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The OCFP recognizes and thanks all family doctors for the extent to which you have stretched your care and resources to support patients across the province during this current crisis which is particularly impacting children.

Ontario’s family doctors are reporting a significant surge in patients, especially children, experiencing respiratory illness, including common cold viruses, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as COVID.

During today’s COVID-19 Community of Practice, the OCFP shared these important tools to help family doctors manage patients with respiratory symptoms in office: Fall update to patients – script (incl.

The Ministry of Health and Ontario Health have shared a joint memo and related documents regarding Bill 7 implementation. As a reminder Bill 7 – More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022 is intended to support Ontario’s Plan to Stay Open.

Thank you to Ontario’s Science Table for the guidance the table has provided through the pandemic, and for focusing on primary care for its final report.

New President installed at critical point in Ontario healthcare crisis Dr. Mekalai Kumanan has been announced as President of the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP), representing 15,000 family doctors from across the province. A family physician in Cambridge, Dr. Kumanan has served this community for the past 14 years.

On behalf of the Ontario College of Family Physicians and its 15,000 members, the OCFP would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Elizabeth Muggah for her leadership and commitment to family doctors across the province. As OCFP President since 2020, Dr. Muggah led family doctors through two exceptionally challenging years.

Ontario’s family doctors stand ready to work with the Government of Ontario With new research showing that 1-in-5 Ontarians could be without a family doctor in the next three years, the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) is continuing to raise the alarm on the growing shortage of family physicians in Ontario.

Family doctors must be included in the solutions to address the current healthcare crisis Our entire healthcare system is under enormous strain – and that includes family doctors.