There is a widespread perception that the increasing proportion of female physicians in most
developed countries is contributing to a primary care service shortage because females …

Background Canada has been slow to implement virtual care relative to other countries.
However, in recent years, the availability of on-demand, “walk-in” virtual clinics has increased, …

Reports of a primary care shortage are ubiquitous in Canada and the United States. We
used a population-based, retrospective cohort study to examine the extent to which the …

BACKGROUND: Knowing when physicians retire and how they practise in the pre-retirement
years is important information for health human resource planning. We identified patterns …

Introduction Given the recurrent risk of respiratory illness-based pandemics, and the
important roles family physicians play during public health emergencies, the development of …

Purpose Strong leadership in primary care is necessary to coordinate an effective pandemic
response; however, descriptions of leadership roles for family physicians are absent from …

Background: Lack of patient access to family physicians in Canada is a concern. The role of
recent physician graduates in this problem of supply of primary care services has not been …

Background Prior to the pandemic, Canada lagged behind other Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development countries in the uptake of virtual care. The onset of COVID-19…

Family physicians play important roles throughout all stages of a pandemic response; however,
actionable descriptions outlining these roles are absent from current pandemic plans. …

Background As the first point of contact in health care, primary care providers play an integral
role in pandemic response. Despite this, primary care has been overlooked in previous …