Work

Health care crisis: looking beyond the obvious

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: > You start your day with Luke, a 62-year-old patient without a regular family physician, who is facing housing insecurity and poverty. He explains he has been unable to work for years due to a back herniation. He requests renewals for his hydromorphone and pregabalin prescriptions and asks for a

Source: Canadian Family Physician

DOI: 10.46747/cfp.7204e131

Authors: Maxine Dumas Pilon, Timothy Holland, Mathieu Moreau, Ross E.G. Upshur, Christy Simpson, Daniel Buchman

Institutions: McGill University, Dalhousie University, Université de Montréal, University of Toronto, Canadian Blood Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Krembil Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7154262349

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: