Table 1 Research questions and propositions

Research questions

Primary

How does COE training and certification impact the way primary care is delivered to older patients?

Secondary

Within primary care settings, what is the context of geriatric care in Canada?

What factors influence the ways in which groups of family physicians care for older Canadians?

Propositions

1. Across primary care groups, there are substantial practice differences among COE family physicians in how they care for older patients

2. Within and across primary care groups, the practice of COE family physicians substantially differs from other family physicians in how they care for older patients (e.g., functioning as a consultant, referral patterns, patient roster)

3. Within primary care groups, COE family physicians increase capacity to deliver geriatric care to older patients (e.g., expanded skillset, educational resource)