Canadian Family Physician: 72 (4)

April 01, 2026; Volume 72,Issue 4

Commentary

Editorial
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  Preventive health care and the craft of family medicine
  Nicholas Pimlott
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204222
Éditorial
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  Les soins de santé préventifs et l’art de la médecine familiale
  Nicholas Pimlott
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 223; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204223
Letters
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  Bridging the mental health care gap in Canada
  Peter R. MacKean
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204224
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  Preserve the distinction between passive and intensive skills training
  Greg Dubord
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 225; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204225
Corrections
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  Correction
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 225; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204225_1
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  Correction
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 225; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204225_2
Perspectives
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  Cultural continuityThe product of socially accountable, culturally safe, and inclusive care
  Alex Anawati, Nusha Ramsoondar and Erin Cameron
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 226-229; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204226
Foundations for tomorrow
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  Continuity of care should be Dr Ian McWhinney’s lasting legacyPart 4 of the 10-part series, “Foundations for tomorrow”
  Iona Heath
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 230-232; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204230
Perspectives
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  Continuité culturelleLe produit de soins socialement responsables, culturellement sécuritaires et inclusifs
  Alex Anawati, Nusha Ramsoondar and Erin Cameron
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e88-e92; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e88
Fondements de l’avenir
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  La continuité des soins devrait être l’héritage durable du D^r Ian McWhinneyPartie 4 d’une série de 10, « Fondements de l’avenir »
  Iona Heath
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e93-e96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e93

Practice

Clinical Review
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  Reducing the environmental impact of medications and improving patient outcomes using the ECO-Rx framework
  Ilona Hale, Samantha Green, Jessica Nowlan and Ivy Lam
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 233-238; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204233
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  Approach to osteoporosis diagnosis and fracture risk management in primary care
  Divya Garg, Julia MacLaren, Candice Stapleton, Vishal Bhella, Janine Payne and Emma Billington
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 239-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204239
Révision clinique
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  Réduire l’impact environnemental des médicaments et améliorer les issues chez les patients : ECO-Rx
  Ilona Hale, Samantha Green, Jessica Nowlan and Ivy Lam
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e97-e103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e97
Case Report
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  Smartphone use in older adults with dementia
  Gregory Handrigan
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 249-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204249
Geriatric Gems
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  Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementiaNonpharmacologic interventions and medication considerations
  Vincent Hou, Lucy Eum, Shanna Trenaman, Kate Lim, Kathleen Singh, Maia von Maltzahn, Frank Molnar and Chris Frank
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 252-253; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204252
Tools for Practice
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  Exercise and pharmacologic management of fibromyalgia
  Jennifer Young, Lori Montgomery and Jessica E.M. Kirkwood
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 254-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204254
Outils pour la pratique
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  Prise en charge de la fibromyalgie par l’exercice et la pharmacothérapie
  Jennifer Young, Lori Montgomery and Jessica E.M. Kirkwood
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e104-e107; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e104

Research

Web Exclusive
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  Factors associated with patient use of primary care outside of their capitated primary care enrolment groupMultilevel analysis
  Lyn M. Sibley, Shaun Shaikh, Sharada Weir, Nadia Alam, Silvy Mathew and Jasmin Kantarevic
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e108-e116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e108
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  Opportunities to improve the care of individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome in CanadaSystematic review
  Hayley Patrick, Liam McAlister, Ava Pourtousi, Jasmine Badesha, Selina L. Liu, Suhaima Tunio and Kristin K. Clemens
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e117-e126; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e117
In Print
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  Toward a family medicine capability framework for CanadaFrom competence to capability
  Monica Aggarwal, Geoff Scott, Ross E.G. Upshur, Alan Katz and Kulamakan Kulasegaram
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 257-267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204257

Education

Teaching Moment
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  Teaching point-of-care ultrasound in a rural family medicine residency
  Adam Jones-Delcorde, Sean D. Higgins, Vikas Bhagirath, Paul Pageau and Michael Y. Woo
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 268-271; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204268
Occasion d’enseignement
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  Enseigner l’échographie au point de service en milieu rural dans le cadre de la résidence en médecine de famille
  Adam Jones-Delcorde, Sean D. Higgins, Vikas Bhagirath, Paul Pageau and Michael Y. Woo
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e127-e130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e127

College

Reports of Committees and Task Forces
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  Health care crisis: looking beyond the obviousPart 2: Drawing inspiration from the planetary boundaries concept
  Maxine Dumas Pilon, Timothy Holland, Mathieu Moreau, Ross E.G. Upshur, Christy Simpson and Daniel Buchman
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e131-e135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e131
Rapports des comités et des groupes de travail
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  Système de santé en crise : au-delà du constatPartie 2 : S’inspirer des concepts liés aux limites planétaires
  Maxine Dumas Pilon, Timothy Holland, Mathieu Moreau, Ross E.G. Upshur, Christy Simpson and Daniel Buchman
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) e136-e140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204e136
President’s Message
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  Building community, not just capacityInternational medical graduates and the future of family medicine
  Sarah Cook
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204285
Message de la présidente
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  Renforcer la communauté, pas seulement la capacitéLes diplômés internationaux en médecine et l’avenir de la médecine de famille
  Sarah Cook
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204286
Le Pouls
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  Quand les conversations difficiles deviennent utiles
  Michael Allan
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 287; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204287
The Pulse
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  Difficult to helpful conversations
  Michael Allan
  
  Canadian Family Physician April 2026; 72 (4) 288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7204288

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Commentary

Editorial

Éditorial

Letters

Corrections

Perspectives

Foundations for tomorrow

Perspectives

Fondements de l’avenir

Practice

Clinical Review

Révision clinique

Case Report

Geriatric Gems

Tools for Practice

Outils pour la pratique

Research

Web Exclusive

In Print

Education

Teaching Moment

Occasion d’enseignement

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Reports of Committees and Task Forces

Rapports des comités et des groupes de travail

President’s Message

Message de la présidente

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