Dr. Lily Robinson is a primary and palliative care physician working with the Mission United Program, housed within and in collaboration with the Backdoor Mission. The backdoor mission seeks to assist their patrons achieve long-term stabilization by providing low-barrier, wrap-around supports with a point-in-time model. Their innovative partnership model empowers us to offer specialized person-centred services for our community through a singular access point.

This episode is supported by a grant from the Ontario Medical Association.

Note: Dr. Robinson notes that the term 'spirit wheel' used in this episode to refer to indigenous perspectives on health and wellness, should in fact be 'medicine wheel'.

In this episode, we discuss all things primary care with Dr. Allan Grill. Dr. Grill is the inaugural Assistant Dean of the Queen's University Lakeridge Health MD-Family Medicine program and the Chief of Family Medicine at the Oak Valley Health's Markham Stouffville Hospital.

We talked about the current primary care crisis in Canada, innovative medical education as a potential solution to this crisis, and being an agent of change. Enjoy!

An introduction to Pulse Check: The Primary Care Pod