The term family medicine defines treating the patient while taking his family context into account. Treating several family members in the same practice can be an advantage, but also a disadvantage. Possible conflicts or delicate situations can arise when the people responsible for the patient are not the ones most emotionally involved or closest to him. Most of the time, a patient who needs medical support from us will also need emotional and financial support from his famil

The role of the family physician has remained relatively unchanged over the years: to care for both the acute and chronic health problems of patients, whether they are physical or psychological in nature. A family physician fulfills several essential functions. The first is the curative function—treating diseases comprehensively rather than focusing on a single organ or condition. The second is the preventive function—playing a central role in all preventive healthcare progra