After the tremendous announcement of $1.8B for primary care in Ontario from @SylviaJonesMPP and @janephilpott yesterday, it is perfect timing for the publication today of our paper on the impact of changes to primary care attachment.

Powerful evidence published today, demonstrating the success of Integrated Virtual Care (IVC), the attachment arm of @rcvtac. . "High levels of satisfaction, strong physician trust and a positive overall experience. These findings support the potential.

Our new research, published today in BMC Primary Care, details the substantial impact of unattachment (the lack of any formal enrollment with a primary care provider) on both individual patients and the healthcare system. We can now define the disparities.

Lots more research and work in the pipeline from our team and colleagues on the impact of unattachment duration and of gaining and losing attachment to primary care.

RT @dockevinmcleod: I am having to add “lack of access to primary care” as a medical problem on discharge for more and more complex patient….

RT @ninaahujamd: Happy National Physicians’ Day. In Canada, May 1st recognizes the dedication, compassion, and expertise of physicians. Tha….

RT @uOttawaMedia: Innovative healthcare program by @DrFitzsimon @UofODFM @uOttawaMed Cayden Peixoto @SavoirMontfort #uOttawa successfully p….

This report makes depressing reading for all Canadians. A high functioning primary care system needs a strong, dynamic, motivated cadre of family doctors. Family medicine is a vital medical specialty, fundamental to the health, wealth, productivity and wellbeing of our nation.

RT @kwadwo777: We got some work to do. Couple thoughts:.Leverage virtual care to improve access (@DrFitzsimon ). National licensing. Pro….

Integrated Virtual Care - the attachment arm of @RCVTAC, taps into unused capacity in the existing family doctor workforce. 18 have part-time IVC practices, so 6000 previously unattached residents of @RenfrewCounty now have a family doc + team based care.

RT @BillAckman: Take a look at New Yorkers in 1930 after a decade of economic exuberance. There were no gyms, SoulCycles, yoga classes, or….

I used to think of sanitation as referring to keeping human and animal waste out of our contact. We are now awash with pesticides, plastics and pollutants. Health and well-being cannot exist alongside a polluted, toxic and unsanitary environment.

Strong connections with family, friends and community play a vital role in health and wellbeing. Loneliness is associated with higher rates of many mental health conditions, including depression and Alzheimer's disease. Health and well-being cannot exist alongside loneliness.

When I was growing up, I associated "malnutrition" with pictures of starving children in Africa. Now, the destructive impact of ultra-processed food alternatives is felt across the world. Health and well-being cannot exist alongside malnutrition.

I’ve practiced medicine in some of the poorest and wealthiest communities in three distinct parts of the world. I’ve learnt that better health and well-being comes from good nutrition, sanitation, clean water, strong family and community supports, and access to medical care.

Congratulations Kamila. Your work is inspiring and it is great news for primary care research in Ontario that you have been awarded this fellowship.

RT @allan_k_grillMD: R/T @docdanielle: “Fixing primary care might sound complicated, but we know what the solutions are. We need to push le….

RT @ChiefMNolan: And to think that there are programs like @rcvtac that not only support unattached patients but reduce the significant bur….

RT @tara_kiran: It was an honour to give the keynote address @FamilyMedForum @CFPC_e last week together with one of #OurCare's public volun….