Dear Colleagues, We are another week into this crisis - I hope you and your families are well. I am so aware of the enormous stress that you (and we) are under as medical communities struggle to keep...

My fellow family physicians, Happy new year! As we begin 2020, I wanted to give you all a snapshot of the activities that have kept the OCFP busy, as we work to achieve our vision: Leaders for a Heal...

Today, I saw 25 of my patients - disclosed a new diagnosis of breast cancer, injected a shoulder, reviewed options for knee osteoarthritis, deprescribed a tricyclic, helped someone yet again try to q...

This word cloud summarizes the day that over 40 Ontario leaders of primary care spent together on September 21! We had the honour to share it with Dr. Robert Varnum, a family physician from the UK wh...

Day in and day out, we connect with our patients and try to best address their needs. But what about the patient perspective? This month, I had the privilege of joining forces with Julie Drury, patie...

Joy in Work. It matters for all of us, and for the people with whom we work. We have a very human need to feel that our work is meaningful, that it makes a difference...

Now that the Guidance Document for Ontario Health Teams is out, we are getting a better idea of the changes that are to come. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has a vision that all Ontarians...

Change is coming. and with it, the arrival of Ontario Health Teams over the next few years. Many of you have reached out to me and the OCFP, wondering what the government's health reforms will mean f...

My fellow family physicians, We now have an arbitrated settlement between the OMA and the provincial government. Along with mandated annual fee increases for doctors, no changes to any Patient Enroll...

My fellow family physicians, Our patients need us. Sometimes those needs are straightforward, such as advice on self-care or a simple prescription. Other times, their needs are more complex and requi...

Hello fellow family physicians. This is my first message to you as your new OCFP President, written with a desire to connect with you, and hear from you in the upcoming two years. I am a comprehensiv...

Dr. Glenn Brown (OCFP President, 2016-2018) June 2017 Family physicians represent 68 per cent of all opioid prescribing in Ontario and, whether it’s fair or not, we are at the centre of the i...