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Rethinking screening during and after COVID-19

Should things ever be the same again?

James A. Dickinson, Guylène Thériault, Harminder Singh, Olga Szafran and Roland Grad
Canadian Family Physician August 2020; 66 (8) 571-575;
James A. Dickinson
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
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Guylène Thériault
Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and the Director of Pedagogy at Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Que.
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Harminder Singh
Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and in the Department of Hematology and Oncology for CancerCare Manitoba.
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Olga Szafran
Associate Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
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Roland Grad
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.
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vol. 66 no. 8 571-575
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32817029

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0008-350X
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1715-5258
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  • Published online August 17, 2020.

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  1. James A. Dickinson, MB BS PhD CCFP FRACGP⇑
  1. Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
  1. Correspondence: Dr James Dickinson; e-mail dickinsj{at}ucalgary.ca
  1. Guylène Thériault, MD CCFP
  1. Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and the Director of Pedagogy at Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Que.
  1. Harminder Singh, MD MPH FRCPC
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and in the Department of Hematology and Oncology for CancerCare Manitoba.
  1. Olga Szafran, MHSA
  1. Associate Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
  1. Roland Grad, MD CM MSc CCFP FCFP
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.

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