Vivel Goel

Since I last wrote to you about the violence occurring in Israel and in Gaza, many of you have reached out to share your thoughts about my words. Some have praised the comments, while others felt that they fell short of what was needed. I appreciate each and every person who shared their thoughts with us– the issue of Israel and Palestine and the recurring violence in this region galvanizes many of us to speak, but we must also listen.

Methods Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Toronto. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) maintains a register of community-based family physicians who have participated in research studies (National Research System [NaReS]).6 In fall 1998, information about our study was mailed to NaReS physicians as well as to a random sample of physicians from the general membership list of the CFPC; all recipients were residing in Ontario.