Primary Care Research Day 2025

Primary Care Research Day 2025 is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. at DoubleTree by Hilton Kingston. This annual event, presented by the Centre for Studies in Primary Care and Queen’s Family Medicine, is open to all department staff and faculty. It showcases the diverse research efforts of 75 PGY2 residents across our four sites, with sessions centred around four distinct themes: Navigating Health Challenges, Bridging Gaps: Equity, Access, and Inclusion, Educating for Impact: Learning to Lead in Care, and Rethinking Practice: Challenges, Costs, and Cases.

Keynote speaker

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Emily Gard Marshall, who will discuss “Family Medicine: A Noble Profession.”

Dr. Emily Gard Marshall is a Professor in Dalhousie’s Department of FamilyMedicine and Director of the BRIC-Nova Scotia SPOR Primary Health CareNetwork. Cross-appointed in Community Health, Psychiatry, and the Faculty of Health, she is also a Nova Scotia Health Affiliated Scientist. Her collaborative research uses mixed methods to examine primary healthcare from patient, provider, and system perspectives, addressing the quintuple aim: improving population health, equity, costs, patient experience, and care team well-being.

Dr. Marshall leads pan-Canadian studies, including the CIHR COVID-19PUPPY-Study and the U-PATH study, focused on underserved populations. Her work, supported by over $110 million in funding, has produced 80+ peer-reviewed articles and 190+ conference presentations. She received the 2020 NAPCRG Mid-Career Researcher Award and is also an avid artist. Learn more at www.emilygardmarshall.ca.

Best Overall Project Winners 2025

Residents from all four sites presented their outstanding work through 46 poster presentations and 18 oral presentations. Scholarly projects included critical appraisals, original research, and ethical and QI projects on a wide range of relevant primary care topics. Two independent judges assessed each project.

The winners of this year’s best overall projects are:

Dr. Laura Wells: "Health Equity Content Review of The Queen's Department of Family Medicine PGY-1 Didactic Teaching Material Curriculum”

Drs. Bethanie Hamilton, Danielle Lewis & Daseul Shin: "Examination of Knowledge, Perceptions, and Perceived Barriers Around HPV Vaccination Among College Students in Durham Region"

Drs. Samantha Lyons & Brian McPherrin: "Assessing Geographic Disparities in Access to CT Imaging for Emergency Departments in Ontario”

Dr. Leonor Separi: "Perceptions and Practices of Canadian Primary Care Providers Managing Pain During IUCD Insertion"