Small Changes Big Impact
Small Changes Big Impact explores the challenges, process and impact of change that drives family medicine. Through honest conversations with family doctors, you will hear stories of how they were inspired to make a change and what they learned along the way. Listen, and be inspired by how family doctors and other primary care providers are having an impact and changing our world, one small change at a time. For family physician listeners, remember you can get up to 5 credits by completing a “linking learning to practice” activity. www.cfpc.ca
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Personal stories from the frontlines during COVID-19 with Dr. Nadia Alam
In our season finale of Small Changes, Big Impact, we have Dr. Nadia Alam, a family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown, Ontario, and the past president of the Ontario Medical Association. In this e…
Faces fighting COVID with Dr. Gray Moonen
This week, we have Dr. Gray Moonen, a resident physician at Toronto Western Family Health Team in the Department of Family Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He discusses how he started…
EDI, race, and authenticity in medicine with Dr. Onye Nnorom
In studio today, we have Dr. Onye Nnorom. She's the new lead for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She is the Black health theme lead for the Univers…
Longterm care and leadership during COVID-19 with Dr. Allan Grill
This week, we have Dr. Allan Grill's second appearance on our podcast, who spoke about longterm care and leadership during COVID-19. Dr. Grill is the lead physician at the Markham Family Health Team …
Virtual care during COVID-19 and the patient-centered medical home with Dr. Ali Damji
In studio today, we have Dr. Ali Damji, a family physician at Credit Valley Family Health Team, assistant professor at the Department of Family Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He wor…
COVID-19 in the context of global health and vulnerable populations with Dr. Praseedha Janakiram
In studio today, we have Dr. Praseedha Janakiram. She is a family physician at Women's College Hospital, the program director for the Enhanced Skills Program for global health and vulnerable populati…
The art of negotiation and and family medicine in the time of COVID-19 with Dr. Nikolina Mizdrak
In studio today, we have Dr. Nikolina Mizdrak, a family physician at the Toronto Western Family Health Team, a physician member of the negotiating team for the OMA since 2017, and an associate profes…
How small structural changes can impact your patient population with Dr. Camille Lemieux
In studio today, we have Dr. Camille Lemieux, Chief of Family Medicine at UHN. Today's episode focuses on her leadership roles during COVID-19 and how small structural changes can impact your patient…
A teaspoon of wellness makes the medicine go down with Dr. Julia Alleyne
In studio today, we have Dr. Julia Alleyne, the associate program director of the Academic Fellowship and Graduate Studies program at the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medi…
A candid COVID conversation with Dr. Ruby Alvi
In studio today, we have Dr. Ruby Alvi, the undergraduate site director at Trillium Health Partners - Mississauga site, and the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine's pre…
Supporting residents and seeing patients in the COVID-19 era with Dr. Allyson Merbaum
In studio today, we have Allyson Merbaum, community family physician at North York General Hospital, post-grad site director and assistant professor at the University of Toronto and the Department of…
Hot topics in COVID-19 with Dr. Ross Upshur
With the pandemic of COVID-19 spreading everywhere around the world right now, there's a lot of fear, frustration, and anxiety. On the flip side, there's a lot of innovation, connectedness in novel w…
Providing care to specific communities including LGBTQ2S folks and those living with HIV with Dr. James Owen
In studio today, we have James Owen. He's a family doctor at St. Michael's Hospital. He is the LGBTQ2S Health Education Lead and the Course Director for Complexity and Chronicity in the MD Program at…
Advocating for a better health system with Dr. Danielle Martin
In studio today, we have Danielle Martin, family doctor and chief medical executive at Women's College Hospital. She's also an associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine a…
Creating space to improve personal and professional care with Dr. Nadine Laraya
In studio today, we have Nadine Laraya, community family physician in West Toronto affiliated with St. Joseph's Health Centre, a community family medicine liaison to St. Joseph's Centre and a lecture…
Leadership transparency and the approach to feedback with Dr. Allan Grill
In studio today, we have Allan Grill, family physician and chief of family medicine at Markham Stouffville Hospital, physician advisor for the College of Family Physicians of Canada and associate pro…
What you can do to change the world with Dr. Michael Kidd
In studio today, we have Michael Kidd, family doctor and head of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and director of the World Health Organization Centre for…
Using what we know about influenza to put the novel coronavirus into perspective with Dr. Jeff Kwong
In studio today, we have Jeff Kwong, family doctor at Toronto Western Hospital, and a senior scientist at ICES and at Public Health Ontario. He's also professor at the Department of Family and Commun…
Importance of learning in an educational institution with Dr. Mahan Kulasegaram
In studio today, we have Mahan Kulasegaram, an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. He works as a scientist at the Wilson Centre, the MD program and the Office of E…
Doctors as patients and challenges with transitioning back to work with Dr. Tali Bogler
In studio today, we have Tali Bogler, a family physician at St. Michael's Hospital and Chair of family medicine obstetrics there. She's a lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine a…