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Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... as a family doctor or specialist might encounter in their practice, but thinking beyond that and being curious about ... your patients’ expectations changed as well? The family practice I inherited almost 20 years ago was from a doctor ... early- to mid-60s. Jumping forward 20 years, my latest practice profile tells me that my average patient is now 76 ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi November 2016
... in their own care. A growing number of divisions of family practice have developed patient education and awareness ... —Afsaneh Moradi Initiatives Lead, Divisions of Family Practice Family Practice Services Committee Division-created patient ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Benjamin Millar, MD, March 2016
... social media is rapidly growing for medical education and practice sharing, and emergency medicine has been on the ... decade as a platform for sharing medical education and practice approaches among health professionals. A recent ... in favor of using social media as part of medical practice point to its ability to help people stay connected, ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Karen Buhler, MD July/August 2016
... and meaningful component of professional development. The practice is a recognized form of teaching and is considered ... and active listening skills.[ 1 ] Doctors at all stages of practice can benefit from mentoring and many participate in ... knowledge, and experience, in both clinical care and practice administration. A supportive environment in which ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2015
... Service—Dr Carole Williams Silver Medal in General Practice—Dr Matthew Petzold Dr Cam Coady Award Dr David ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD October 2015
... in residential care facilities. Five divisions of family practice began prototyping the initiative in 2011: ... who practise in communities in which no division of family practice has been formed are invited to self-organize and ... take place. In the past 4 months, 28 divisions of family practice have applied for funding for the planning phase of ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Cathy Clelland, MD January/February 2015
... There is enhanced access for appointments. 5.    The practice includes well-supported information technology, ... health care provider satisfaction, knowledge, skills, and practice behaviors; broader range of services; better access, ... are four main issues: 1.    Clarification of scope of practice and roles 2.    Information sharing 3.    ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD November 2015
... to patients, physicians need to participate in CME and practice-improvement learning opportunities that are both ... measured using set criteria. In recent years the medical practice landscape has shifted significantly: patients are ... requests for innovative learning opportunities, the Practice Support Program (PSP) has introduced a new model of ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd January/February 2015
... case. In the 1920s medical specialties emerged and medical practice began to shift from home to office and hospital. ... and Surgeons of Canada in 1931. Since the 1950s general practice has become a specialty in its own right. As medicine ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd November 2015
... trying to mediate a settlement himself, noting that this practice works very well. In the last 3 years he has resolved ... that medicolegal work is a fulfilling aspect of medical practice, noting that he would like to make young doctors ... his daughter is just finishing her residency in family practice. Mr Webster Jr. also volunteers his time with the ...