Latest Acfp Podcast Episodes
Dr. Jovita Beyer: Community connections, mentorship, and paying it forward
Heart of Family Medicine - June 22, 2022 14:56 - 31 minutesDr. Jovita Beyer set out on a journey towards family medicine thanks to her rugby coach who also happened to be the family physician in her hometown of Rocky Mountain House. Throughout her career, Dr. Beyer credits mentors who have shaped her into the family doctor she is today, and how mentori...
Dr. Shirley Schipper: Balancing family, medicine, and establishing women in leadership roles
Heart of Family Medicine - November 18, 2021 20:39 - 39 minutesIn this episode, Dr. Shirley Schipper bravely shares personal experiences and tribulations she has faced as a woman in leadership positions over the years. Listen to Dr. Schipper's honest take on the good, the bad, and the hope for equitable opportunities for leaders in medicine.
Dr. Rollie Nichol: Alignment, accountability, and answering the call to family medicine
Heart of Family Medicine - October 13, 2021 20:07 - 40 minutesDr. Rollie Nichol's story begins with his military upbringing that shaped his aspiration for leadership. Family medicine may not have initially been on his radar, but it soon became his calling. Find out how Dr. Nichol discovered his path to family medicine, how the specialty has evolved over th...
Dr. Allan Bailey: Applying systems thinking to the heart of family
Heart of Family Medicine - June 23, 2021 19:31 - 51 minutesHaving started his professional career as a civil engineer, Dr. Allan Bailey quickly realized that his astute problem solving and systems thinking skills could quickly be transplanted into a different sector—health care. Realizing his childhood dream, Dr. Bailey found a new path in family medici...
15 – Cathy Scrimshaw: Transitioning out of rural family practice after 30 years
Heart of Family Medicine - April 14, 2021 19:55 - 50 minutesAfter more than 30 years of rural family practice and 28 years as a family doctor in the community of Pincher Creek, Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw reflects on her time in rural family practice—the significant patient relationships she’s developed over the years, what it has meant to her personally, and wh...
Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw: Transitioning out of rural family practice after 30 years
Heart of Family Medicine - April 14, 2021 19:55 - 50 minutesAfter more than 30 years of rural family practice and 28 years as a family doctor in the community of Pincher Creek, Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw reflects on her time in rural family practice—the significant patient relationships she’s developed over the years, what it has meant to her personally, and wh...
Amy Gausvik and Nicole Cardinal: Providing care where and when its needed most through the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic
Heart of Family Medicine - March 16, 2021 03:44 - 46 minutesMeet AIVCC Medical Director, Dr. Amy Gausvik and family physician Nicole Cardinal as they discuss the recent launch of the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic—its purpose and importance in providing adaptive, community-based care for remote and rural patient populations. More information on t...
Drs. Amy Gausvik and Nicole Cardinal: Providing care where and when its needed most through the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic
Heart of Family Medicine - March 16, 2021 03:44 - 46 minutesMeet AIVCC Medical Director, Dr. Amy Gausvik and family physician Nicole Cardinal as they discuss the recent launch of the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic—its purpose and importance in providing adaptive, community-based care for remote and rural patient populations. More information on th...
Matthew Corkum: Taking the fear out of disabilities through inclusion, determination, and a zest for life
Heart of Family Medicine - January 06, 2021 05:12 - 50 minutesHaving been diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 18 months didn’t stop Matt from achieving and excelling at all things he does. Matt is an accomplished meteorologist and, in his spare time, a public speaker, advocating and educating people on the importance of inclusion of people with physical disab...
Drs. Marjan Abbasi and Sheny Khera: Healthy aging through efficient, coordinated, and collaborative models of care
Heart of Family Medicine - January 06, 2021 05:08 - 51 minutesDrs. Marjan Abbasi and Sheny Khera have created and lead real and tangible positive change for the senior patient population by developing a primary health care model for healthy aging. Rooted in the Patient’s Medical Home (PMH) vision, Drs. Abbasi and Khera designed a proactive and preventative...
Dr. Susan Adelman: Serving underserved communities with compassion, grace, and understanding
Heart of Family Medicine - December 10, 2020 03:47 - 42 minutesDr. Susan Adelman is a champion and advocate for her patients wherever she practises—be it in the northern Alberta community of Peerless Trout First Nation to Stand Off, Alberta within the Blood Tribe community, or her street outreach work for safe substance use. Listen to Dr. Adelman while she ...
Dr. Scott Garrison: Facilitating practice change through family medicine research and pragmatic trials
Heart of Family Medicine - December 10, 2020 03:44 - 41 minutesFinding a way to connect the dots to solve the big problems family physicians and their practices face is what keeps Dr. Scott Garrison going. Learn how a simple conversation with his patient informed his passion to help family physicians answer the big questions and changed his professional tra...
Dr. Eddie Denga: A recipe for success in family medicine
Heart of Family Medicine - November 10, 2020 21:24 - 41 minutesA dash of humility, a splash of collaboration, and a healthy pinch of communication are just a few of the essential ingredients Dr. Edward Denga believes are baked into all family physicians. But what is the secret ingredient you might ask? With over 25 years of experience in comprehensive care,...
A Recipe for Success in Family Medicine
Heart of Family Medicine - November 10, 2020 21:24 - 41 minutesA dash of humility, a splash of collaboration, and a healthy pinch of communication are just a few of the essential ingredients Dr. Edward Denga believes are baked into all family physicians. But what is the secret ingredient you might ask? With over 25 years of experience in comprehensive care,...
Dr. Noel DaCunha: Practising in rural communities is about the people
Heart of Family Medicine - October 14, 2020 16:02 - 36 minutesWestlock family doctor, Noel DaCunha has been the town family doctor for 30 years. He has developed relationships with his patients that span over four or five generations in some cases. Learn more about what it’s like to be a rural family doctor; why he continues to choose to practise in rural ...
