CFP Podcast

The untapped benefits of using psychotherapy techniques in everyday practice drive this conversation between Dr Sarah Fraser and Dr Peter MacKean in Part 1 of this podcast. A semi-retired family physician in PEI, Dr MacKean aims to raise awareness and uptake of these methods in family medicine training and practice. This podcast builds on his article “ Potential of a cognitive-behavioural approach...

Dr Sarah Fraser hosts a discussion on this challenging area of care with Dr Maureen Allen, a family physician in Antigonish, NS. Dr Allen shares insights that research in noninvasive neuroimaging has revealed about how the brain adapts to chronic pain and how we can reframe our thinking about chronic pain to enhance patient care. This conversation was sparked by the “ PEER simplified chronic pain...

Do you struggle with knowing when and how to apply screening guidelines as part of providing preventive care? Dr Nick Pimlott digs into the challenges associated with teaching and learning these skills with 3 authors of “ Going against the status quo in screening: call to action to improve teaching in preventive health care ” from the May 2022 issue of Canadian Family Physician . This topic is par...

In this Third Rail edition of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Ewan Affleck. Dr. Affleck is a family physician and health informatician who has worked in Canada’s north for the last 30 years. He has received the Order of Canada for his work in health informatics in the Northwest Territories and is also a writer and filmmaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Stuart Iglesias, a retired rural family physician with anesthesia and surgical skills and tireless champion for high quality rural and remote medical care in Canada. Dr. Iglesias is a co-author of “Consensus statement on networks for high-quality rural anesthesia, surgery, and obstetric care in Canada” from the April 2022 issue of Canadian Family Physician . The con...

In this Third Rail edition of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Sheri Klassen a family physician from Edmonton Alberta. Dr. Klassen is currently pursuing a masters in rehabilitation medicine at the University of Alberta and has written a Third Rail article called: “Doctor and parent: Thinking differently about difference” , in the May issue of Canadian Family Physician . In the episode,...

In this Third Rail edition of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Chris Cull a two-time cross Canada cyclist, filmmaker, motivational speaker and founder of Inspire By Example , on his recovery from an eight year addiction to opioids. Using his personal experience with opioid addiction, Chris has advised numerous institutions and organizations in the prevention and treatment of substance abus...

In this Third Rail edition of the CFP Podcast , Associate Scientific Editor Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Elizabeth Niedra and Ameera Musah. Dr. Fraser and Dr. Niedra take a deep dive looking at misogyny as a possible root of ageism in long-term care, how this misogyny can affect the care of all patients in this setting, and ideas for improvement. Ameera Musah adds her insights on the neglect th...

In this Third Rail edition of the CFP Podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews family physician Dr. Stephanie Hart. Using examples from Dr. Hart's own experiences as a patient, Drs Hart and Fraser discuss the systemis issues and stigma in the care and treatment of obese patients. Is it time to rethink obesity? Dr. Hart worked in rural primary care in Alberta for over a decade before pivoting to a focu...

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Aisha Lofters and Dr. Sheila Dunn who are co-authors of a research article in the February issue of CFP on self-collected HPV swabs as a primary cervical cancer screening method. Dr. Lofters is a family physician and Chair in Implementation Science at Women's College Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Universit...

Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Canadian hockey icon Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser about her transition from a career as an elite athlete to one as a physician as well as the subject of concussions, which is the focus of the March issue of CFP . Dr. Wickenheiser is currently a family medicine resident at the University of Toronto and Senior Director of Player Development for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hosted...

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Chris Frank about his article in the January 2022 issue of CFP, "Dementia care in acute care settings" and the Geriatric Gems series.  Dr. Frank is a family physician specializing in care of the elderly and palliative care at Queen's University in Kingston, ON.  Read Dr. Frank's article in the January issue of Canadian Family Physician (CFP): Dementia Care in acute...

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Jacqueline Kueper. Dr. Kueper is CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellow at the College of Family Physicians of Canada and a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Department of Computer Science at Western University. Read Dr. Kueper's commentary from the December issue of Canadian Family Physician (CFP): Primer for artificial intelligence in...

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Neil Bell and Dr. Philip Jacobs. Dr. Bell is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta and Dr. Jacobs is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta. In this episode, Drs Bell and Jacobs discuss their article from the November issue of Canadian Family Physician (CFP): "Can you afford to keep pract...

Editorial Fellow Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Onye Nnorom on Afrocentric approaches to screening in primary care. Dr. Nnorom is a family physician and Preventive Medicine Specialist in Toronto, Associate Program Director of the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Read Dr. Nnorom's article in the November 2021 issue of CFP, Afrocentr...

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Samantha Green, a family physician at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Faculty Lead in Climate Change and Health in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Green discusses the health benefits of cycling as well as its impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read Dr. Green's article in the October issue of Canadian...

In this Third Rail Edition of the CFP Podcast, Editorial Fellow Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Adam Sandell on the use of the term family physician. Dr. Sandell is a physician who worked in the UK's national health service for 20 years before moving to B.C. at the start of the pandemic. Alongside his work as a physician in the UK, Dr. Sandell worked as a barrister, specializing in health-related...

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Melissa Nutik, a family physician and Undergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Nutik discusses the undergraduate curriculum in medical school, student interest in family medicine and the hidden curriculum . Read Dr. Nutik's articles...

In this Third Rail Edition of the CFP Podcast, Editorial Fellow Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Paige Sweet about the topic of gaslighting in medicine. Dr. Sweet is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sweet provides insight on the sociologic aspects of gaslighting applied to a medical context.  You can read Dr. Sweet's work: "The Sociology of Gaslighting" in the...

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introd...

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and  Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are intro...

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and  Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are intro...

Contributing editor Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Shane Neilson, the first contributor to Canadian Family Physician's (CFP)’s new Third Rail section.  The Third Rail is the rail on a train track with a live current running through it, dangerous to the touch. This new section deals with topics that are “Third Rail”: controversial and taboo in family medicine.  In the interview Sarah and Shane dis...

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and  Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are intro...

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and  Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are intro...