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View article: How early-career family physicians integrate social accountability into practice
How early-career family physicians integrate social accountability into practice Open
There is a need to support practice environments that are conducive to socially accountable practice and for curricula that can provide physicians with tools to engage with community- and system-level policy issues.
View article: How gender shapes practice choices among family medicine residents and early career family physicians: a Canadian qualitative study
How gender shapes practice choices among family medicine residents and early career family physicians: a Canadian qualitative study Open
Background The practice choices of family medicine residents and early career family physicians shape access to primary care. A growing proportion of family physicians are women. Aim To examine how gender operates in shaping family physici…
View article: Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians’ seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service
Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians’ seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service Open
CONTEXT: 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health serv…
View article: Using a typology to understand and address primary care administrative workload in Atlantic Canada
Using a typology to understand and address primary care administrative workload in Atlantic Canada Open
CONTEXT: Administrative activities, including work related to caring for individual patients and clinic administration, may play a substantial role in understanding changes to primary care workload. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the qualitat…
View article: Early career family physician perspectives on their residency experience and practice choices in Canada: a qualitative study
Early career family physician perspectives on their residency experience and practice choices in Canada: a qualitative study Open
Background: Though there are more family physicians in Canada than ever before, and residency programs are expanding, gaps in access to comprehensive care remain. This study aimed to describe and understand the role residency training expe…
View article: Understanding and addressing changing administrative workload in primary care in Canada: protocol for a mixed-method study
Understanding and addressing changing administrative workload in primary care in Canada: protocol for a mixed-method study Open
Introduction Many Canadians struggle to access the primary care they need while at the same time primary care providers report record levels of stress and overwork. There is an urgent need to understand factors contributing to the gap betw…
View article: How early career family physicians integrate social accountability in practice: Findings from a multi-provincial study
How early career family physicians integrate social accountability in practice: Findings from a multi-provincial study Open
CONTEXT: Social accountability is a focal point in medical education and informs evolving roles and expectations of family physicians. Research pertaining to social accountability in medicine has focused on undergraduate education, and the…
View article: Ending the generational blame game
Ending the generational blame game Open
Changes in practice patterns and, in particular, declining comprehensiveness among family physicians have been topics of study and concern for decades. While there is no criterion standard definition of comprehensiveness when it comes to p…
View article: Pan-Canadian study of psychiatric care (PCPC): protocol for a mixed-methods study
Pan-Canadian study of psychiatric care (PCPC): protocol for a mixed-methods study Open
Introduction The Canadian population has poor and inequitable access to psychiatric care despite a steady per-capita supply of psychiatrists in most provinces. There is some quantitative evidence that practice style and characteristics var…
View article: Reflections of Homeless Women and Women with Mental Health Challenges on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Decisions: Power, Trust, and Communication with Care Providers
Reflections of Homeless Women and Women with Mental Health Challenges on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Decisions: Power, Trust, and Communication with Care Providers Open
This study conducted in Toronto, Canada, explored the perceptions of women living in homeless shelters and women with severe mental health challenges about the factors influencing their decision-making processes regarding breast and cervic…
View article: Attitudes towards mental health, mental health research and digital interventions by young adults with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative analysis
Attitudes towards mental health, mental health research and digital interventions by young adults with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative analysis Open
Background Young people with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of mental disorders. Whereas treatment need is high, difficulty recruiting young people with type 1 diabetes into psychosocial studies complicates development, testing and …