Physician advocacy · Dr. Adam Stewart
OMA & SGFP
A stronger voice for family medicine.
Advocacy, analysis, and practical resources grounded in the realities of community family practice. Explore Dr. Stewart’s work on physician compensation, health care policy, and the everyday challenges facing family doctors.
Resources & analysis
Explore the work.
Payment models, negotiations, and policy issues that affect family doctors and their patients.
Featured resource
Understanding the FHO+ model
Practical explanations, videos, payment tools, and resources to help you understand the model and what it means for your practice.
FHO acuity modifier payments
An explanation of patient complexity, capitation bands, and diagnostic coding, with analysis of the acuity changes introduced in 2024.
Read the acuity explainerRelativity & negotiations
Analyses, submissions, and supporting materials on family medicine compensation, CANDI, negotiations, and measuring physicians’ work.
Explore the negotiations archiveCPSO continuity of care
Dr. Stewart’s advocacy on referral processes and responsibilities, including correspondence, a template letter, and a local example of collaboration.
View the continuity of care workFamily medicine, in practice
Writing on administrative burden, invisible work, practice efficiency, and the health system issues that shape a family doctor’s day.
Browse the articlesDated resources reflect the policies and payment arrangements at publication. Older rates and requirements may have changed; follow the official references in the FHO+ hub for current model information.
Physician leadership
Bringing the perspective of a practising family doctor.
Dr. Stewart serves on the Board of the Section on General and Family Practice (SGFP) and chairs its Governance Committee. His work brings an interest in practice efficiency, digital health, and sustainable family medicine to physician representation.
He previously served on the SGFP Executive and Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Council from March 2017 to December 2020, and returned to SGFP leadership in February 2024.
Meet the SGFP Board (opens in a new tab)
Recognition · 2021
OMA Section Service Award
In 2021, Dr. Stewart received the Ontario Medical Association’s Section Service Award, recognizing his contributions to the SGFP, the medical profession, and the public.
Read the OMA announcement (opens in a new tab)Keep the conversation going.
Connect with fellow physicians in the Stewart Medicine Facebook Forum to ask questions, share practical ideas, and discuss the issues affecting family medicine.
Resources & commentary by Dr. Adam Stewart
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