Rebuttal: Should family physicians be empathetic?: NO

Among the challenges that family physicians face are the many interactions that occur between them and the members of the health care industry, whether involved in care,

Fortunately, innovative approaches to medical education research (particularly social science approaches) offer exciting opportunities to better understand the

In family practice, in which continuity of care and long acquaintance with patients is a mainstay of practice, early retirement surely deprives both doctor and patient

Acting as a role model for younger physicians is laudable; however, we need to make room for them, so that they can bring their fresh ideas and expertise to the

As it is, we are fortunate to have an organization, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, that endorses creditable continuing medical education programs, as well

If the prin- ciple that family doctors should follow all members of a family is perceived as an obligation, doctors will feel compelled to take on patients they

Other than for determining absolute disqualifying diagnoses, the current physician-based paradigm should be set aside and simulated road testing, supplemented by

4 One of the recommendations from the most recent Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia in 2006 states that “most patients