Rob Lam

🇨🇦 Family physician, CAC-Care of the Elderly. Past President, Canadian Geriatrics Society. @CanGeriSoc @GeriInterestGp. Bike to house calls for frail seniors.

[Rob Lam @RobLamMD]

Family physicians provide over half of all the medical services to seniors in Canada. Empowering them to do the work that they are already doing is key to our future healthcare challenges. https://t.co/nCdT41IMeJ

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Want to grow old gracefully?……….Stay active!

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The 2026 Canadian Geriatrics Society conference in beautiful Montreal has begun with poutine, bien sur! Please hear Dr. Christof Bobrowski explain how family physicians in Germany are helping out, in the primary care SIG, Sat morning at 7:15 am.

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The 2026 Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course is underway and looking forward to discussing the first clinical homework assignments dealing with cognitive impairment when we all reconvene virtually next month.

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Dr. Sarah Main represents the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA), a not-for-profit organization that charges membership dues to various PSW agencies, offering virtual teaching webinars called “Project Echo”, a joint venture with the Canadian Medical Association. #CGS2025

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44th Annual Canadian Geriatrics Society Scientific Meeting in Toronto is underway and right off the waterfront bike lane! Join me at the primary care SIG session at 7:15 am Friday morning and meet the Canadian Home Care Association. #CGS2025

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Watch “ECHO ISC_Integrated Dementia Care_Equipping Teams for Early Recognition and Action_Mar 27 2025” on #Vimeo https://t.co/4D11NO4AMZ

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Sign the petition: I Love Bike Lanes https://t.co/zCa9GrKt3O
Please help support bicycle riders and safe bike lanes in Toronto.

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The Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course https://t.co/xaKxoqHLJH

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The Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course for 2025 @CanGeriSoc @GeriInterestGp @NGIG1415 is now open for registration here:
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Yesterday Dr. Jasneet Parmar highlighted the importance of not only patient-, but also caregiver-centered care at #CGS2024 We can all learn from this as communication is often an unperceived learning need for physicians.

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2024 CGS Annual Scientific Meeting in Calgary been so informative! See you all in Toronto in 2025.

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The Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course https://t.co/hCzjGUWS8z

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It's because of #pharmacist @CPapoushek43 & other #teammembers like #Nurse AnnieDickson #Socialworker Ian Waters #Receptionists Vita & Diana from @UHN @UofTFamilyMed TWFamilyHealthTeam that inspired @TPC_ESP #Teambasedcare requires us to know one another for best patient care!

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We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the CGS is now open! https://t.co/WQCxetyZqg

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The CGS Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course Scholarship is NOW OPEN to any current Canadian post-graduate trainee in family medicine or internal medicine; the winner will be presented at the CGS Annual Scientific Meeting Awards Ceremony.
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@GeriInterestGp @cm_jasmine @GeriatricMedRes @MSVU_NSCA @NGIG1415 @CanGeriSoc Congratulations Jasmine and thanks for finding out that social vulnerability, is an independent factor!

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@katpigs @AGardhouse Hi Katrina, going to show all the staff in my nursing home this fantastic new article and improve our clinical care. Thank you, Rob

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경희대병원 어르신진료센터, 前캐나다노인병학회장 R. Lam 교수 초청 강의 https://t.co/UVDxyTZfJH
South Korea has the fastest aging population in the world and will be the oldest, surpassing Canada and even Japan, by 2060. Invited to share family medicine care ideas and solutions.