Family Physicians Play Critical Role

Dr. Imafidon Thomas Izekor, a family physician who earned his degree in medicine from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, provides comprehensive consultant level patient care at the Family Medicine Unit of the Saskatchewan Health Authority in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Imafidon Thomas Izekor, MD, maintains his membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).

In late April, the CFPC with the Canadian Society for Long-Term Care Medicine (CSLTCM) released the “Joint Position Statement on the Role of Family Physicians in Long-Term Care Homes.” The Family Medicine Professional Profile describes long-term care (LTC) homes as a primary setting where family physicians provide comprehensive patient care.

CFPC and CSLTCM have a long-standing partnership to advocate for system-wide improvements in patient care at LTC homes. The organizations recognized that the Canadian government allocated $3 billion over the next five years to support LTC.

In the position statement, CFPC and CSLTCM provided four courses of action to improve LTC in Canada. First, the national standards for patient care in LTC homes must be fully implemented. Second, there must be full support for family physician leadership, especially in medical director roles. Third, enhanced funding for LTC staff. Fourth, integration of effective and cohesive communication for continuing LTC support.

Health Benefits of Listening to Music

Family medicine practitioner Dr. Imafidon Thomas Izekor serves as a family physician under the Family Medicine Unit of the Saskatchewan Health Authority in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. When not working, Imafidon Thomas Izekor MD listens to classical music.

Scientific studies have proven that listening to classical music is good for the body and the mind. It has positive implications for physical and mental health, too. The following are some examples.

1. Researchers from Oxford University found that listening to classical music can lower blood pressure. The participants in the study listened to Mozart and Strauss for 25 minutes and recorded a substantial decrease in their blood pressure. Music without lyrics that change its rhythms and volumes, and repeats at certain intervals reduce blood pressure.

2. A study published in the National Library of Medicine said that listening to music can improve sleep quality. During the study, a group of participants listened to classical music for 45 minutes every day for three weeks indicated a significant statistical decrease in depressive symptoms. The researchers concluded that listening to relaxing classical music reduces sleeping problems.

3. A 2006 study discovered that listening to classical music helps relieve chronic pains. The researchers prescribed listening to classical music to a group of people going through chronic pains or recovering from surgery. The study found that the patients who incorporated music in their rehabilitation experienced ease in pain caused by a positive reaction to the music from the brain’s reward center. 

CPSA Regulates Physician Assistants

Dr. Imafidon Thomas Izekor focuses on family medicine. In addition to serving the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta as an ER physician, he serves in the Department of Family Medicine of the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Professionally, Imafidon Thomas Izekor, MD, belongs to the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).

As of April 1, 2021, the practice of physician assistants (PAs) in Alberta was placed under the regulatory powers of CPSA. This regulation closes down the list of volunteer PAs in the province, since they are now required to register with CPSA, pay annual dues, hold liability insurance, and adhere to the Standards of Practice of CPSA.

In a statement issued by CPSA registrar Dr. Scott McLeod, he said that PAs in Alberta have a proven track record of providing high quality patient care under physician supervision. Dr. McLeod added that it is the pride of CPSA to welcome PAs as the latest regulated members of the healthcare system in Alberta.

In order to be eligible to register with the CPSA, a PA must have at least two years of training leading to a degree in physician associate studies. He or she must be certified by the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA), the national organization of PAs in Canada, and must be in practice as a PA as of the date of registration.

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