amily Medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive health care for individuals and families. The hallmark of the specialty is the forging of an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship based on integrated care.

Family medicine integrates the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences in order to treat each organ system and every disease entity. Family physicians care for patients of all ages, from newborns to the elderly, men and women, and all medical problems.

Family physicians diagnose and treat ninety percent of all patient problems in a process that involves treating the whole patient by addressing  all the medical, social and mental health concerns of the individual.

 

Family physicians care for patients of all ages, from newborns to the elderly, men and women, and all medical problems.

While knowledge and skill may be shared with other specialties, the family practice is unique. In addition to treating illness, a large part of the practice is disease prevention and health maintenance  Family physicians deliver a wide spectrum of acute, chronic and preventive medical care services ranging from diagnosing and treating illnesses to providing routine check ups, health-risk assessments, immunization and screening tests,

as well as counseling patients on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, managing chronic illness, or coordinating care provided by other sub-specialists.

Because of their long-term physician-patient relationships, family physicians come to learn the complete medical history of their patients, a distinct advantage when confronted with an emergency.  Indeed, treatment by family physicians results in a quality of care second to none, high patient satisfaction, and a more cost-effective use of hospitals, testing, procedures, and increasingly expensive technology.

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