We strive to support individuals and their families in their efforts to live well by providing diversified coordinated care, guidance and education that encompasses body, mind and spirit. We promote compassion, collaboration and communication because care is "better together."
"My mission is for people’s experiences of care to become positive and humanizing. We are all connected in our humanity. What we all do matters. We must practice with purpose."
Dr. Maria Patriquin MD CCFP Founder of Living Well
Primary Care Transformation: A collaborative practice tool kit provides practical information, examples, insights from the experiences of Nova Scotia doctors, implications and critical reflection questions to support physicians who are considering collaborative practice.
There is no one-…
I have been fortunate now to have presented this talk at the Family Medicine Forum Toronto 2018. On Valentines day 2019 I presented the same talk for the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University. The talk will be given at Dalhousie once again to faculty and the reading club in April of this year and once again in Richmond BC at the 2019 Collaborative Mental Health Conference. What is…
Children are the original mindfulness practitioners. I remind each adult that denies their capacity that they began life with innate ability to be mindful. To understand what role mindfulness serves requires consideration of the inherent nature and capacities we were born with. Take a moment to consider what qualities of being, sensing, doing, feeling and thinking you recall from childhood. Childr…
Our practitioners are committed to a shared vision of collaboration in health care. Dr. Patriquin does not receive remuneration for owning, operating or collaborating from the providers, the province or private sector. Dr. Patriquin volunteers her time out of love for her profession and a vision for healthier practices in health care. Our providers include one family physician, a nurse practitioner, two certified counselors, a registered massage therapist, a clinical social worker, a physiotherapist one registered dietician, a registered music therapist, a trauma informed yoga therapist and one child psychiatrist. Dr. Patriquin shares obstetrical care with Dr. Shauna Archibald who is co-located at the Professional Center. Dr. Patriquin also collaborates and co-leads groups with the Community Health Teams, NSHA.
