On the cover You know you have made it as a rock band or artist if you appear “on the cover of the Rolling Stone.” Well, now you know you have arrived as a family physician if you grace the cover of Canadian Family Physician. This was a brilliant idea. It gives us a chance to “meet” and learn about our family physician colleagues across Canada when we would not otherwise have a chance to do so....

A 65-year-old woman was referred by her family physician to a free-standing radiology facility for screening mam-mography. The findings on the mammograms were interpreted by a radiologist as normal except for " mild fibrocystic changes. " One year later, the physician again referred the woman to the same radiology facility for screening mam-mography. On this occasion, the same radiolo-gist inte...

BACKGROUND Supervision of obstetric care by family practice faculty increases the likelihood that family practice residents will choose to practice obstetrics. METHODS A survey instrument was developed to obtain information about practice faculty and the educational setting in which residents learn family physician obstetric care. Questionnaires were sent to all family medicine residency dire...

BACKGROUND Representing approximately 0.5% of the population, transgender (trans) persons in Canada depend on family physicians for both general and transition-related care. However, physicians receive little to no training on this patient population, and trans patients are often profoundly uncomfortable and may avoid health care. This study examined factors associated with patient discomfort d...