Population health perspective on high users of health care: Role of family physicians

1 Al Sayah et al aimed to determine whether there was a relationship between the health advice offered by family physicians and quality of life and the use of health services

In 2005, the CanMEDS project defined health advocate in the fol- lowing way: “As promoters of health, physicians use their expertise and influence in a responsible fashion

The objective of this study was to document the opinions of the users of the Quebec Physicians Health Program (QPHP; Programme d’aide aux médecins du

Finally, we consider the high level of interest in men- tal health issues to be an additional strength; this bodes  well  for  future  implementation  of 

Some  family  physicians  might  choose  to  commit  a  longer period of time to working in a global health set- ting.  Again,  this  can  take  the 

Family  physicians  should  have  clear  ideas  about  what  they  need  to  know  about  team  functioning  before  they  assume  formal  (ie,  paid)  roles 

Many physicians not working in youth clinics reported seeing no adolescents with these mental health problems during the last year (between 8% and 18% of CLSC

The real need for an editorial such as this is in journals directed to health care administrators, health planners, regional health care chief execu- tive officers, nurses