Primary Focus with Dr. Tara Kiran

Patients, politicians and clinicians agree: it’s high time to fix primary care in Canada. But, what could a stronger, more inclusive, more efficient public system look like? In this smart, engaging podcast, family doc and researcher Dr. Tara Kiran brings together the voices of frontline healthcare workers, patients, researchers and policymakers from around the world to unpack the issues and innovations that could—and should—transform primary care in Canada.With a focus on actionable insights and real-world solutions, episodes will take you behind the scenes to understand how different health systems and clinics are solving access problems, stretching healthcare dollars and ensuring quality care for all. At the heart of each conversation is a shared commitment to a better public healthcare system—one that not only serves every person in Canada, but leads the world. primaryfocus.substack.com

Primary Focus with Dr. Tara Kiran is a health podcast hosted by Dr. Tara Kiran, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dr. Tara Kiran hosts Primary Focus with Dr. Tara Kiran, a health show with 21 episodes published.

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  In Spain: A primary care centre in every community (Part 1)

  Jun 5, 202641 minS0

  <p>Imagine living in a country where no resident struggles to access primary care. There are no wait lists. Everyone can be seen at the local health centre, even if they haven’t registered in advance. In this episode, Dr. Tara Kiran takes you on a journey to Spain—where the right to primary care is guaranteed in law and where every community has a local health centre. Walking through the streets and historic health ministries of Barcelona, Tara speaks with health economist Tino Marti and healthcare strategy director Dr. Rafael Ruiz to understand how neighbourhood hubs bring doctors, nurses, soci...

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  What the 2025 OurCare Survey Tells Us About Healthcare in Canada, with Kelly Grant

  May 22, 202640 minS0

  <p>More than 5.8 million adults in Canada don't have a regular family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary care clinic--and where you live has a lot to do with whether you're one of them. To make sense of the newest research on primary care in Canada, Dr. Tara Kiran flips the script and welcomes award-winning health reporter Kelly Grant from The Globe and Mail to ask her the tough questions.</p><p>Together, they dig deep into the newly released 2025 OurCare Survey data, exploring why provinces like Manitoba and Ontario are faring better, why Quebec leads the nation in out-of-pocket medical...

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  In Durham: Community Wellness and Black Health

  Mar 5, 202658 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Dr. Tara Kiran travels to Durham, Ontario, to visit the Durham Community Health Centre, where CEO Francis Garwe leads a team rethinking what primary care can look like when it is truly rooted in community. Touring a repurposed public school that now houses a wide range of services—from mental health counseling and a regional diabetes team to food security programs, youth programming, and community gardens—Tara sees firsthand how Durham CHC addresses the social determinants of health alongside clinical care. She then sits down with Francis Garwe, Dr. Akeem Stewart, and Dr. Kirk Stewart to disc...

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  In Vancouver: A Clinic Accountable to the Community It Serves

  Feb 17, 202655 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Dr. Tara Kiran travels to Vancouver, British Columbia, to visit the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op Clinic — a clinic built by and for newcomer communities. Umbrella pairs physicians and nurse practitioners with cross-cultural health brokers who act as language and cultural interpreters, helping bridge gaps not just in communication, but in navigating the healthcare system itself. Tara tours the clinic with Naomi Armstrong, Director of Integrated Health Programs, and then sits down with Dr. Mei-Ling Weidmeyer, family physician and clinical lead. Together, they discuss Umbrella’s origins as a mobile clinic for migrant farm workers, its cooperative gove...

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  Episode #7

  How Nova Scotia Is Expanding Access to Primary Care with Dr. Nicole Boutilier

  Jan 29, 202645 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Tara speaks with Dr. Nicole Boutilier, Executive Vice President of Medicine and Clinical Operations at the Nova Scotia Health Authority —  a family doctor leading primary care transformation from within the government. Dr. Boutilier walks Tara through Nova Scotia’s multi-pronged plan to improve primary care access: transforming the province’s centralized waitlist into an active patient management tool, building and strengthening Health Homes (team-based primary care clinics), creating pathways for people without a family doctor to access care while they wait, and modernizing how data flows — so patients can access and share their own health information through t...

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