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Research ArticlePrevention in Practice

Debunking myths about screening

How to screen more judiciously

Guylène Thériault, Donna L. Reynolds, Roland Grad, James A. Dickinson, Harminder Singh, Olga Szafran, Viola Antao and Neil R. Bell
Canadian Family Physician November 2023; 69 (11) 767-771; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6911767
Guylène Thériault
Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and Director of Pedagogy at the Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montréal, Que.
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Donna L. Reynolds
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
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Roland Grad
Associate Professor in the Department of Family 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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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 Oncology and Hematology at 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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Viola Antao
Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
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Neil R. Bell
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
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vol. 69 no. 11 767-771
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6911767
PubMed 
37963786

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The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Print ISSN 
0008-350X
Online ISSN 
1715-5258
History 
  • Published online November 14, 2023.

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  1. Guylène Thériault, MD MEd CCFP⇑
  1. Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and Director of Pedagogy at the Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montréal, Que.
  1. Correspondence Dr Guylène Thériault; email guylene.theriault{at}mcgill.ca
  1. Donna L. Reynolds, MD MSc FCFP FRCPC
  1. Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
  1. Roland Grad, MDCM MSc CCFP FCFP
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family 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. 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 Oncology and Hematology at 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. Viola Antao, MD CCFP MHSc FCFP
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
  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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