Sandra Peterson

Sep 13, 2024 | cfp.ca | Curtis May |Sandra Peterson |Ellie Gooderham |Lindsay Hedden

An estimated 1 in 5 people in Canada live with chronic pain (CP), defined as pain (cancer or noncancer) lasting 3 months or longer, representing substantial burden for both the patient and the health care system.1-3 Interdisciplinary pain programs have shown to be effective at treating patients who have CP4; however, these programs are difficult to access.5-7 Not all patients with CP have access to or require an interdisciplinary program, but nearly all seek primary care for CP from a family...

Sep 6, 2023 | longwoods.com | Ruth Lavergne |Sandra Peterson |David Rudoler |Ian Scott

FeaturedCurrent IssuePast IssuesSpecial IssuesMastheadFor AuthorsFor Reviewers Healthcare Policy 19(1) August 2023 : 114-129.doi:10.12927/hcpol.2023.27152 Background: In Canada, family physicians (FPs) per capita have increased but so have access challenges. We explored changes in population characteristics, service delivery and FP practice that may help understand these trends.

Aug 15, 2023 | cfp.ca | M. Ruth Lavergne |David Rudoler |Sandra Peterson |David Stock

Comprehensiveness is 1 of 4 key attributes of primary care.1 Comprehensiveness of primary care services has been associated with system efficiency and patient-reported high quality of care.2-7 That comprehensiveness is declining is a perennial concern,8-15 with accompanying speculation about the factors driving declines. At the same time, the role of family physicians within health systems continues to evolve16,17 in ways that may shape comprehensiveness.