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As access to care is a growing problem in Canada, national licensure could rapidly address obstacles to primary care, prevent physician burnout, and avoid further staffing shortages.
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On November 10, 2022, the College of Family Physicians of Canada™ (CFPC), with the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, signed a formal Declaration of Commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility in Health Services Delivery for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People in Canada.

Canada is facing an alarming shortage of family doctors. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost five million people in Canada did not have a regular health care provider.
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More than 60 per cent of family physicians have indicated worsening mental health since the onset of the pandemic, attributed to increased workload, a lack of work-life balance, and other challenges.
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Family physicians are skilled generalists who provide high-quality, community responsive, and adaptive care across the life cycle, yet too much of their time is spent on administrative tasks and paperwork.
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September 28th marks the second anniversary of the preventable death of Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, who died during a hospital stay in 2020 as a result of systemic racism.
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Access to high-quality comprehensive continuous primary care close to home is a foundational component of an effective health care system. Read our position statement, Access Done Right.

The Joint Position Statement on the Role of Family Physicians in Long-Term Care Homes, produced in partnership with the Canadian Society for Long-Term Care Medicine, addresses current challenges in long-term care and calls for system-wide improvements across Canada. View the statement.

The CFPC, as part of a coalition of health care providers, released a joint statement calling for dedicated primary care funding in the federal budget and for the government to deliver on its commitment to ensure all people in Canada have access to a primary care provider. View the statement.

The CFPC is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to highlight the role of family physicians as trusted advisers with their patients and their roles in COVID-19 vaccine administration. View the statement.

Family physicians: At the front of the line of primary care in Canada illustrates family physicians’ vital role in Canada’s health care system. See the impact family physicians are making. See references here.

The CFPC has released a commissioned report investigating the available evidence about international best practices in implementing interprofessional primary care teams. Read the full report here and the separate executive summary here.

The CFPC Social Accountability Working Group has produced a policy brief about the value of socially accountable care and how it can be implemented.

The CFPC is responding to the use of for-profit virtual care services in Canada with a new report.

The CFPC has released an evidence summary demonstrating the importance of continuity of care and its influence on patient satisfaction, quality of life, and health outcomes.

This supplement to the Patient’s Medical Home vision spells out the important role of virtual care in supporting patients’ access to comprehensive and continuous care in a way that complements rather than replaces the in-person delivery of health care services.

This latest Best Advice guide from the Patient’s Medical Home (PMH) offers recommendations for building interprofessional networks as part of the Patient’s Medical Neighbourhood.

To assess how aligning with the PMH vision affects the provision of care in family practices, an evidence summary was produced after a thorough literature review. Results indicate that alignment with PMH principles enhances patient access to care and increases patient and provider satisfaction without increasing health care costs.

The Indigenous Health Committee at the CFPC has developed the CanMEDS-FM Indigenous Health Supplement, which outlines the expected competencies that will foster important knowledge, effective therapeutic interactions and culturally safe care of Indigenous patients, families and communities.