About UFPA
United Family Physicians of Alberta
Family doctors are trained in the skillful application of healthcare for their patients and communities. They are also uniquely positioned and experienced in managing teams in providing the wider spectrum of evidence-based health.
To properly execute both the practice of medicine, and the management of teams, family physicians require robust autonomy, reliable and adequate funding, a stable and effective healthcare framework and the independence necessary to adapt to the evolving needs of their communities. To realize the best utility of these assets and elements, family doctors must be involved in development, maintenance and implementation of policy affecting such.
No other medical profession possesses this balance of assets. No other medical profession can fill the largest gaps present in our current system. When positioned properly, family medicine saves lives and saves tax dollars. Further, family doctors are present, on location, now.
United Family Physicians of Alberta is a collective of family doctors who aim to organize and mobilize the family physician body of Alberta to highlight these concepts, educate the public regarding such, and persuade the government to take meaningful and immediate action to ensure continued viability of family medicine. When family doctors thrive, so do Albertans.
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