Colluding With the Decline of Continuity

John J. Frey

doi:10.1370/afm.2322

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Re:Education on fundamentals
Inaam Hashim

Published on: 16 November 2018
Education on fundamentals
William Cayley

Published on: 14 November 2018
Online Relationship with Patients Provides Continuity and Convenience
Joseph Scherger

Published on: 14 November 2018

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Re:Education on fundamentals
Inaam Hashim, Medical Student
As a medical graduate looking forward to a career path focused around continuity and close relationships with my patient population, perhaps there are some things we also can do as students to solidify those aspects in our practice.
I wonder if getting involved in communities beyond providing medical care would elicit a stronger bond with our patients, and possibly have a positive influence in our continued invol...
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As a medical graduate looking forward to a career path focused around continuity and close relationships with my patient population, perhaps there are some things we also can do as students to solidify those aspects in our practice.
I wonder if getting involved in communities beyond providing medical care would elicit a stronger bond with our patients, and possibly have a positive influence in our continued involvement in the patients health itself. I would love to see more resources and teaching focused solely around these aspects of practice.
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Competing Interests: None declared.
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Education on fundamentals
William Cayley, Faculty Physician
Perhaps we in family medicine education need to be more intentional about education on the fundamentals of family medicine in residency.
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Published on: (14 November 2018)
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Online Relationship with Patients Provides Continuity and Convenience
Joseph Scherger, Family Physician
This editorial reviews the issue of continuity and its erosion with so many modern convenience services and family physicians limiting their scope of work by leaving the hospital. One thing important to most people, young and older, is having relationships. Traditional office practice with "make an appointment" access fails today in an "on demand" society. When online communication occurs, that convenience is superior...
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This editorial reviews the issue of continuity and its erosion with so many modern convenience services and family physicians limiting their scope of work by leaving the hospital. One thing important to most people, young and older, is having relationships. Traditional office practice with "make an appointment" access fails today in an "on demand" society. When online communication occurs, that convenience is superior to so called convenience services. Even if the family physician is not in the hospital, she or he can have regular communication with the patient and family. I've been doing online communication with my patients for 21 years. It might take 15-30 minutes a day and abuse of the platform is very rare.
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Competing Interests: None declared.