Primary Focus with Dr. Tara Kiran
Dr. Tara Kiran
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In Vancouver: a Sweat Lodge, a Medicine Room, and the Power of…
In Vancouver: a Sweat Lodge, a Medicine Room, and the Power of…
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Patients, politicians and clinicians agree: it’s high time to fix primary care in Canada. But, what could a stronger, more inclusive, more efficient public system look like? In this smart, engaging podcast, family doc and researcher Dr. Tara Kiran brings together the voices of frontline healthcare workers, patients, researchers and policymakers from around the world to unpack the issues and innovations that could—and should—transform primary care in Canada.
With a focus on actionable insights and real-world solutions, episodes will take you behind the scenes to understand how different health systems and clinics are solving access problems, stretching healthcare dollars and ensuring quality care for all. At the heart of each conversation is a shared commitment to a better public healthcare system—one that not only serves every person in Canada, but leads the world.
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- In Vancouver: a Sweat Lodge, a Medicine Room, and the Power of Indigenous-Led Care · 48 dkIn this episode of Primary Focus, host Dr. Tara Kiran tours the Lu’ma Medical Centre, an urban Indigenous primary care clinic located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam…
- In Victoria: Building a team to meet an access crisis · 56 dk · Sezon 3 Bölüm 1When Dr. Paul Sawchuk and Dr. Thuy-Nga “Tia” Pham arrived in Victoria in the early 2020s, many patients told them they had gone eight or nine years without a family doctor. Both…
- [From the Vault] In the Netherlands: who’s accountable for access? · 50 dkHow do you design a system that delivers timely primary care — not by chance, but by design? In this final episode in the Netherlands, Tara visits a health insurance company and…
- [From the Vault] In the Netherlands: after-hours care that works · 46 dkEmergency departments in Canada are overcrowded — but what if they didn’t have to be? In Part Three of her audio documentary series from the Netherlands, Dr. Tara Kiran takes…
- [From the Vault] In the Netherlands: a day in a GP practice (Part 2) · 31 dkWhy are Dutch GPs called “huisarts” — house doctors? In Part Two of her visit to a Nijmegen clinic, Dr. Tara Kiran talks with Dr. Suzanne Ligthart about the Dutch tradition of…
- [From the Vault] In the Netherlands: a day in a GP practice (Part 1) · 36 dkHow is it that 99% of people in the Netherlands have access to primary care? How can Dutch doctors look after large numbers of patients while still providing primary care? Those…
- [Feed Swap] The Intersection Between Primary & Emergency Room Care with Dr. Anton Helman & Dr. Danielle Martin · 55 dkIs the primary care access problem the cause for ED overcrowding? Do emergency rooms have to be the safety net in our system - or is there another way? How can primary care and…
- In Spain: A healthcare centre in every community (Part 2) · 49 dkCan you imagine driving down the highway and seeing street signs directing you to your local primary care clinic instead of a hospital? In this episode, Dr. Tara Kiran hops in a…
- In Spain: A healthcare centre in every community (Part 1) · 41 dkImagine living in a country where no resident struggles to access primary care. There are no wait lists. Everyone can be seen at the local health centre, even if they haven’t…
- What the 2025 OurCare Survey Tells Us About Healthcare in Canada, with Kelly Grant · 40 dkMore than 5.8 million adults in Canada don't have a regular family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary care clinic--and where you live has a lot to do with whether you're one…
- In Durham: Community Wellness and Black Health · 58 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 9In this episode, Dr. Tara Kiran travels to Durham, Ontario, to visit the Durham Community Health Centre, where CEO Francis Garwe leads a team rethinking what primary care can…
- In Vancouver: A Clinic Accountable to the Community It Serves · 55 dk · Sezon 2In this episode, Dr. Tara Kiran travels to Vancouver, British Columbia, to visit the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op Clinic — a clinic built by and for newcomer communities…
- How Nova Scotia Is Expanding Access to Primary Care with Dr. Nicole Boutilier · 45 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 7In this episode, Tara speaks with Dr. Nicole Boutilier, Executive Vice President of Medicine and Clinical Operations at the Nova Scotia Health Authority — a family doctor leading…
- In Costa Rica: integrating public health and primary care · 34 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 6In Part Two of our Costa Rica series, Dr. Tara Kiran takes you inside an EBAIS (Equipos Básicos de Atención Integral de Salud) clinic on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica to see…
- In Costa Rica: How a middle-income country built a world-class primary care system · 56 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 5This episode is the first in a two-part series on the primary care system in Costa Rica. Dr.Tara Kiran sits down with Dr. Madeline Pesec, an internal medicine physician and…
- In Quebec: Improving timely access one clinic at a time · 60 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 4In this episode, we take you to Saint-Hyacinthe to see how a team in Quebec is transforming timely access to primary care. Quebec has more interprofessional primary care teams…
- In Renfrew County: A hybrid solution to the rural family doctor shortage · 59 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 3In this episode of Primary Focus, Dr. Tara Kiran travels to Renfrew County, Ontario, where an innovative team is tackling the family doctor shortage with a new kind of hybrid…
- How One Calgary Clinic Gets Team-Based Care Right · 51 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 2This season, we’re diving into innovative primary care practices across Canada—starting in Alberta, where one family practice is making timely, high-quality care a reality for…
- Why don’t we have enough family doctors? with Dr. Ruth Lavergne · 51 dk · Sezon 2 Bölüm 1As Canada faces a family doctor shortage, Tara calls up her friend Dr. Ruth Lavergne, a primary care researcher at Dalhousie University, to ask how we ended up an estimated…
- A historic win for primary care in Ontario with Peter MacLeod · 44 dkIn this special episode, host Dr. Tara Kiran reflects on the passage of Ontario’s new Primary Care Act—the first legislation of its kind in Canada. Joined by Peter MacLeod…
