CFP Podcast

Dec 19 2024 72 ep. 33 mins 83
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Canadian Family Physician (CFP) is Canada's only peer reviewed family medicine journal. Join Dr. Nick Pimlott, Editor of CFP, and Dr. Sarah Fraser, Deputy Editor of CFP, as they interview contributing authors to the journal each month.

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2024 year-end review

Dec 19 2024 36 mins  
Join Editor Dr Nick Pimlott and Deputy Editor Dr Sarah Fraser for their year-end review of some of the best and most interesting content in Canadian Family Physician for 2024. Sarah and Nick each chose half a dozen (okay, well Nick cheats just a bit) of their favorite articles to review and discuss why they think they are a worth a second look for CFP readers. Together the articles

Virtual Care

Dec 05 2024 25 mins  
What is virtual care? What are the different types? Are some forms of virtual care better than others, depending on whether it is through the public or private system? In this CFP podcast, Dr Sarah Fraser and Dr Nick Pimlott interview Dr Sheryl Spithoff. She is the lead author of an important Commentary in our combined November-December issue, entitled “A typology of virtual prim

Perennial post-examination surprises

Sep 26 2024 28 mins  
As a family medicine teacher or Program Director, have you ever had a highly capable resident learner fail the Simulated Office Oral (SOO) portion of the CCFP examination? Have you ever wondered why that might happen? In the September CFP Podcast, Editor Dr Nick Pimlott interviews Dr Kendall Noel from the University of Ottawa about his article in the September issue of the journal

Graphic medicine

Aug 29 2024 29 mins  
Have you ever heard of graphic medicine? Have you wondered what is the difference between a comic and a cartoon? And how is this related to your work in the clinic? In this episode of the CFP podcast, Drs Nick Pimlott and Sarah Fraser interview author Susan MacLeod about all things graphic medicine. We dive into Susan’s professional experiences in government health communications

Navigating the landscape of health data, health informatics and digital health: a conversation with Dr Rashaad Bhyat

Jul 11 2024 51 mins  
In this episode of the CFP Podcast, join Deputy Editor Dr Sarah Fraser and Editor Dr Nick Pimlott in a wide-ranging discussion about health data, health informatics and digital health with Dr Rashaad Bhyat, a family physician and Senior Clinical Leader at the Centre for Clinical Innovation in Digital Health, a branch of Canada Health Infoway.

Deprescribing sedatives: a discussion with two pharmacists

Jun 13 2024 46 mins  
When are sleep aids indicated? What is the evidence behind melatonin? Why do sedatives put patients at risk for pneumonia? Learn all this and more in this week’s episode of the CFP Podcast. Drs Sarah Fraser and Nick Pimlott interview two pharmacists about the topic of insomnia and deprescribing sedatives. Dr David Gardner is a pharmacist and the Director of Research in Community

Staying human during residency training

May 30 2024 33 mins  
Join CFP Editor, Dr. Nick Pimlott, and Deputy Editor, Dr. Sarah Fraser, as they interview Dr. Allan Peterkin on the release of the 25th anniversary edition of the book “Staying Human During Residency Training: How to Survive and Thrive after Medical School”, which he co-authored with Dr. Derek Puddester. They discuss topics ranging from the pervasiveness of burnout in medicine,

Planetary health lens for primary care

May 16 2024 28 mins  
Join CFP Deputy Editor, Dr. Sarah Fraser, and Editor, Dr. Nick Pimlott, as they interview Dr. Samantha Green and Dr. Ilona Hale about the concept of planetary health and the role that family doctors can and must play in ensuring it. Dr. Green is an academic family doctor in Toronto and the President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). Dr. Hal

The future of family medicine in Canada

Mar 14 2024 45 mins  
Join CFP Editor Dr. Nick Pimlott as he interviews Dr. Alan Katz and Dr. Alex Singer, family physicians and family medicine researchers at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Dr. Katz is a Professor in the Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine. Dr. Singer is an Associate Professor and the Director for the Office of Research &

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia

Feb 22 2024 25 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, Dr Sarah Fraser interviews Dr Shayna Watson about CBT for insomnia. They delve into the ins and outs of a non-pharmacologic approach to insomnia management, including the things you can do to help patients in your busy family medicine clinic.