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Acknowledging stigma

Its presence in patient care and medical education

Ruth E. Dubin, Alan Kaplan, Lisa Graves and Victor K. Ng
Canadian Family Physician December 2017; 63 (12) 906-908;
Ruth E. Dubin
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont, Co-chair of Project ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain, and Co-chair of the Canadian Pain Society Education Special Interest Group.
MD PhD FCFP DCAPM
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Alan Kaplan
Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
MD CCFP(EM) FCFP
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Lisa Graves
Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo.
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  • For correspondence: lisa.graves{at}med.wmich.edu
Victor K. Ng
Physician Advisor in Professional Development and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada in Mississauga, Ont.
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vol. 63 no. 12 906-908
PubMed 
29237624

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The College of Family Physicians of Canada
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0008-350X
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1715-5258
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  • Published online December 13, 2017.

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  1. Ruth E. Dubin, MD PhD FCFP DCAPM
  1. Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont, Co-chair of Project ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain, and Co-chair of the Canadian Pain Society Education Special Interest Group.
  1. Alan Kaplan, MD CCFP(EM) FCFP
  1. Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
  1. Lisa Graves, MD CCFP FCFP⇑
  1. Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo.
  1. Correspondence: Dr Lisa Graves; e-mail lisa.graves{at}med.wmich.edu
  1. Victor K. Ng, MSc MD CCFP(EM) MHPE
  1. Physician Advisor in Professional Development and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada in Mississauga, Ont.

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