon Fraser University’s new School of Medicine
In August 2026, the first new school of medicine in Western Canada since 1950 is welcoming its first students. The Simon Fraser University (SFU) School of Medicine, with a curriculum centred on family medicine and primary care specialties, aims to improve access to primary care in BC by training physicians to work in urban, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.
Why does my patient continue to hurt?
As a family physician in primary care, you may encounter patients with soft-tissue injuries who do not recover as expected following a low-energy injury in a workplace setting—for example, a 33-year-old mechanic who has been away from work with lower-back pain for several months after reaching forward too far for a screwdriver. Diagnostic clarification, natural history, and optimizing function are key considerations when assessing such patients.
The missing link in reproductive care: Overcoming the vasectomy access crisis in BC
In April 2023, BC became the first Canadian province to offer universal coverage for prescription contraceptives. It was a landmark achievement for reproductive justice, saving residents hundreds of dollars annually and removing financial barriers to the birth control pill, IUDs, and emergency contraception.[1] This policy was hailed as a significant step toward gender equity, yet a disparity remains.