Family Medicine Principles and Practice
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Family Medicine Principles and
Practice by Paul M. Paulman, Robert
B. Taylor (editor), Audrey A.
Paulman 2022
Since the
publication of the 7th edition of
this book, there has been a
remarkable increase in information
in several clinical areas, including
cardiology, immunology and oncology.
This rapid knowledge expansion has
led to practice changes for family
physicians and other primary care
providers. Patients are now
discharged from tertiary care
hospitals to their home communities
with life sustaining left
ventricular assist "heart pumps".
Hepatitis C, once an incurable
illness, is now routinely cured.
Oncology treatment regimens are
increasingly becoming ambulatory and
individualized. The decreased cost
and increasing availability of
health monitoring devices will make
it possible for physicians to
remotely check on the health status
of their patients in their homes.
With the ongoing and worsening
shortage of family physicians across
the US, the practice model for
family medicine in the future may
tend toward a family physician
supervising a cast of mid-level
providers as they care for a panel
of patients, versus the physician
providing the majority of care. All
of these changes will require
practice pattern changes and a need
for up-to-date sources of
information for the family
physician.
In addition, the
"family" of family medicine academic
organizations is undertaking a major
review of the practice, training,
funding and evaluation of all
aspects of family medicine. Eight
family medicine organizations have
launched the "Family Medicine for
America's Health" (FMAHealth) with
the expressed purpose "to
strategically align work to improve
practice models, payment,
technology, workforce and education,
and research to support the triple
aim". This project has moved past
the study phase and will soon move
to the implementation phase.
This
book is organized into short,
focused chapters almost exclusively
dedicated to topics relevant to
daily practice. All lead authors are
themselves accomplished family
physicians who can specifically
address the needs, concerns, and
interests of this crucial
profession. As one of the key
reference textbooks for family
medicine, it is very important to
provide the most up-to-date
knowledge to support learners and
practitioners of family medicine in
the face of rapidly expanding
clinical knowledge and the extensive
self-examination of family medicine
.
Family Medicine: Principles and
Practice, 8th Edition, is a
must-have reference for medical
students, residents, practicing
physicians, nurse practitioners and
physician assistants with an active
role in patient care.
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