CFP Podcast
Episodes
2025 year-end review
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join CFP’s Editor Dr. Nick Pimlott and Associate Editor Dr. David Ponka for their final podcast of the year as they review some of their f...
Anaplasmosis: An emerging threat in Canada
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With climate change the distribution of ticks is extending throughout Canada and along with that the increasing risk of tick-borne infectious diseases...
The Rourke baby record at 40
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Rourke Baby Record (RBR), a tool first developed by Drs. James and Leslie Rourke in their family prac...
The journey of a pill
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how commonly prescribed medications are manufactured and distributed, eventually making their way to your friendly neighborhood...
Putting patients at the center of primary care reform in Canada
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The June 2025 issue of Canadian Family Physician is a special research-themed issue dedicated to the current crisis in family medicine in Canada and...
Planet Family Doc podcast with Dr Clayton Dyck: Dr Sonia Tsukagoshi Part 2
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Family Physician is pleased to bring listeners the last “Planet Family Doc" Podcasts hosted by Dr Clayton Dyck. “Planet Family Doc” i...
Planet Family Doc podcast with Dr Clayton Dyck: Dr Sonia Tsukagoshi Part 1
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Family Physician is pleased to bring listeners the last “Planet Family Doc" Podcasts hosted by Dr Clayton Dyck. “Planet Family Doc” i...
Planet Family Doc podcast with Dr Clayton Dyck: Dr Jane Philpott Part 2
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part “Planet Family Doc” podcast Dr Clayton Dyck interviews Dr Jane Philpott about her new book “Health For All” and her life-long...
Planet Family Doc podcast with Dr Clayton Dyck: Dr Jane Philpott Part 1
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part “Planet Family Doc” podcast Dr Clayton Dyck interviews Dr Jane Philpott about her new book “Health For All” and her life-long...
2024 year-end review
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Editor Dr Nick Pimlott and Deputy Editor Dr Sarah Fraser for their year-end review of some of the best and most interesting content in Canadian F...
Virtual Care
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is virtual care? What are the different types? Are some forms of virtual care better than others, depending on whether it is through the public...
Perennial post-examination surprises
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a family medicine teacher or Program Director, have you ever had a highly capable resident learner fail the Simulated Office Oral (SOO) portion of ...
Graphic medicine
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard of graphic medicine? Have you wondered what is the difference between a comic and a cartoon? And how is this related to your work ...
Navigating the landscape of health data, health informatics and digital health: a conversation with Dr Rashaad Bhyat
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the CFP Podcast, join Deputy Editor Dr Sarah Fraser and Editor Dr Nick Pimlott in a wide-ranging discussion about health data, heal...
Deprescribing sedatives: a discussion with two pharmacists
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When are sleep aids indicated? What is the evidence behind melatonin? Why do sedatives put patients at risk for pneumonia? Learn all this and more in ...
Staying human during residency training
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join CFP Editor, Dr. Nick Pimlott, and Deputy Editor, Dr. Sarah Fraser, as they interview Dr. Allan Peterkin on the release of the 25th anniversary ed...
Planetary health lens for primary care
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join CFP Deputy Editor, Dr. Sarah Fraser, and Editor, Dr. Nick Pimlott, as they interview Dr. Samantha Green and Dr. Ilona Hale about the concept of p...
The future of family medicine in Canada
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join CFP Editor Dr. Nick Pimlott as he interviews Dr. Alan Katz and Dr. Alex Singer, family physicians and family medicine researchers at the Max Rady...
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, Dr Sarah Fraser interviews Dr Shayna Watson about CBT for insomnia. They delve into the ins and outs of a non-pharmaco...
Quality of Mind – An Interview with the 2023 Ian McWhinney Lecturer Dr. Iona Heath
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Nick Pimlott and Dr. Sarah Fraser as they interview Dr. Iona Heath, the 2023 Dr. Ian McWhinney Lecturer at the Schulich School of Medicine an...
Thoughtful prescribing for patients with difficult-to-treat depression
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Nick Pimlott for this episode of the CFP Podcast as he interviews Alex Crawley and Amy Soubolsky from the Rx Files Academic Detailing Program ...
PEER simplified lipid guideline 2023 update
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Drs Nick Pimlott and Sarah Fraser as they co-host this CFP podcast on the new PEER Simplified Lipid Guideline: 2023 Update. They interview Dr Mik...
