Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Preventive Care Preventative Care 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Austria 14 Canada 15 France 16 Norway 17 Japan 18 USA 19 Sweden 20 Average GP visits 336 238 235 214 206 101 87 202 Specialist visits 284 70 98 91 70 102 44 108 Hospitalizations 38 8 28 14 6 7 13 16 Family physicians provide accessible and comprehensive care for most healthcare needs, most diseases, and all organs.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families GP 130

BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

As unarguably the most intense advocates of vaccine-preventable diseases, they are often the first place of reference for both childhood and adult vaccinations. There are 44 family health centers, including 158 family physicians and 165 family health workers working in the district. Chronic Disease Yes 35 (51.5)

Vaccination 40

Vaccination Healthcare Professional Healthcare Primary Care 40