A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on June 22, 2020. This is the last episode in this series. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  This episode features Dr. Sadok Besrour, Professor Mohamed Jouini (MD) and Dr. Ahmed Maherzi. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

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COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep# 10 - Tunisia

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on June 16th, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Yagya Pokharel is an Assistant Professor of General Practice and Emergency Medicine at Patan Academy of Health Sciences, where he is involved in their rural medical training for medical students and GP residents. He is also an Executive Member of General Practice and Emergency Medicine Association of Nepal. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#9 - Nepal

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on June 1st, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Meseret Zerihun is one of the first cohorts of residents to graduate as a family physician in her country of Ethiopia. She was enrolled in the first family medicine training program established in Ethiopia in 2013 at Addis Ababa University. She is now working as an assistant professor at Addis Ababa University, where she is involved in teaching, mentoring, educating, and supervising residents. She has demonstrated positive leadership skills and determination, which enabled her to be appointed as the Program Director and department head of the family medicine program at Addis Ababa University. Meseret has also been involved in delivering health care to underprivileged communities and is passionate about mentoring and encouraging future female leaders. and hopes to play a vital role in strengthening the primary care system in her country. She would like to pursue her PHD in global health and implementation science. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#8 - Ethiopia

Contributing editor Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Shane Neilson, the first contributor to Canadian Family Physician's (CFP)’s new Third Rail section.  The Third Rail is the rail on a train track with a live current running through it, dangerous to the touch. This new section deals with topics that are “Third Rail”: controversial and taboo in family medicine.  In the interview Sarah and Shane discuss disability and COVID-19. Dr. Neilson’s article, "Why I won’t see you on the barricades - Disability and COVID-19", appears in the June 2020 CFP. Link: https://www.cfp.ca/content/66/6/449  

Disability and COVID-19

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on May 1st, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Vincent K. Cubaka is a family physician. For the past fourteen years he practiced as a rural clinician, then served as a lecturer and researcher and head of the Department of Primary Health Care at the University of Rwanda (UR). He recently joined Partners in Health Rwanda (PIH-IMB) to hold the position of Director of Research and Training. He trained as a specialist in Family and Community Medicine at UR. He also holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of Aarhus in Denmark. His doctoral work explored patient-provider communication in primary health care in Rwanda. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#7 - Rwanda

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centre’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on April 25th, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Hui Pan is an attending physician, vice director, Longhu Rehabilitation Center, and vice director, the Department of Healthcare Quality Control at the Longhu Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China. He worked on infectious diseases as a research assistant at the University of Oxford in 2009 and a research associate at the Shantou-Oxford Clinical Research Unit during 2010-2016. He got trained for family medicine in Manitoba, Canada (2016-2018) and obtained his Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 2018. His research interests include family medicine, community/public health, population/community-based studies, infectious diseases, and social science. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#6 - China

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Center and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Center’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on April 16th, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Ichsan, M.Sc. is a researcher at the Medical Research Unit, Lecturer at Medical Faculty of Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh Indonesia. He is the Coordinator in the Syiah Kuala University Covid-19 Prevention Task Force. He’s also the Head of Promotive and preventive of Covid-19 Expert with the Board of Indonesia Medical Association in Aceh, Indonesia. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog  

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#5 - Indonesia

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Center and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Center’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on April 1st, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Adelson Guaraci Jantsch is a Family Physician, PhD Candidate at the IMS/UERJ, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Director of the Family Medicine Residency program at the Rio de Janeiro Health Department Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#4 - Brazil

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Center and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Center’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on March 25, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Kenneth Yakubu is a family physician from Nigeria who is currently living in Australia. He is currently studying for his PhD with The George Institute for Global Health, and the University of New South Wales. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#3 - Australia

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Center and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Center’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on March 20, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Innocent Besigye is the Program Director for Family Medicine training at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#2 - Uganda

Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Center and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Center’s network of international partners, Dr. Christine Gibson interviews family physicians around the world who are helping to manage this pandemic, finding the common thread of humanity between those on each side of the mask.  These stories are introduced by Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician. Dr. Gibson is a family physician in Calgary, Alberta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.  Dr. Gibson is an international consultant for family medicine development and capacity building. Dr. Gibson is the Co-Lead of the Narrative Working Group of the Besrour Center at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. As Dr. Gibson writes: “This is a timely opportunity to learn from our global partners on the front line of the Covid outbreak. Family physicians worldwide are stepping up to help their communities battle this illness as best we can. People are yearning for stories, whether for professional or personal reasons. Stories of hope and of communities in grief, stories of authentic experiences that we can all learn from and through. This is a unique experience in the history of humanity – a pandemic that is truly shared worldwide, revealing our interconnectivity in heroic and tragic ways. Now is the time for collective healing.” We hope listeners find these stories compelling and healing. This podcast was recorded on March 18, 2020. Dr. Gibson's website: www.christinegibson.net  Dr. Baraa Alghalyini, graduate of Toronto Family Medicine and School of Public Health, is the Chair of Family and Community Medicine at Alfaisal University Riyadh. Read Dr. Gibson's accompanying blog post at https://www.cfp.ca/blog

COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#1 - Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Robert (Bob) Woollard, family physician, former Chair of the Department of Family Practice at UBC and winner of the 2019 W. Victor Johnston Award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Woollard discusses growing up in a small, rural community and how that has influenced his career in family medicine and his long-term commitment to social accountability, distributed medical education and rural and remote practice.  

Social accountability in family medicine

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Allan Grill, family physician and Physician Advisor at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  Dr. Grill has also been a contributing author to Canadian Family Physician.  Dr. Grill discusses his leadership roles in family medicine, why he became a family physician, his career influences, participation in the Ontario Renal Network, and tips for other family physicians on how they can take on a larger leadership role. Dr. Grill’s most recent article in CFP, Approach to the detection and management of chronic kidney disease, appeared in the October 2018 issue. https://www.cfp.ca/content/64/10/728  

Leadership in Family Medicine

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. David Ponka, family physician and Director of The Besrour Centre at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  Dr. Ponka discusses global health and the role of the Besrour Centre at the CFPC and its role in primary care in low and middle income countries.  Dr. Ponka also talks about his experiences practicing family medicine with Doctors Without Borders.   Dr. Ponka is the lead author of a paper that appears in the December 2019 CFP, entitled ‘Contrasting current challenges from the Brazilian and Canadian national health systems” https://www.cfp.ca/content/65/12/890    As mentioned in this episode, If you have any feedback for Dr. Ponka, you can email him at dponka@cfpc.ca

Global Health and The Besrour Centre

Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Roland Grad, a family physician and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University in Montreal. He is also a member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Dr. Grad is the lead author of an article in the August issue of CFP from the Prevention in Practice series entitled, “Age to Stop  - Appropriate Screening in Older Patients”.  Read the full article here: https://www.cfp.ca/content/65/8/543 Read Dr. Grad’s blog that was mentioned in the interview, “Family Medicine and The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care: Are we up for the challenge?” https://www.cfp.ca/news/2019/09/10/09-10  

Appropriate screening in older patients

Canadian Family Physician (CFP) is Canada's only peer reviewed family medicine journal. Join Dr. Nick Pimlott, Scientific Editor of CFP, as he interviews contributing authors to the journal each month.

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