Practising in Rural Communities is about the People
Heart of Family Medicine - October 14, 2020 16:02 - 36 minutesWestlock family doctor, Noel DaCunha has been the town family doctor for 30 years. He has developed relationships with his patients that span over four or five generations in some cases. Learn more about what it’s like to be a rural family doctor; why he continues to choose to practise in rural ...
Dr. James Makokis: Changing lives through acceptance and life-saving therapy
Heart of Family Medicine - October 14, 2020 15:56 - 50 minutesTake a moment to listen to ACFP Executive Director and the Heart of Family Medicine Podcast host Terri Potter as she sits down with Dr. James Makokis and learn about his journey to become a family physician and how he is serving a unique patient population. Understand how his upbringing has info...
Changing Lives Through Acceptance and Life-saving Therapy
Heart of Family Medicine - October 14, 2020 15:56 - 50 minutesTake a moment to listen to ACFP Executive Director and the Heart of Family Medicine Podcast host Terri Potter as she sits down with Dr. James Makokis and learn about his journey to become a family physician and how he is serving a unique patient population. Understand how his upbringing has info...
Dr. Doug Woudstra: A desire and drive to do more
Heart of Family Medicine - September 17, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutesIn this episode you will hear from Dr. Doug Woudstra, an Edmonton family physician who had a drive and desire to do more after having established a career in physical therapy. His desire took him abroad to get a first-hand look at global health. After working as a volunteer in Gabon in Central A...
A Desire and Drive to Do More
Heart of Family Medicine - September 17, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutesIn this episode you will hear from Dr. Doug Woudstra, an Edmonton family physician who had a drive and desire to do more after having established a career in physical therapy. His desire took him abroad to get a first-hand look at global health. After working as a volunteer in Gabon in Central A...
Dr. Adam Vyse: What made the difference in Canada’s worst COVID-19 outbreak?
Heart of Family Medicine - September 16, 2020 18:29 - 38 minutesListen to Dr. Adam Vyse explain how their small town response made a big difference to managing the Cargill outbreak. Dr. Vyse describes how by relying on strong relationships, close networks, thoughtful foresight, and practical application of primary health care guidelines enabled the Calgary ...
What Made the Difference in Canada’s Worst COVID-19 Outbreak?
Heart of Family Medicine - September 16, 2020 18:29 - 38 minutesListen to Dr. Adam Vyse explain how their small town response made a big difference to managing the Cargill outbreak. Dr. Vyse describes how by relying on strong relationships, close networks, thoughtful foresight, and practical application of primary health care guidelines enabled the Calgary ...
Dr. Sudha Koppula: Building an intentional Patient’s Medical Home
Heart of Family Medicine - September 16, 2020 18:19 - 49 minutesDr. Sudha Koppula not only serves and cares for her patients and their families but she is also fortunate enough to have a health team of colleagues helping her every step of the way to do so. Be it preventative care, a patient in crisis, or navigating safely through a pandemic, patient care is ...
Building an Intentional Patient's Medical Home
Heart of Family Medicine - September 16, 2020 18:19 - 49 minutesDr. Sudha Koppula not only serves and cares for her patients and their families but she is also fortunate enough to have a health team of colleagues helping her every step of the way to do so. Be it preventative care, a patient in crisis, or navigating safely through a pandemic, patient care is ...
Dr. Jessica Kirkwood: Connections, community, and practice – bringing it to the Patient’s Medical Home
Heart of Family Medicine - July 08, 2020 18:39 - 55 minutesListen to Dr. Jessica Kirkwood as she chronicles her “accidental journey” into family medicine and the 10-year practice that has since followed. Gain insight into how adaptive family medicine can be during a pandemic crisis, all the while maintaining and building trusted relationships with patie...
Connections, Community, and Practice – Bringing it to the Patient’s Medical Home
Heart of Family Medicine - July 08, 2020 18:39 - 55 minutesListen to Dr. Jessica Kirkwood as she chronicles her “accidental journey” into family medicine and the 10-year practice that has since followed. Gain insight into how adaptive family medicine can be during a pandemic crisis, all the while maintaining and building trusted relationships with patie...
Dr. Bonnie Larson: The ecology of a community of practice – better together
Heart of Family Medicine - July 08, 2020 18:35 - 51 minutesDr. Bonnie Larson reveals a few of the mechanism’s family physicians can leverage to create meaningful and lasting social change. Identifying the systemic health inequities is only the first step in this long-term journey, it’s also met with advocacy and empowerment of the patient in front of yo...
The Ecology of a Community of Practice – Better Together
Heart of Family Medicine - July 08, 2020 18:35 - 51 minutesDr. Bonnie Larson reveals a few of the mechanism’s family physicians can leverage to create meaningful and lasting social change. Identifying the systemic health inequities is only the first step in this long-term journey, it’s also met with advocacy and empowerment of the patient in front of yo...
Dr. Dinesh Witharana: Family medicine – filling in the health care cracks
Heart of Family Medicine - June 10, 2020 02:54 - 40 minutesJoin Dr. Dinesh Witharana, a family doc who focuses on community primary care of palliative patients, for an impassioned discussion on how family medicine can be the proverbial ‘apple a day’ is preventing patients slipping through system level cracks. Learn about whole life care journey and the ...
Family Medicine - Filling in the Health Care Cracks
Heart of Family Medicine - June 10, 2020 02:54 - 40 minutesJoin Dr. Dinesh Witharana, a family doc who focuses on community primary care of palliative patients, for an impassioned discussion on how family medicine can be the proverbial ‘apple a day’ is preventing patients slipping through system level cracks. Learn about whole life care journey and the ...
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