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‼️New on our CP@clinic Website! Check out the ‘For Family Physicians’ tab to find details about our Community Paramedicine CME course designed for physicians and the link to register 🩺

Click here to find more: cpatclinic.ca/education/

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Meredith Vanstone appointed as the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Family Medicine - Family Medicine The Department of Family Medicine is excited to announce that Meredith Vanstone has been appointed as the new David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Family Medicine. This prestigious Chair is awarded ...

Congratulations @meredithvanstone.bsky.social‬, newly appointed as the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Family Medicine at DFM!
A leader in ethical complexity in primary care, she’s shaping the future of family medicine through research, mentorship & policy
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Congratulations to DFM professor Meredith Vanstone on being named a 2025 University Scholar! Learn more about Meredith and her fellow 2025 University Scholars brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/uni...

DFM researchers explored how diabetes monitoring and management changed in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in a newly published study. This research paper won NAPCRGs Distinguished Paper Award in 2024. Read the full article here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40510009/ @mihoward101.bsky.social

Health conditions among women in prisons: a systematic review Despite rapidly rising incarceration rates, the health needs of women in custody are overlooked. This Review aims to summarise the current evidence on the health of women in prisons around the world. ...

This systematic review explored prevalence of health conditions among women in custody worldwide. A key finding is that there is a high burden of mental and physical health conditions among women in custody. Learn more www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Read about CP@clinic’s impact in the 2024 Annual Report!

A few highlights:
2,034 patients helped
18,544 Health Risk Assessments completed
33 Canadian Paramedic Services
122 Paramedic Training Microcredentials issued

Read the whole report here 👉https://cpatclinic.ca/media/2024-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf

🌱 Greening the Wards is here! This new guidebook by @ccghc.bsky.social empowers general internal medicine teams to lead climate action with evidence-based, low-carbon care strategies & real-world examples.

📘 Get your copy:
EN:https://conta.cc/44fyvc3
FR: conta.cc/3Gd8vFZ

“We Can All Learn Together so We’re All on the Same Page”: Impact of a Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care Hospital Course on Hospitalists’ Practice | Palliative Medicine Reports Background: In Canada, access to palliative care varies across jurisdictions. Many health care professionals lack core palliative care competencies. To help build capacities, a pilot education program...

This study evaluated the impact of Pallium Canada’s Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) Hospital course on physician attitudes, comfort and care delivery. Participants reported improved symptom and disease management, along with enhanced communication skills following the course.

A qualitative study of the grassroots development of interprofessional primary care teams - PubMed Those interested in promoting team-based family medicine should advocate for a balance of government investment and practice-level autonomy over development, which supports provider buy-in and communi...

This study found that successful transformation to team-based family medicine requires coordinated efforts such as funding, collaboration, and securing resources which ultimately lead to improved patient access, more efficient workflows, and fewer emergency department visits.

Between 2015 and 2022, incarceration rates dropped in Ontario. But Indigenous and Black communities remain disproportionately affected by incarceration—with implications for population health.
New report describes the data fammed.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/2025/06/Incarceration-report-June-12-2025.pdf

Exploring the effects of community-based volunteering to support older adults on volunteers: A mixed methods study in Ontario, Canada Volunteers support community health worldwide. Volunteers themselves experience positive outcomes. Gaps in the literature include volunteers across th…

This DFM-led study examined the impact of volunteering in the Health TAPESTRY program on its volunteers. A key finding was that volunteers experienced a moderate increase in vigorous exercise. Read more www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The implementation and evaluation of the Ontario COVID@Home Clinical Primary Care Pathway - PubMed Primary care (PC) rapidly implemented a clinical care pathway during the COVID-19 crisis. The Pathway demonstrated the beneficial role and effectiveness of PC when patients are provided with timely, a...

Read the newly published article about the success of COVID@Home: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40432302/

How Ontario’s COVID@Home Pathway Transformed Pandemic Care - Family Medicine When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ontario, early responses — even as hospitals were being overwhelmed — largely left primary care at the sidelines. In Hamilton, clinicians saw the need to do things diffe...

During the pandemic, thousands of Ontarians isolated at home — but they weren’t alone. COVID@Home gave them support and peace of mind.
This is what happens when we empower primary care providers.
Full story: fammed.mcmaster.ca/how-ontarios...

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🌍📊The VIP Research Lab is excited to be at the #GACD2025 Annual Scientific Meeting! Gina Agarwal, Ric Angeles and Jasdeep Brar presented four projects: Scale-up Research Reporting Checklist (SPARK), CHAP-P in Philippines, eCHEC in Thailand, and health literacy in LMICs.🎉 @gacdmedia.bsky.social

McMaster-led study shows coordinated primary, palliative, specialty care improve outcomes for organ failure patients at end of life - Family Medicine Patients with heart failure who had palliative care involvement in their last year of life had lower rates of hospitalization and acute care deaths compared to those without, but only about a third of...

A new study led by DFM researchers found that heart failure patients who received palliative care at the end of life had lower hospitalization rates and fewer in-hospital deaths than those who did not. @icesontario.bsky.social
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“The ability to continue to push myself and gain exposure to new challenges helps me keep my passion alive for medicine.” Headshot of Graeme Puskas

“The ability to continue to push myself and gain exposure to new challenges helps me keep my passion alive for medicine.” — Graeme Puskas

“I chose family medicine because I enjoy building long term therapeutic relationships with patients and am drawn to the opportunity of working in rural communities.” Headshot of Sherif El Meniawy

“I chose family medicine because I enjoy building long term therapeutic relationships with patients and am drawn to the opportunity of working in rural communities.” — Sherif El Meniawy

“Family medicine offers a unique opportunity to advocate for change, bridge gaps in care and work toward improving health inequities.” Headshot of Mercedes Bomberry.

“Family medicine offers a unique opportunity to advocate for change, bridge gaps in care and work toward improving health inequities.” — Mercedes Bomberry

“Being able to care for and connect with patients of all ages, from all walks of life, and in a variety of settings.” headshot of Jocelyn Beelen.

“Being able to care for and connect with patients of all ages, from all walks of life, and in a variety of settings.” — Jocelyn Beelen

Headshots of Jocelyn Beelen, Mercedes Bomberry, Sherif El Meniawy and Graeme Puskas. Title "Why these 4 residents chose Family Medicine at McMaster." McMaster University Department of Family Medicine logo.

McMaster’s Department of Family Medicine has a 50-year legacy of training primary care physicians who view their specialty as an instrument of social change.

See why these 4 residents chose to follow that passion at McMaster: healthsci.mcmaster.ca/a-truly-rewa...

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YouTube video by McMaster Family Medicine McMaster Family Medicine Residency — Program Overview

McMaster’s Family Medicine program offers a variety of special experiences. Check this video out to learn more about our program!

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Welcome to our space where we will be sharing updates, news and insights from McMaster’s Department of Family Medicine.

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