The Patient as Central
in Healthcare

A key objective of The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and its provincial Chapters is to actively engage family physicians and other key stakeholders in supporting patient-centred care. While focusing on the patient as central in healthcare, the CFPC works with its family physician members in association with other key providers in understanding and leading health system change such as that evolving in primary care.

Family physicians make a real difference to their patients. With the patient as central, family physicians address a wide variety of issues that affect not just their patients' health, e.g. illness and injury, but also their wellbeing, e.g. healthy living, lifestyle choices, school education. In this role, family physicians are credible resources to their patients and communities, and exert a leadership influence over a variety of public health and social issues that affect population health.

The most appropriate way to provide patient-centred care varies between care settings and between jurisdictions. Different approaches in care delivery are apparent in examining the many diverse communities in this country. And to be successful, communities must support their family physicians, especially where changes to care are rapidly evolving and their physicians are being asked to align themselves with uncertain new or revised models.

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• The Patient as Central in Healthcare
• Family Physicians & Primary Care
• The Toolkit
• The Canadian Medical Home
• Other Resources
• Appendix 1: Provincial Chapters / Colleges of Family Physicians
• Appendix 2: Provincial Medical Associations
• Appendix 3: Primary Care within Provincial Ministries of Health
• Appendix 4: Privacy Legislation
• Appendix 5: Knowledge Transfer
• Appendix 6: Change Management
• Appendix 7: Presentations Related to Primary Care Meetings
• Appendix 8: Presentations Related to Promotion and Dissemination of Primary Care Toolkit
• Appendix 9: Key Principles and Values for Family Physicians in Primary Care Model Development