Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

Family doctor (GP) : Trained to care for patients of all ages—children, adults, and elderly—often including some women’s health and minor procedures. So, internist vs GP , or internist vs family doctor , boils down to scope: internists typically do not see children, whereas family doctors do.

Internal Medicine 130

Internal Medicine GP Family Doctor Primary Care 130

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

But something like the GP Cog or 88 are options as well. They’re going to have a fall because they were hypotensive from a med, or nobody paid attention to the fact that they weren’t coordinating very well. Also common in dementia. And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant.

Screening 119

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

More GPs = Higher Life Expectancy Did you know that people in areas with more GPs live longer ? Studies from the USA showed that adding one GP per 10,000 inhabitants was associated with 2-5 fewer deaths 5 , 6 and 4 fewer hospitalizations 5 annually. 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families GP 130