It’s the end of yet another academic year. This year, researchers in the UBC Department of Family Practice published over 80 articles, in more than 20 journals, across three continents. New research papers are included in our biweekly newsletter, the Family Practice and Midwifery Connector, throughout the year. Below are 18 of the research papers published by our community members that had the highest engagement rates in the newsletter, in no particular order. If you missed them when they were first published, here is another opportunity to read the papers that were the most widely read by our DFP community in 2025.
Inequities in Care During Pregnancy Loss: Empirical Insights From Experiences With Canadian Perinatal Care
Birth Issues in Perinatal Care
Hall WA, Malhotra N, Clark E, Hodge K, Griffith G, Vedam S.
Tramadol (with or without acetaminophen) efficacy and harm: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Canadian Family Physician
Otte JA, Chu G, Heran B, Bassett K.
Practice tips to enhance documentation in primary care: Guide for selecting and implementing artificial intelligence medical scribes
Canadian Family Physician
Ngui D, Raff D, Naik N.
Quality indicators for rural surgical and obstetrical care: A modified Delphi consensus study
PLoS One
Parajulee A, Souraya A, Humber N, Ebert S, Williams K, Skinner T, Kornelsen J.
The Practical Value of Bayesian Inference in Describing the Epidemiology of Sports Injuries
Sports Medicine
Chandran A, Clarsen B, Varley I, Khan K, Marshall SW, Bahr R.
Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: A Review for Canadian Dermatologists
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
DeBiasio C, Green S, Kirchhof MG.
Changes in emergency and primary care use after adding virtual physicians to HealthLink BC’s 8-1-1 program
npj | Digital Medicine
Cressman S, Stewart K, Scheuermeyer FX, Hedden L, Duncan R, Riches L, Abu-Laban RB, Raff D, Assali J, Novak Lauscher H, Halani K, Wong B, Sundhu S, Ho K.
New drugs for weight loss: Why change in body composition matters and why nutrition and exercise remain paramount
Canadian Family Physician
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Development of a 24-hour movement index: exploring acceptability among Canadian parents
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Zhan JK, Khan KM, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G.
Mapping Evidence and Constructing an Analytic Framework: An Umbrella Review Summarizing Primary Care Family Physicians’ Experiences With Clinical Integration
Annals of Family Medicine
Tseng OL, Kim G, Ho WY, Lee EJ, Chang H, Lacaille D, Newton C, Vasarhelyi K, Poureslami I, Liow E, Mitton C.
Optimizing rural healthcare through improved team function: a case study of the Rural Surgical Obstetrical Networks programme
Journal of Interprofessional Care
Kornelsen J, Ho H, Williams K, Skinner T.
Interventions to Address Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Primary Care Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
JAMA Network Open
Persaud N, Workentin A, Rizvi A, Pierson T, Bortolussi-Courval É, Liu K, Bennett A, Shaver N, Skidmore B, Vyas N, Pap R, Almoli F, Lee TC, Sirois C, McCracken RK, Papillon-Ferland L, McDonald EG.
Primary care physician characteristics associated with becoming opioid agonist treatment prescribers in British Columbia: a retrospective case-control study
Harm Reduction Journal
Panagiotoglou D, Peterson S, Lavergne MR, Gomes T, Chadha R, Johnson C, McCracken R.
Will blended family physician payment models revive primary care in Canada?
Canadian Family Physician
McCracken RK, Lavergne MR, Hedden L.
Designed for simplicity, used for complexity: The systemic pressures shaping walk-in clinic practices and outcomes
PLoS One
Terpou BA, Lapointe-Shaw L, Wang R, Martin D, Tadrous M, Bhatia S, Shuldiner J, Berthelot S, Thakkar N, McBrien K, Rahman B, Lofters A, Paterson JM, McCracken R, Salahub C, Kiran T, Ivers NM, Desveaux L.
Trends in stimulant use among patients with opioid use disorder receiving substance use treatment: Findings from a prospective cohort study from 2013 to 2020
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Jackson E, Bach P, Socias ME, Brooks OM, Fairbairn N, Rodrigues M, Rosic T, Naji L, Jinks-Chang S, Nolan S, Chesney A, Reshetukha T, Samaan Z, Dennis BB.
Subcutaneous Lidocaine Infusion for Chronic Widespread Pain: A Chart Review and Survey Examining the Safety and Tolerability of Treatment
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Gregoire N, Kaseweter K, Klukas E, Sanan A, Louw WF.
Perinatal outcomes following nonadherence to guideline-based screening for gestational diabetes: A population-based cohort study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Nethery E, Pickerill K, Butska L, Turner M, Hutcheon JA, Janssen PA, Schummers L.