Primary Care Research in Canada and the United States

Abstract

466FA MILY M EDICINE U PDAT E S eral pediatricians, nurse-practitioners, physician assistants and others who together give a stronger voice for primary care.The programs supported by Title VII, which have been on the cutting edge of medical education, are now on the cutting room fl oor of a misguided federal healthcare plan. Supporting Title VII programs must be a priority in our efforts to reduce health disparities.Joshua

Nipping it in the bud: The role of primary care in early prevention and management of childhood obesity

“…Recently, the Public Health Agency of Canada, in partnership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, has committed to a 5-year contribution agreement to continue the development of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) .8 CPCSSN was founded to enable the monitoring of chronic diseases and serves as a resource for primary care research; 8 it represents the first step towards improving primary care practices across Canada. Unfortunately, local PBRNs, such as TARGetKids!, 9 a Toronto-based pediatric PBRN specifically addressing childhood obesity, must still rely on funding from external sources or operating grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 10 which is unsustainable over the long term.…”