Title |
Need to teach family medicine concepts even before establishing such practice in a country
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Published in |
Asia Pacific Family Medicine, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1447-056x-13-1 |
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Authors |
Rasnayaka M Mudiyanse |
Abstract |
The practice of family medicine is not well established in many developing countries including Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Government funds and runs the health facilities which cater to the health needs of a majority of the population. Services of a first contact doctor delivered by full time, vocationally trained, Family Physicians is generally overshadowed by outpatient departments of the government hospitals and after hours private practice by the government sector doctors and specialists. This process has changed the concept of the provision of comprehensive primary and continuing care for entire families, which in an ideal situation, should addresses psychosocial problems as well and deliver coordinated health care services in a society. Therefore there is a compelling need to teach Family Medicine concepts to undergraduates in all medical faculties. |
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