Building a family medicine movement

[摘要] At the CFPC’s 2022 Leaders Forum, a gathering ofelected leaders and staff from the CFPC and its Chapters,Dr Danielle Martin shared her thoughts on buildingforward, a theme of the May meeting. Dr Martin, keynote speaker and Chair of the Department of Familyand Community Medicine at the University of Torontoin Ontario, amplified the idea of creating a movementin family medicine (FM). She reminded participants thatsuch exploration requires us to consider thoughtfullywho we are and who our allies are. She also stated thatwhy is the first question to ponder, one whose answeris unequivocal in FM: “Primary health care is where thebattle for human health is won or lost.” The evidenceis solid: we know that countries with robust primarycare systems and family physician leadership have better population outcomes, and their citizens fare better inquality of life and longevity. Dr Martin urged us to worktoward translating our values into motivation and tobuild intentional relationships to spark action.

[学科分类] 卫生学