Have you ever wondered how commonly prescribed medications are manufactured and distributed, eventually making their way to your friendly neighborhood pharmacist and ready for you to prescribe? Have you ever wondered what the environmental and climate impacts are? Find out in this episode of the CFP Podcast as Editor Dr. Nick Pimlott and Associate Editor Dr. David Ponka talk to family physician Dr. Myles Sergeant and engineer Harjas Kaur. Along with their colleagues Fiona Parascandalo, Gail Krantzberg, Emma Ko, Neha Mathur, Amandot Singh Gill and Falisha Razack they are the co-authors of a unique and innovative research study published in the April edition of CFP entitled “Journey of a Pill”.

Dr. Myles Sergeant is a family physician in the Hamilton Family Health Team and a Clinical Assistant Professor at McMaster University in Hamilton. He is also the McMaster University PGME Sustainable Healthcare Lead, the President of Trees for Hamilton (www.treesforhamilton.ca), the Partnership Lead for PEACH (www.peachhealthontario.com ) and the Executive Director of Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (www.greenhealthcare.ca). Harjas Kaur is an Engineer and Sustainability Consultant now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

To read their novel and important paper go to: https://www.cfp.ca/content/71/4/263. Enjoy the podcast!

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The June 2025 issue of Canadian Family Physician is a special research-themed issue dedicated to the current crisis in family medicine in Canada and ways to address the many challenges – from ensuring that family medicine remains an attractive and rewarding career choice for medical students to placing the needs of patients at the heart of any future redesign of our primary health care system.

Join CFP Editor Dr. Nick Pimlott and Associate Editor Dr. David Ponka as they interview Dr. Tara Kiran and discuss the importance of putting patients’ needs at the center of primary care reform in Canada. Dr. Kiran is the lead author on a paper published in the June issue of the journal entitled “Public priorities for primary care in Canada - Report on insights and actionable recommendations from 5 provincial reference panels”. Listeners can read the article in full here: (https://www.cfp.ca/content/71/6/396).

Dr. Kiran is the Fidani Chair in Improvement and Innovation at the University of Toronto and Vice-Chair of Quality and Innovation at the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She practices family medicine at the St. Michael's Hospital Academic Family Health Team (SMHAFHT) in downtown Toronto. She is also an Associate Professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Kiran is the host of her own podcast called “Primary Focus” which we encourage our listeners to check out here: https://www.primaryfocus.ca/. Enjoy the show.

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Canadian Family Physician is pleased to bring listeners the last “Planet Family Doc" Podcasts hosted by Dr Clayton Dyck. “Planet Family Doc” is a production of the Besrour Center, formerly at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

In a two-part podcast Dr Dyck interviews Dr Sonia Tsukagoshi about integrative medicine. Dr Tsukagoshi is a family physician practicing in London, UK. She is the former EYFDM (European Young Doctors) Liaison Officer and the former Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) Junior International Committee (JIC). She has completed a Masters in Medical Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Dr Tsukagoshi is the Chair of the WONCA special interest group on integrative medicine.

In part two Dr Dyck and Dr Tsukagoshi discuss some of the difficult questions around integrative medicine – from how to address the spectrum of opinion, engender trust in patients, evaluate and share the evidence and avoid appropriation from different cultural traditions.

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Canadian Family Physician is pleased to bring listeners the last “Planet Family Doc" Podcasts hosted by Dr Clayton Dyck. “Planet Family Doc” is a production of the Besrour Center, formerly at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

In a two-part podcast Dr Dyck interviews Dr Sonia Tsukagoshi about integrative medicine. Dr Tsukagoshi is a family physician practicing in London, UK. She is the former EYFDM (European Young Doctors) Liaison Officer and the former Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) Junior International Committee (JIC). She has completed a Masters in Medical Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Dr Tsukagoshi is the Chair of the WONCA special interest group on integrative medicine.

In part one Dr Dyck and Dr Tsukagoshi discuss what integrative medicine is, what it is not, and how it differs around the globe. They discuss the fascinating origins of her interest in traditional and integrative medicine, her journey to practicing it and why it can be a natural fit for family medicine.

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In this two-part “Planet Family Doc” podcast Dr Clayton Dyck interviews Dr Jane Philpott about her new book “Health For All” and her life-long work to make health care more socially accountable and to strengthen primary care.

In part 2 of the podcast Dr Dyck and Dr Philpott discuss more personal issues such as the role of spiritual health in maintaining resilience as a physician in the Canadian context; why family physicians make for great leaders; and her advice to young family physicians interested in developing their leadership skills. Finally, Dr Philpott gives her recommendation on what to bring to the “Planet Family Doc” potluck dinner.

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In this two-part “Planet Family Doc” podcast Dr Clayton Dyck interviews Dr Jane Philpott about her new book “Health For All” and her life-long work to make health care more socially accountable and to strengthen primary care.

In part 1 of the podcast Dr Dyck and Dr Phillpott discuss her work as the Dean in the Faculty of Medicine at Queen’s University, the ways to strengthen primary care in Canada by considering our current challenges, but also the things we can learn by looking globally at other primary care systems. They also discuss how Dr Philpott’s experience as a politician has influenced the work she is doing now.

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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 cover everything from practical clinical content, to research, to more reflective commentary and interviews. Below are the links to the articles Nick and Sarah discussed:

1. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/1/10
2. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/5/325
3. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/7-8/476
4. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/4/259
5. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/10/617
6. https://cfppodcast.libsyn.com/quality-of-mind-an-interview-with-the-2023-ian-mcwhinney-lecturer-dr-iona-heath
7. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/7-8/491
8. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/3/212
9. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/5/303
10. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/1/7
11. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/11-12/689
12. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/5/329
13. https://www.cfp.ca/content/70/11-12/753

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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 primary care in Canada: making the implications clear”. Co-authors of the article were Dr Ewan Affelck and Dr Lindsay Hedden.

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