In the news
Association between Business Arrangement Types (BATs) and family physician compensation and workforce outcomes
- February 6, 2026 Federal funding at Western hopes to delve into family doctor shortage, CTVNews London https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/federal-funding-at-western-hopes-to-delve-into-family-doctor-shortage/
- February 5, 2026 New health funding brings $10.7M to researchers at Western, hospitals; Western News https://news.westernu.ca/2026/02/cihr-health-funding-western/
Congratulations to Dr. John McGuire, Western University for his outstanding contributions to peer review at CIHR! https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53994.html
Primary Care Diabetes Support Program Research Project
- February 27, 2023 Federal funding boost for Western research into transitions in care, Western News https://news.westernu.ca/2023/02/western-researchers-part-of-federal-funding-boost-for-research-into-transitions-in-care/
- November 14, 2023 interview with Julia Gualtieie SSHRC – CRC program. Why one Canada Research Chair believes an Ontario diabetes support program may hold the key to a new standard of care https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/whats_new-quoi_de_neuf/2023/research_story-histoire_de_recherche__mathews-eng.aspx
- February 27, 2023 CBC; 2 London programs get federal funding for health care research https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/2-london-programs-get-federal-funding-for-health-care-research-1.6761798
About Health Workforce projects
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- February 15, 2024 interview with Marine Ernoult, L'Acadie Nouvelle, national licensing of physicians; https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2024/02/21/le-registre-des-medecins-ne-sauvera-pas-le-systeme-de-sante/
- February 14, 2023 Globe and Mail; Greg Mercer Return of service agreements https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-amid-debate-over-health-care-deal-foreign-trained-doctors-seize-a/
- August 8, 2022 CBC National Health Unit, Stephanie Dubois; Financial Incentives for health care workers: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/financial-perks-doctor-recruitment-1.6548194
- October 10, 2021 Global News, Andrew Russell: Medical residency positions in Canada
Pandemic Planning in Primary Care (3PC)
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- Primary Care was overlooked in the pandemic - here's how Episode 113, Tuesday April 11, 2023 British Journal of General Practice Podcast, Nada Khan, (interviewed February 21).https://bjgp.org/audio
About Primary care reforms
- May 20, 2022 Rapport Magazine; Pat Morden; Mind the Gap. Despite our national system of health insurance, not every Canadian has equal access to high-quality care – a concern that many faculty and alumni are working to address https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/rapport/2022/topical/mind_the_gap.html
- May 15, 2022 London Free Press; Immigrants ‘access to a family doctor https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/immigrants-slow-to-connect-to-primary-health-care-provider-london-researchers
- April 28, 2022 Western News, Crystal McKay; Immigrants ‘access to a family doctor; https://news.westernu.ca/2022/06/recent-immigrants-less-likely-to-have-family-doctor-study-shows/
- September 11, 2020 National Observer, Rochelle Baker, out of Pocket costs for cancer care: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/09/14/news/canadas-rural-residents-face-thousands-medical-travel-costs-and-patchwork-subsidy
