It is an accepted norm in the healthcare service that the Primary Physician or the Family Physician is the centre of the healthcare system. He/ She is the only physician providing easily accessible primary care to patients across the lifespan. In a rapidly changing world, it is an accepted fact that many families prefer to consult the same physician from childhood through adolescence and adulthood and into old age, not only for the trivial health issues, but also for critical health decisions, as they find the Family Physician easily approachable and more reliable.
For maintaining a good service at par with the current trends, these Family Physicians need a wide swath of knowledge and keep themselves up-to-date in order to diagnose, test, and treat patients of all ages and all conditions.
The College of General Practitioners, Indian Medical Association is committed to uplift the knowledge and skills of Family Physicians of the country through its limited resources and means. A journal for the Family Doctors definitely plays an important role in enriching the knowledge of our physicians and I appreciate the effort of the CGP HQs team under the stewardship of Dr. Ravi Shankar. I am happy that another issue of the Family Doctors Journal is going to be published and I hope our members and Physicians will enjoy reading it.
