Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Medical Manpower Indicators: Are policymakers using poor surrogate indicators of access to Family Doctor services ? In 2012, the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) reported that the population of Montreal consumed the services of 1,663 family doctors (FTE consumed).

Family Doctor 130

Family Doctor Families Family Medical 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

Barriers to implementing findings from lung cancer screening trials into typical clinical practice include the nonrepresentative nature of research participants (younger, healthier, and less racially and geographically diverse than the target populations) and the superior infrastructure and clinical support available to them.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Screening Family Physician DO 59

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

The proliferation of clinical practice guidelines of varying quality and conflicting recommendations has led to calls to systematically evaluate guidelines for their impact on patient outcomes. Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Patient-Centered Primary Care Illness 52