Social accountability in family medicine
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Sarah Fraser in this podcast with 4th year medical student Nusha Ramsoondar and Dr Alex Anawati. They discuss their recent publications in Se...
Screening for primary prevention of fragility fractures: how much time does it take?
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Providing preventive care can be time consuming, and potential benefits have to be weighed against risks and costs. Dr Nick Pimlott interviews Drs Rol...
Third Rail: Physician Wellness
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail edition of the podcast Dr. Sarah Fraser has a conversation with Dr. Shane Neilson about mental illness in physicians as well as Dr....
Third Rail: Gender-affirming care and 2SLGBTQ+ health, part 2
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of language to the care of 2SLGBTQ+ patients, the discrimination that 2SLGBTQ+ health care professionals face, and the current politica...
Third Rail: Gender-affirming care and 2SLGBTQ+ health, part 1
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The care of 2SLGBTQ+ patients is a natural fit for family practices, yet many family doctors fear they lack relevant skills and instead refer patients...
Importance of symptoms to the practice of family medicine
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Symptoms drive patients to seek primary care, but the fact that up to half never lead to a diagnosis is a challenge; it’s also an opportunity to ref...
The value of family medicine
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Continuous, longitudinal care results in better patient outcomes and health care savings, so how can this evidence be leveraged to address the crisis ...
Team-based care for patients with chronic noncancer pain
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The success of an innovative nurse-led program points to a way to rethink how family practices help patients manage chronic noncancer pain. Dr Nick Pi...
Third Rail: Data dispel myths about generational practice patterns
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The popular narrative about newer cohorts of family physicians working less than their predecessors is disputed by data published in 2022. In this Thi...
Proper timing of medication use in older patients
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With polypharmacy common among older patients, proper administration of medications and avoidance of drug-food interactions are extremely important. D...
Third Rail: What is lifestyle medicine?
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lifestyle medicine is an innovative form of primary care that could help shift our system to focus on wellness and prevention rather than disease. Dr ...
How primary care transformation could enhance the entire health system
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Solutions to the health care crisis exist if political will can be found to change. Dr Rick Glazier shares inspiring insights on both the challenges a...
Meaningful steps toward improving Indigenous health
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Concrete actions designed to ensure health care aligns with the needs of Indigenous people and communities are the focus of this conversation that Dr ...
Third Rail: Secrecy and stigma; supporting older adults who use substances
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Older people are using substances at a high rate, yet stigma and ageism often prevent them from obtaining appropriate and compassionate care. Dr Sarah...
Perseverance of family medicine amid war in Ukraine
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 1 year after the Russian invasion of his country, Ukrainian family physician Dr Oleksii Korzh shares his experiences with host Dr Sarah Fraser....
Family physician practice patterns during COVID-19 and future intentions
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New research shows that family practices were open and seeing patients at the height of the second wave of the pandemic—despite media reports to the...
Third Rail: Problems with medical publishing and peer review, part 2
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Flaws in the peer review process and opportunities for improvement are covered in part 2 of our interview with Dr Richard Smith, a well-known former e...
Maturation of the Rourke Baby Record
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Rourke Baby Record, used across Canada today, is an early example of a clinical resource developed by family physicians for family physicians. You...
Third Rail: Problems with medical publishing and peer review, part 1
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hard truths about medical journals are examined with unflinching honesty in part 1 of this discussion with Dr Richard Smith, a well-known former edito...
A vision for the development of primary care research
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) celebrates its 50th anniversary, Dr Nick Pimlott hosts Dr Vivian Ramsden in a chat about th...
Third Rail: Incorporating psychotherapy into family medicine training: Part 2
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to address medically unexplained symptoms is explored in part 2 of this discussion between Dr Sarah Fra...
Third Rail: Incorporating psychotherapy into family medicine training - Part 1
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The untapped benefits of using psychotherapy techniques in everyday practice drive this conversation between Dr Sarah Fraser and Dr Peter MacKean in P...
Chronic pain: a different approach inspired by noninvasive neuroimaging
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sarah Fraser hosts a discussion on this challenging area of care with Dr Maureen Allen, a family physician in Antigonish, NS. Dr Allen shares insig...
Going against the status quo in screening
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you struggle with knowing when and how to apply screening guidelines as part of providing preventive care? Dr Nick Pimlott digs into the challenges...
