Utilization of Family Physicians in the H1N1 Vaccination Programs of Canadian Provinces in 2009

Lead Researcher and Department
Dr. Marshall Godwin, and Dr. Pauline Duke, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University

Collaborators and Students
Andrea Pike, Dr. Peter Wang, Dr. Shabnam Asgari, and Dr. Kris Aubrey, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University; Dr. David Allison, Medical Officer of Health for Eastern Health Region (NL); Inese Grava-Gubins, Director of Research, and Dr. John Maxded, Health and Public Policy, College of Family Physicians of Canada

Funding Resources
CIHR

Summary
This project will involve a survey of representative samples of family physicians from all Canadian provinces and territories. It will seek to determine the degree of involvement of family doctors in the 2009 H1N1 vaccination program across Canada. The research will also identify the barriers and facilitators to the involvement of the family physicians, and will determine whether they wish to be involved in future pandemic vaccination programs. More than 5.000 family physicians will be surveyed.

Dates
2010

Keywords
H1N1, Pandemic, Vaccination program, Family physicians

Locations
Canada
St. John's
Avalon Peninsula

Industry Sectors
Offices of Physicians (Health Care and Social Assistance — Ambulatory Health Care Services)

Thematic Categories
Primary Health Care (Health and Community Services)
Pandemic (Health and Community Services — Diseases)
Family Physicians (Health and Community Services — Physicians)

Departments
Faculty of Medicine (STJ)