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Research ArticlePrevention in Practice

Going against the status quo in screening

Call to action to improve teaching in preventive health care

Viola Antao, Roland Grad, Guylène Thériault, James A. Dickinson, Olga Szafran, Harminder Singh, Raphael Rezkallah, Earle Waugh and Neil R. Bell
Canadian Family Physician May 2022; 68 (5) 340-344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6805340
Viola Antao
Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
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Roland Grad
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University in Montréal, Que.
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Guylène Thériault
Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and Director of Pedagogy at Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.
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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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Olga Szafran
Associate Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
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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 Medical Oncology and Hematology at CancerCare Manitoba; he is also Adjunct Scientist at the CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute.
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Raphael Rezkallah
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Earle Waugh
Professor Emeritus and Emeritus Director of the Centre for Health and Culture in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
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Neil R. Bell
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vol. 68 no. 5 340-344
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6805340
PubMed 
35552217

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The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Print ISSN 
0008-350X
Online ISSN 
1715-5258
History 
  • Published online May 12, 2022.

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  1. Viola Antao, MD CCFP MHSc FCFP⇑
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
  1. Correspondence Dr Viola Antao; e-mail viola.antao{at}utoronto.ca
  1. Roland Grad, MDCM MSc CCFP FCFP
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University in Montréal, Que.
  1. Guylène Thériault, MD CCFP
  1. Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and Director of Pedagogy at Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.
  1. James A. Dickinson, MBBS 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. Olga Szafran, MHSA
  1. Associate Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
  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 Medical Oncology and Hematology at CancerCare Manitoba; he is also Adjunct Scientist at the CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute.
  1. Raphael Rezkallah, BScNUT
  1. Medical student at McGill University.
  1. Earle Waugh, PhD
  1. Professor Emeritus and Emeritus Director of the Centre for Health and Culture in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
  1. Neil R. Bell, MD SM CCFP FCFP
  1. Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
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Going against the status quo in screening
Viola Antao, Roland Grad, Guylène Thériault, James A. Dickinson, Olga Szafran, Harminder Singh, Raphael Rezkallah, Earle Waugh, Neil R. Bell
Canadian Family Physician May 2022, 68 (5) 340-344; DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6805340

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