Health informatics in Canada – fragmented data harms patients and doctors
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail edition of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Ewan Affleck. Dr. Affleck is a family physician and health informatician wh...
Rural anesthesia, surgery, and obstetric care in Canada
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Stuart Iglesias, a retired rural family physician with anesthesia and surgical skills and tireless champion for high q...
Third Rail: Doctor and parent: Thinking differently about difference
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail edition of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Sheri Klassen a family physician from Edmonton Alberta. Dr. Klassen is curr...
Third Rail: A patient's insights into opioid addiction and recovery
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail edition of the podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Chris Cull a two-time cross Canada cyclist, filmmaker, motivational speaker and...
Third Rail: Ageism and misogyny in long-term care
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail edition of the CFP Podcast, Associate Scientific Editor Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Elizabeth Niedra and Ameera Musah. Dr. Fras...
Third Rail: The stigma of obesity in medicine
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail edition of the CFP Podcast, Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews family physician Dr. Stephanie Hart. Using examples from Dr. Hart's own exp...
The pandemic and cervical cancer screening
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Aisha Lofters and Dr. Sheila Dunn who are co-authors of a research article in the February issue of CFP on self-collec...
Concussions: understanding the invisible injury with Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Canadian hockey icon Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser about her transition from a career as an elite athlete to one as a physician ...
Dementia care in acute care settings
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Chris Frank about his article in the January 2022 issue of CFP, "Dementia care in acute care settings" and the Geriatr...
Primer for artificial intelligence in primary care
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Jacqueline Kueper. Dr. Kueper is CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellow at the College of Family Physicians of Canada and a PhD c...
Can you afford to keep practising during COVID-19?
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Neil Bell and Dr. Philip Jacobs. Dr. Bell is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alb...
Afrocentric approaches to screening in primary care
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial Fellow Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Onye Nnorom on Afrocentric approaches to screening in primary care. Dr. Nnorom is a family physician ...
Cycling for health
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Samantha Green, a family physician at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Faculty Lead in Climate Change and Health ...
Third Rail: I'm a GP
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail Edition of the CFP Podcast, Editorial Fellow Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Adam Sandell on the use of the term family physician. ...
Defining the specialist generalist
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Melissa Nutik, a family physician and Undergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistan...
Third Rail: Gaslighting in medicine
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Third Rail Edition of the CFP Podcast, Editorial Fellow Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Paige Sweet about the topic of gaslighting in medicine...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep# 10 - Tunisia
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centr...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#9 - Nepal
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Cent...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#8 - Ethiopia
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Cent...
Third Rail: Disability and COVID-19
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Contributing editor Dr. Sarah Fraser interviews Dr. Shane Neilson, the first contributor to Canadian Family Physician's (CFP)’s new Third Rail secti...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#7 - Rwanda
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Cent...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#6 - China
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Cent...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#5 - Indonesia
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centr...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#4 - Brazil
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centr...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#3 - Australia
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centr...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#2 - Uganda
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centr...
COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Family Medicine Ep#1 - Saudi Arabia
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Medicine in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic A Podcast Partnership Between the Besrour Centre and Canadian Family Physician Using the Besrour Centr...
Social accountability in family medicine
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Robert (Bob) Woollard, family physician, former Chair of the Department of Family Practice at UBC and winner of the 20...
Leadership in family medicine
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Allan Grill, family physician and Physician Advisor at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Grill has als...
Global Health and The Besrour Centre
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. David Ponka, family physician and Director of The Besrour Centre at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. ...
Appropriate screening in older patients
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Roland Grad, a family physician and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University i...
AI, machine learning and the future of family medicine
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. Ross Upshur, author of a paper for Associated Medical Services Healthcare entitled, “Artificial Intelligence, Mach...
Normal-weight central obesity
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nick Pimlott interviews Dr. John Bosomworth, author of a June 2019 Canadian Family Physician Clinical Review article entitled “Normal-weight ce...
Managing opioid use disorder in primary care
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Nick Pimlott as he interviews Dr. Christina (Tina) Korownyk and Dr. Mike Allan, co-authors of a May 2019 Canadian Family Physician (CFP) Clin...
Addressing vaccine hesitancy
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast, Canadian Family Physician Scientific Editor Dr. Nick Pimlott, interviews Dr. Cindy Shen and Dr. Vinita Dubey, authors of a March 2019...