We also need to train family med residents & medical students in clinical teaching environments that promote interest and excitement in comprehensive family medicine, rather than scaring them away. Most of the family docs I know love their work and more trainees need to see this during training.
The solutions are multifactorial, but if we look to the areas of focused practice that our family medicine grads are switching into I am sure there are answers. Whatever real or perceived benefits that are found in sub-specialization need to also exist in a career in comprehensive family medicine.
40% of new family doctors aren't working as family doctors.
Very excited to finally see mainstream media covering the trend of family doctor sub-specialization and the obvious impact this has on the family doctor shortage in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
We now have Ontario Drug Benefit coverage as well for injectable PrEP.
Even though PrEP is covered by ODB, we still have many patients (lower income workers aged 25-64) who aren’t eligible for ODB or can’t afford Trillium payments and need a universal PrEP program!
Great news to see public NIHB coverage for injectable PrEP in Canada!
Important that novel methods of PrEP delivery are included under public drug plans while we continue to wait for national pharmacare.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
During the last Trump administration a program was created to provide uninsured Americans with free PrEP.
2025 Trump has taken down the CDC PrEP guidelines.
So happy to see discussion on the effect of residency training environment on family medicine resident’s decision to practice comprehensive family medicine vs sub-specializing.
Thank you @beynate.bsky.social @janephilpott.bsky.social
The best podcast I have ever listened to on the primary care shortage in Canada.
open.spotify.com/episode/3ac3...
Things that continue to be on the Ontario wish-list this #WorldAIDSDay:
- Universal access to PrEP/PEP
- Universal access to ART
- A high-risk HPV vaccine program that doesn’t end after age 26
#onpoli
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