Background Facilitation is a powerful approach to support practice change. The purpose of
this study is to better understand the facilitation roles exercised by both external facilitators …

Background: No primary practice care model has been shown to be superior in achieving
high-quality primary care. We aimed to identify the organizational characteristics of primary …

Background In Canada, many health authorities recommend that primary care physicians (PCP)
stay involved throughout their patients’ cancer journey to increase continuity of care. …

PURPOSE There has been little research describing the involvement of family physicians in
the follow-up of patients with cancer, especially during the primary treatment phase. We …

Objective To evaluate the link between the quantity and quality of continuing professional
development (CPD) activities completed by family physicians in Quebec and the quality of their …

The essential mandate of medicine is the relief of suffering. However, the quest for an integrated
model towards a conceptualization of suffering is still ongoing and empirical studies are …

BACKGROUND: Collaborative practices allow physicians and pharmacists to comanage
pharmacotherapy to maximize the benefits of medication regimens. The Trial to Evaluate an …

Purpose There is evidence that the management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) in
primary care is far from being optimal. A 1-day workshop was held to explore the perceptions of …

Background: Clinical practice guidelines, such as those of the Canadian Task Force on
Preventive Health Care, although based on sound evidence, may conflict with the perceived …

Background: Few studies have reported the efficacy of collaborative care involving family
physicians and community pharmacists for patients with dyslipidemia. Methods: We randomly …