Primary Care

Why choose palliative care?

You may assume that palliative care is synonymous with end-of-life or hospice care. Our goal is to eliminate this common misconception.

To catch up on vaccinations, we must include family doctors, pharmacists in rollout plans

It is only through primary and community care that we will be able to vaccinate populations that are neglected and/or mistrustful of the health-care system.

Despite what you might think mid-pandemic, family medicine is more necessary than ever

Medical students must take up family medicine, since our health-care system needs strong family physicians to face the long-term impacts of COVID-19 for years to come. 

The view from here: A family doctor’s perspective of a population under lockdown

If we were to weigh all health outcomes, not only deaths due to COVID-19, would we continue blunt, sweeping lockdowns as our main public health strategy?

Pandemic fears overshadowing need for primary care

The illness and the outcomes may differ between cases but the issue is ultimately the same – people are waiting too long to seek medical attention.

Choosing the future of pediatrics wisely

In pediatrics, we are late to the Choosing Wisely movement. We have not yet fully appreciated the critical importance of this program.

If not now, when? Applying a palliative approach in long-term care

Bill 3 is a good start but more must be done for palliative care

Don’t let COVID-19 defer the diabetes care you need

Ontario’s plan to contain second wave needs a dose of primary care engagement

Family physicians need to be protected in a pandemic

Denying PPE and professional support for the disabled and marginalized is a deep injustice

There is no ‘I’ in healthcare teams

Palliative vs. supportive: The zombie argument that refuses to die

Quarterbacking healthcare: The central role of family doctors

To revitalize primary care policy, focus on relationships

Raising the bar on our haphazard end-of-life transition from hospital to home

Palliative care needs better PR

What are we willing to pay for the quality of death we want?

NIMBYism? We’ll take that hospice, thanks!