We describe changes in the comprehensiveness of services delivered by family physicians
in 4 Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia) during the …

Objective To describe changes in the comprehensiveness of services delivered by family
physicians across service settings and service areas in 4 Canadian provinces, to identify …

Objective To determine the range of services and procedures offered by family physicians
who define themselves as comprehensive practitioners and compare responses across 3 …

PURPOSE Comprehensiveness is lauded as 1 of the 5 core virtues of primary care, but its
relationship with outcomes is unclear. We measured associations between variations in …

Lindsay Hedden MSc PhD Agnes Grudniewicz PhD Emily Gard Marshall MSc PhD Changes
in practice patterns and, in particular, declining comprehensiveness among family …

The Future of Family Medicine Report envisioned a new model of practice “committed to
providing the full basket of clinical services offered by Family Medicine.” 1 In actuality …

Results: Access, continuity and coordination of care fell over the study period (p< 0.001).
Some dimensions reflecting comprehensiveness of care declined (obstetrics and geriatric …

Introduction: Comprehensiveness is a defining principle of primary care and Family
Medicine but is declining in some settings. This study explores the relationship between …

Background: Recent studies suggest that comprehensiveness of primary care has declined
steadily over the past decade. This study tracks the participation rates of general …

Richard H. Glazier MD MPH CCFP FCFP Before considering the problems and potential
solutions facing Canadian primary care and the Canadian health care system, it is important …