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Episode Synopsis
A remarkable journey. Eva carried her lived experience in an immigrant family through a medical career in clinical epidemiology, exploring Chinese medicine, cancer care, multifaceted health promotion, and now helping a new wave of Canadian immigrants.
Dr. Eva Grunfeld completed medical school at McMaster University, a doctorate in epidemiology at Oxford University, and a diploma in acupuncture through the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. A professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her research focused on the role of family physicians in the care of cancer patients. She led two major research programs: CanIMPACT, to improve the coordination of cancer care; and the BETTER Program, which has developed and tested an approach to improve the prevention of and screening for cancer and other chronic diseases in family practice.
Dr. Eva Grunfeld completed medical school at McMaster University, a doctorate in epidemiology at Oxford University, and a diploma in acupuncture through the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. A professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her research focused on the role of family physicians in the care of cancer patients. She led two major research programs: CanIMPACT, to improve the coordination of cancer care; and the BETTER Program, which has developed and tested an approach to improve the prevention of and screening for cancer and other chronic diseases in family practice.
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