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A message from Dr. Mekalai Kumanan on World Family Doctor Day
Dr. Mekalai Kumanan's message to Ontario's family doctors on World Family Doctor Day.

ALT A white tile with text that reads, "Family physician visits are by far the most frequently accessed service in Ontario's healthcare system." A bar graph is shown with the sub-heading "Average number of visits in a 24-hours period in 2022-2023." The graph depicts the following visits by service. Family physicians provide 139,300 visits. The emergency departments provide 13,500, hospital admissions account for 5,900, specialists provide 73,700, X-Rays 21,500, CT & MRI Scans 7,800 and Hip and Knee Replacements 130.

ALT A navy tile with a quote from Ontario College of Family Physicians President, Dr. Mekalai Kumanan that reads, "The OCFP welcomes the government’s commitments to reduce administrative burden through ongoing efforts including piloting AI scribes and eliminating sick notes. Eliminating unnecessary sick notes is an important change for which the Ontario College of Family Physicians has advocated. While we know that much more needs to be done to address the administrative issues that take up to 19 hours a week, this is an important step to ensure that more Ontarians can see their family doctor."

ALT A light purple tile with an illustration of a needle next to an illustration of a child's face with text below that reads, "Make sure your child is up to date with their measles vaccines. Children should receive two doses as part of routine childhood vaccinations, given at age 1 and 4-6 years of age." The Ontario College of Family Physicians logo is shown at the bottom right corner of the tile.





























