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How should family physicians provide physical activity advice?
Qualitative study to inform the design of an e-health intervention
Lindsay Reddeman, Nicole Bourgeois, Emily Nicholas Angl, Mike Heinrich, Leah Hillier, Holly Finn, Beth Bosiak, Payal Agarwal, Robin Mawson, Roni Propp and Noah M. Ivers
Canadian Family Physician September 2019; 65 (9) e411-e419;
Lindsay Reddeman
Resident physician at the University of Toronto in Ontario and was a medical student in the Faculty of Medicine and in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a research student in the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto at the time of the study.
MDNicole Bourgeois
Dietitian and Health Promoter in the Family Practice Health Centre at Women’s College Hospital.
RDEmily Nicholas Angl
Director of Health Engagement and Communication at Reframe Health Lab in Toronto.
Mike Heinrich
Managing Director at Reframe Health Lab.
Leah Hillier
Family physician and was Innovation Fellow in the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care at Women’s College Hospital at the time of the study.
MD CCFP(SEM)Holly Finn
Project Coordinator in the Family Practice Health Centre at Women’s College Hospital at the time of the study.
Beth Bosiak
Research Manager in the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care at Women’s College Hospital.
Payal Agarwal
Innovation Fellow at the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care and a family physician in the Family Practice Health Centre at Women’s College Hospital.
MDRobin Mawson
Research student in the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care at Women’s College Hospital and a student in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto at the time of the study.
MDRoni Propp
Research student in the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care at Women’s College Hospital at the time of the study.
MScNoah M. Ivers
Associate Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, a family physician in the Family Practice Health Centre at Women’s College Hospital, Scientist in the Women’s College Research Institute, and Adjunct Scientist with ICES.
MD CCFP PhD
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Canadian Family Physician
Vol. 65, Issue 9
1 Sep 2019
How should family physicians provide physical activity advice?
Lindsay Reddeman, Nicole Bourgeois, Emily Nicholas Angl, Mike Heinrich, Leah Hillier, Holly Finn, Beth Bosiak, Payal Agarwal, Robin Mawson, Roni Propp, Noah M. Ivers
Canadian Family Physician Sep 2019, 65 (9) e411-e419;
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