World Family Doctor Day: AFPI Karnataka state chapter to observe World Family Doctor day on 19th May 2022 .

City Today News (City today.media)

May 14

World Family Doctor Day is being observed on 19th May 2022 to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world . Family Doctors day provides a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the central role of Family Physicians in the delivery of personal , comprehensive and continuing health care for all of our patients , brings attention to the important work family physicians do , and make the community understand the role played by Family doctors in long - term patient - physician relationship .

' Family Doctor ' is not a new concept in India . Historically Family Doctors used to be generalist practitioners who would not only act as health managers but as a friend , philosopher , protector and guide for a family . Those days the community reposed enormous faith in the easily accessible and affordable Family Doctor .

However during the past few decades fragmentation of medicine into subspecialties has made generalist mode of practice languished . Spectacular advances were made in health sector with focus on expertise in single organs , systems or diseases . It is the development of these subspecialists and their concentration in hospitals that has given rise to a growing demand in the community for a physician , who is caring , accessible and who is also an expert . The emergence of a clinical specialty called ' Family Medicine ' has created a hope for reviving the ancient traditions of general medicine and redefining " Family Doctor " who is best trained to meet the requirement of the modern era . Family medicine is a person centered specialty which provides comprehensive care through a continuous healing relationship oriented towards a family in particular and community in general . " Person centeredness " is the indispensable core principle of Family Medicine and seeks to promote the wholeness of the whole person by a holistic approach to any medical problem .

COVID 19 Pandamic has once again re emphasized the importance of a robust Primary health care delivery system . While the media and public were applauding the tertiary care hospitals for the way they handled critical cases , the primary care workforce was working relentlessly doing their best in preventing complications and significantly reducing burden on the hospitals , Be it testing and contact tracing , treating and monitoring Home isolation cases or even vaccination at public sector has seen primary care workers taking the lead .

In the backdrop of the current scenario of growing negative perception about medical profession in the community , there's a great need for promoting family practice for the purpose of reestablishing patient confidence in the noble profession . There's a need for the young medical graduates to come forward and make a contribution to community by choosing family medicine as a specialty . Family Medicine fraternity has a great role to play in redefining the concept of Family Doctor by preparing the next generation of Family physicians.

World Organization of National Colleges , Academies and Academic Associations of Family Physicians ( WONCA ) has declared May 19th as the World Family Doctors day which has become a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world . In line with the objectives of WONCA the Academy Of Family Physicians of India ( AFPI ) striving hard to revive the concept of Family Doctor in the present context and popularize Family Medicine as a clinical specialty . A series of professional and social activities are planned by AFPI Karnataka state chapter to observe World Family Doctor day on 19th May 2022 . "

Dr. Mohan Kubendra, Dr Ramakrishna Prasad,Dr.Gowri Chinthanapalli & Dr Anupama Nagaraj were present in the press meet.

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