As per available reports about 100 journals, 162 Conferences, 30 workshops are presently dedicated exclusively to FAMILY MEDICINE and about 366282 articles are being published on the current trends in FAMILY MEDICINE. In terms of research annually, USA, India, Japan, Brazil and Canada are some of the leading countries where maximum studies related to FAMILY MEDICINE are being carried out. As reported in "Definitions and Policies". American Board of Family Medicine. Retrieved 30 June 2009Family medicine (FM), formerly family practice (FP), is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages; the specialist is named a family physician, family doctor, or formerly family practitioner. In Europe the discipline is often referred to as general practice and a practitioner as a General Practice Doctor orGP; this name emphasises the holistic nature of this speciality, as well as its roots in the family. It is a division of primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body.[1] It is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of the family and the community, emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion.[2] According to the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), the aim of family medicine is to provide personal, comprehensive and continuing care for the individual in the context of the family and the community.[3] The issues of values underlying this practice are usually known asprimary care ethics |
