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Practicing family doc, family man and McGill faculty.

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Use of knowledge translation products from health technology assessment: a prospective observational study | International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care | Cambridge Core Use of knowledge translation products from health technology assessment: a prospective observational study - Volume 42 Issue 1

Pleased to share the 'Use of knowledge translation products from health technology assessment: a prospective observational study'. Via web survey, we assessed how stakeholders use knowledge products. Insights to support product dissemination and refinement - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

02.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Primary Care Update Medicine Podcast Β· Updated Biweekly Β· Four healthily skeptical primary care physicians discuss the latest in primary care medicine. Join Essential Evidence Editor Mark Ebell MD, Rush University's Kate...

The top POEMs of the year is my favourite CME article. Thanks for making it possible @markebell.bsky.social @americanfamily.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...

28.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Concierge Medicine Signals the Failure to Invest in Primary Care At this point in my career, I know what I do well and what I do less well.

As a family doctor in MontrΓ©al, this resonates. open.substack.com/pub/sensible...

07.11.2025 13:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As a medical student, I was lucky to attend a lecture from Dr Mount on palliative care. He was so engaging. His lecture even included a segment from the Beatles song β€˜A Day in the Life’. Unforgettable.

30.09.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Plea for Better Cancer Screening Guidelines A Sensible Medicine Guest Post

There is a way to effectively help people decide about cancer screening. But primary health care can’t go it alone. open.substack.com/pub/sensible...

21.09.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AFP: American Family Physician Podcast Medicine Podcast Β· Updated Biweekly Β· Twice a month, faculty and residents of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Family Medicine Residency discuss key clinical points from each issu...

Thanks for covering the top 20 article. One of my annual favourites too, for choosing more wisely in Medicine podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...

03.08.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On Wednesday, join me for a discussion about the …

28.07.2025 01:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On July 30, please join me online for a discussion about the …

16.07.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 6: Presenting balanced information about benefits and harms to patients makes you more contented Podcast Episode Β· Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS Β· 2025-05-27 Β· 1h 9m

This episode is not to be missed (speaking as a clinician in primary health care) podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...

28.05.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In the Netherlands: a day in a GP practice (Part 1) Podcast Episode Β· Primary Focus with Dr. Tara Kiran Β· 2025-05-15 Β· 35m

Impressive. How the Dutch implement primary health care. Side effects of listening to this podcast episode include some hope for the future. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...

15.05.2025 13:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The β€œpause” on the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is misguided A recent editorial published in CMAJ highlighted how the journal has called out the actions of past Canadian governments when they tried to stifle research and silence researchers.[1][1] We write with...

Canadians benefit from Task Force guidance for preventive health care. Our new Minister of Health can make a difference. Undo the pause. www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

01.05.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McGill football grad Duvernay-Tardif to receive the Order of MontrΓ©al - McGill University Athletics MONTREAL – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a former McGill University football star who went on to become an NFL Super Bowl champion and then retired to serve the community

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a former McGill football star who went on to become an NFL Super Bowl champion and then retired to serve the community as a physician, is among the latest laureates selected to receive the Order of Montréal. ✨

mcgill.ca/x/iGD

25.04.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clinical questions addressed by first-year medical students url:https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine/online-first/malik-0246/

Students did not commonly address questions related to diagnosis. #medicaleducation #medicalstudent #EBM

28.02.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Perspectives of family physician educators on shared decision making in preventive health care: A Qualitative Descriptive Inquiry To explore the views of family physician (FP) educators on shared decision making (SDM).Qualitative descriptive study. Individual interviews were reco…

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We explored the views of physician educators on implementation of SDM in practice.
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We identified five themes that fell in two categories.
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We found an inconsistent understanding of what is SDM, as well as other challenges.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#SDM #meded #FOAMed

30.01.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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We explored the views of physician educators on implementation of SDM in practice.
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We identified five themes that fell in two categories.
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We found an inconsistent understanding of what is SDM, as well as other challenges.

30.01.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0