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Are family medicine residents adequately trained to deliver palliative care?

Ramona Mahtani, Allison M. Kurahashi, Sandy Buchman, Fiona Webster, Amna Husain and Russell Goldman
Canadian Family Physician December 2015; 61 (12) e577-e582;
Ramona Mahtani
is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
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Allison M. Kurahashi
is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
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Sandy Buchman
is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
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Fiona Webster
is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
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Amna Husain
is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
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Russell Goldman
is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
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vol. 61 no. 12 e577-e582
PubMed 
27035008

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The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Print ISSN 
0008-350X
Online ISSN 
1715-5258
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  • Published online December 14, 2015.

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  1. Ramona Mahtani, MD, CCFP⇑,
  2. Allison M. Kurahashi, MEd,
  3. Sandy Buchman, CCFP, FCFP, MD,
  4. Fiona Webster, PhD,
  5. Amna Husain, MD, CCFP, MPH and
  6. Russell Goldman, MD, MPH, CCFP
  1. Dr Mahtani is Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and Inpatient Residency Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Ms Kurahashi is Research Coordinator at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. Dr Buchman is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Lead of Quality Improvement and Primary Care Engagement in Palliative Care at Cancer Care Ontario, and Education Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. Dr Webster is Associate Professor and Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Dr Husain is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Research Lead and a family physician practising palliative care at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care. Dr Goldman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.
  1. Correspondence: Dr Ramona Mahtani; e-mail rmahtani{at}mtsinai.on.ca
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