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Articles

Member dedication, passion highlight of presidency

Oct 15, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

What I loved most about my time as CFPC President was talking to members and discovering their passion for family medicine. Despite facing challenges in practices and within health systems, they truly love being family doctors and are committed to their communities and making the practice of family medicine sustainable. I was not surprised by this dedication, and I loved constantly hearing about members’ commitment, regardless of where they lived.
Readers Write: The Uncomfortable Truth About Healthcare Data

Oct 14, 2024 | histalk2.com | Mike Green

October 14, 2024 Readers Write No Comments The Uncomfortable Truth About Healthcare DataBy Mike Green Mike Green, MBA is chief information security officer of Availity. Cyberattacks have become an all-too-common occurrence, with no industry immune from their effects.
Action still needed on health disparities affecting rural and remote communities

Sep 13, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

As you read this I will have just returned from the WONCA Rural—Ubuntu 2024 conference in Cape Town, South Africa.1 There, doctors from around the world met to discuss the importance of providing high-quality care to people living in rural and remote communities and brainstormed how we can make sure people living in these settings have the same access to care as their urban counterparts.
Residents, welcome to a career in family medicine

Aug 9, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

July marks the start of residency, and the beginning of a career in family medicine, for the record 1627 new postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residents joining our specialty this year. This is more residents than ever before and an increase of almost 100 more than last year.1 The increase in PGY1 family medicine residents reflects the ongoing implementation of expansion plans for family medicine programs across the country.
Retreat builds on CFPC commitments to advance work on Indigenous health

Jun 17, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

I recently returned from the CFPC’s first Indigenous Health Committee (IHC) retreat in Saskatoon, Sask, where committee members met to continue conversations and work in support of the College’s Declaration of Commitment to cultural safety and humility action plan, which was signed in November 2022 by the CFPC and the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada.1 At the 2-day retreat, which served as an appropriate precursor to National Indigenous History Month in June, IHC members discussed...
Capitalizing on opportunities for progress

May 14, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

I write my columns several weeks ahead of publication. So, when I sat down to write this article, I found myself reflecting on the first half of my year as CFPC President. My term as President started at a difficult time for the College, and we continue to face substantial challenges in family medicine. However, I am hopeful that progress is being made both within the CFPC and in the practice environment.
Building support for team-based care

Apr 16, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

In late February 2024 the Team Primary Care (TPC) Summit brought together leaders from across Canada to discuss primary care training.1 The goal of the summit was to highlight results of and lessons learned from the TPC initiative. It was a great meeting and a real showcase of what can be achieved with interprofessional teamwork.
Could artificial intelligence improve patient care and physician workload?

Mar 18, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

It is no surprise that today’s family doctors are burned out, suffocating under administrative burden. But what if there could be help, such as having someone—or something—do those mundane, yet time-consuming, tasks for you, allowing you to spend more time providing compassionate care for your patients?
Researching for answers

Feb 21, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

Family doctors are generally inquisitive. We have a natural tendency to ask why and to wonder how we can make things better for our patients and for the health care system. It is that willingness to continue to learn and to improve lives that makes us excellent practitioners and researchers. The CFPC’s Section of Researchers (SOR)1 brings together 3513 family physicians and non–family physician associate members to improve the health of Canadians through research and quality improvement.
Priorities and opportunities for 2024

Jan 23, 2024 | cfp.ca | Mike Green

Happy new year, everyone! I hope you were able to connect with friends and family to recharge over the holidays. As we enter 2024 my top priority is addressing the crisis in family medicine. Late in summer 2023 the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) launched its Crisis in Family Medicine campaign.1 With this important advocacy effort, we are demanding urgent action and investment in transformation for a health care system that is close to the breaking point.