Like many of you, I am fascinated by American politics and particularly their medical politics.
The Affordable Care Act1 in many ways typifies the broad directions American health care is …

As I complete my CFPC presidency year, I reflect on the wonderful opportunity I have had to
meet with family doctors across the country. Whether I see you at meetings, Chapter annual …

Stephen Covey As President of the CFPC, I've had the privilege of traveling in Canada from
coast to coast to coast. To meet Canadians and family physicians from so many different …

Goals I'd had for my presidency were to forge relationships, build collaborative efforts, and
unapologetically call for recognition of how valuable family physicians are to the health care …

Some ideas that have been in development for years have now become a reality. In March
of this year, the CFPC Board voted unanimously to acknowledge family medicine as a …

Lawrence C. Loh MD MPH CCFP FCFP FRCPC FACPM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Many things have become apparent amid my first weeks here …

Theodore Roosevelt In August 2022 my predecessor, Dr Francine Lemire, and then CFPC
President Dr Brady Bouchard published an open letter to members about the crisis in family …

Lawrence C. Loh MD MPH CCFP FCFP FRCPC FACPM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I [doubt] things would be worse for us nationally as [family …

Every year since 1972, Canada's family physicians have collaborated on a very pleasant
task. Once a year, they give some serious thought to deciding who among them are truly …

After several years in the run-up to the Presidency, and now early in the role, I feel like I am
standing in the middle of a bridge. Behind me, if I turn to look, is the FP of Norman Rockwell …