The Â鶹AV Family Medicine Studies Journal
ISSN 1911-0529:
The Â鶹AV Family Medicine Studies (MFMS) Journal seeks to foster academic communication and interdisciplinary research among family medicine physicians, researchers and trainees. The journal covers a broad spectrum of family medicine and primary care topics and is an initiative of the Department of Family Medicine at Â鶹AV. It provides a forum for publication from graduate students, medical students, and medical resident scholarly works.
Journal Ethics
The MFMS Journal is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. It closely follows the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices to meet these requirements.
Open Access Publication
It is an open access online journal.
Co-editors
Amalia Issa and Machelle Wilchesky are the co-editors of the journal.
Amalia M. Issa is an internationally renowned scientist and founding Director of the Personalized Precision Medicine & Targeted Therapeutics Institute; one of the world’s first entities in this field. Dr. Issa founded and pioneered precision medicine decision science and developed innovative tools for studying decision making about precision medicine technologies. She leads teams dedicated to the integration of precision medicine into practice and health systems and to building the science of precision genomics and digital healthcare delivery. Dr. Issa serves on 4 editorial boards and is a member of the Council of Science Editors. She has served in several academic leadership roles and has more than 170 publications and presentations. She also serves in leadership positions in several professional associations and has received many awards and honors for her work over the years.
Machelle Wilchesky is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Family Medicine and Division of Geriatric Medicine at Â鶹AV, and Scientist at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology of the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (Jewish General Hospital). As Director of Research at the Donald Berman Maimonides Centre for Research in Aging, she has established an independent research program that focuses on improving the care provided to vulnerable older adults (many of whom are living with dementia) residing in long-term care facilities. Dr. Wilchesky is an active member of the Canadian Primary Care trials Network (CPCTN) and is on the advisory board of the Â鶹AV Practice Based Research Network (PBRN).
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History of the Journal
The journal was founded in 2006 by Drs Pierre Pluye, Roland Grad and Laura Shea who saw the need to promote the academic works of Family Medicine faculty and graduate students.
Funding, Resources and Useful Links
Health Evidence: The following is a web site designed to provide quality research evidence to public health decision makers, saving you time by searching, screening, and rating the systematic review evidence to compile it in a free, searchable online registry: . Findings of a research project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research demonstrated a need for a reliable source of review evidence that decision makers in public health could access and use easily. You can read more about studies and ongoing research elsewhere on the site and you can also read more about the process that each review must pass through before being posted to health-evidence.ca.
Drs. Eddy Lang and Roland Grad created a web page for quicker access to resources for primary health care. On this page you will find many links to the "best" of the medical Internet.
Web Resources
Â鶹AV, Faculty of Medicine, Summer Bursary Program for Medical Students
Current websites of Family Medicine Research Departments at all 16 universities across Canada
Dalhousie University
Â鶹AV /familymed/
McMaster University
Memorial University
Queens University
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université Laval
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Manitoba
University of Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Western Ontario
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Internal links :
Â鶹AV's Office of Sponsored Research is a centralized office that acts as a liaison between Â鶹AV researchers and sponsoring agencies. You will find links to all major funding agencies. Funding SOURCES and DEADLINES for internal and external grants.
Â鶹AV Faculty of Medicine, Research:
External links :
(CIHR)
(FRQS)
(SSHRC)
(FRQSC)
(FRQNT)
List of other Quebec Agencies including foundations
Research Organizations