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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 5, 2012 /CNW/ - The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is proud to celebrate the 40(th) anniversary of the Family Physicians of the Year with the announcement of the 2012 recipients of the Reg L. Perkin Award.  Since 1972, the College has acknowledged family doctors for outstanding patient care, significant contributions to the health and well-being of their local community, and commitment to family medicine teaching and research. The award...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 8, 2012 /CNW/ - The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) commends the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) on its mental health strategy entitled Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada released today. "The strategy sets the stage for significant improvements in mental health care in Canada," says Dr. Sandy Buchman, President of the CFPC. "It provides an important framework for health care providers to work...

TORONTO (CP) - There's no way to fix lengthy wait times for health-care services without addressing the country's pressing shortage of family doctors, the group representing those practitioners warned Thursday. Leaders of the College of Family Physicians of Canada said patients want the wait time problem fixed from the point at which they first seek care, not from when their family doctor refers them for specialty services. If federal, provincial and territorial efforts to cut waiting times...