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Reclaiming time in family medicine

Unnecessary clinical tasks as a hidden driver of workload burden

Brianna Cheng, René Wittmer, Guylène Thériault, Amanda Try and Janet Reynolds
Canadian Family Physician November/December 2025; 71 (11-12) 726-728; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.711112726
Brianna Cheng
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Chair of Choisir avec soin Québec in Montreal and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Université de Montréal in Quebec.
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vol. 71 no. 11-12 726-728
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.711112726
PubMed 
41285633

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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 November 24, 2025.

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  1. Brianna Cheng, MSc
  1. Medical student in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
  1. René Wittmer, MD CCFP
  1. Chair of Choisir avec soin Québec in Montreal and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Université de Montréal in Quebec.
  1. Guylène Thériault, MD CCFP
  1. Primary Care Co-Lead of the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign and a clinical lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Que.
  1. Amanda Try, MD CM
  1. Coordinator of Choisir avec soin Québec.
  1. Janet Reynolds, MD CCFP FCFP
  1. Primary Care Co-Lead of the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Calgary in Alberta.

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