Advocacy letter for shortage of physicians

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Living with migraine is challenging enough—finding a doctor shouldn’t be. Across Canada, a growing shortage of physicians is leaving many migraine patients without timely access to care. This page lets you easily send a personalized letter to your local government representatives, urging action to improve healthcare access for people with migraine. Whether you’re on a waitlist, struggling to find a specialist, or going without treatment, your voice matters. Use this tool to advocate for better support, more healthcare funding, and stronger solutions for the migraine community.

Make Your Voice Heard ! - Physician Shortage

This form can be used by Canadian patient advocates to contact their local government representatives and
provincial health minister.

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I am writing to you as my elected official to raise awareness and discuss access to care for people with migraine. Currently primary care physicians receive less than one day in their education dedicated to effective treatment for migraine disease and other disabling headache conditions. Treatment protocols exist that can help to reduce the frequency and intensity of attacks however in Canada there are not enough health care practitioners properly trained to deliver treatment. Experts estimate that migraine affects 4.5 million (12%) of Canadians and that 1-2% live with chronic migraine 15 or more headache days per month). I am one of these people and without a trained medical professional to design a treatment protocol and prescribe medications, my life (and that of my loved ones) is deeply impacted in the worst way. Canada is currently considered a third world country in terms of treatment for migraine. This should be unacceptable. Migraine research has exploded in recent years and new treatments are becoming available like CGRPs, ditans and gepants and yet, many of us cannot even find a medical professional with whom to discuss the medical advances and treatments available. I want to be a contributing member of Canadian society and research shows that proper diagnosis and treatment can translate to increased days of normal function and significantly improved health outcomes.
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• How many days of migraine you experience each month?
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As a person living with migraine disease, I am asking that steps be taken to improve training of health care professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of headache and migraine so that all Canadians have equitable access to treatment thereby decreasing the immense burden of migraine disease and other headache disorders. Sincerely,
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Advocacy letter for shortage of physicians

Make Your Voice Heard ! - Physician Shortage

Does migraine impact you or someone you care about?