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ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2019

Family physicians and health advocacy: Is it really a difficult fit?

Carrie Bernard, Sophie Soklaridis, Morag Paton, Kenneth Fung, Mark Fefergrad, Lisa Andermann, Andrew Johnson, Genevieve Ferguson, Karl Iglar, Cynthia R Whitehead

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Article in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Carrie BernardAssistant Professor and Associate Program Director of Curriculum and Remediation for the postgraduate program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. carrie.bernard@utoronto.ca.
Sophie SoklaridisIndependent Scientist and Interim Director of Education Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Morag PatonDoctoral candidate in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and Education Research Coordinator for Continuing Professional Development in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Kenneth FungClinical Director for the Asian Initiative in Mental Health and Associate Professor in the Equity, Gender, and Population Division of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Mark FefergradAssistant Professor and Program Director of Postgraduate Education in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Lisa AndermannAssociate Professor in the Equity, Gender, and Population Division of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Andrew JohnsonManager of Client and Family Education and CAMH Publications Education at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Genevieve FergusonWas Research coordinator for this project through the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Karl IglarAssociate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Cynthia R WhiteheadAssociate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Director and Scientist at the Wilson Centre for Research and Education, Vice President of Education at Women's College Hospital, and the BMO Financial Group Chair in Health Professions Research at University Health Network.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine whether family medicine residents and faculty members appreciate the full spectrum of health advocacy as described in articles published in

designAnalysis of a subset of data from a qualitative study using semistructured interviews and focus groups.

settingUniversity of Toronto in Ontario.

participantsA total of 9 family medicine faculty members and 6 family medicine residents.

methodsA subset of transcripts from a 2015 qualitative study that explored family medicine and psychiatry residents' and faculty members' understanding of the CanMEDS-Family Medicine health advocate role were reviewed, guided by interpretive descriptive methodology. MAIN

findingsResults indicated that family medicine physicians and residents were able to identify the full spectrum of advocacy described in the

conclusionTeam-based care was seen as one of the most important enablers for becoming involved in the full spectrum of advocacy, as was time for personal reflection.

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Health PromotionAttitude of Health PersonnelFaculty, MedicalFamily PracticeFemaleFocus GroupsHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleOntarioPatient AdvocacyQualitative Research

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PMID31300435
PMCPMC6738460

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