Category: The People of Primary Care
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Meet Dr. Mustafa Warsi: Disaster psychiatry and the power of people
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. For Dr. Mustafa Warsi, the heart of psychiatry has always been rooted in connection and hope. “I look beyond the news and see the human aspect of how people come…
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Meet Dr. Heather McCarrel: Practicing medicine from ringside to bedside
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. Dr. Heather McCarrel has always enjoyed doing a little bit of everything. “As a kid, I’d always say ‘I’m bored’,” she says. “I’d go from wanting to be an astronaut,…
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Meet Sharon Tanyi, Clinical Receptionist
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. Please introduce yourself. My name is Sharon Tanyi and I’m a Clinical Receptionist. What is the role of a Clinical Receptionist? A Clinical Receptionist is the first point of contact…
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Meet Dr. Mike West: Caretaker of stories, families, and one moody donkey named Gracie
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. For Dr. Mike West, a family physician at Drs. Nash, Prangley & West in Dundas, family medicine is all about stories. In this bustling clinic, listening to his patients is…
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Patient-Centered Care with a Clinical Pharmacist
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. Please introduce yourself. My name is Cait Luther, and I am a clinical pharmacist. What is a clinical pharmacist? I work alongside the physicians and nurse practitioners in their offices…
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Interconnections and Community in Social Work
Meet Mona Huang HFHT social worker, who shares what a social worker does, how they got started in this profession and what brings them joy.
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Nourishing Health Through the Work of a Registered Dietitian
Meet Diana Al-Farraji, HFHT Registered Dietitian, who shares what a registered dietitian is and how they got started in this profession.