What does it mean Family practice?

Family practice, also known as family medicine, is a medical specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and body systems. It is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of family and community, emphasizes disease prevention and health promotion, utilizes a biopsychosocial approach to health care delivery, is guided by principles of primary care, employs a multidisciplinary team approach when appropriate, and applies a holistic and patient-centered perspective to the delivery of services.