: Amidst the ongoing opioid crisis, 2018 guidelines strongly advocated for non-opioid pain management strategies and limiting opioid prescriptions to the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration necessary. The Evolution of Physician Roles
: Primary care providers often felt "powerless" when facing patients' socio-economic contexts, where clinical guidelines didn't always align with the reality of a patient's life. family practice 2018
: There was a clear academic shift toward training family physicians alongside other healthcare professionals. This interprofessional model was designed to prepare doctors for the "confluent morbidity" (patients with multiple overlapping conditions) that became more common in 2018. : Amidst the ongoing opioid crisis, 2018 guidelines
Despite its central role in the healthcare system, family practice faced several systemic hurdles in 2018: This interprofessional model was designed to prepare doctors
: While electronic health records (EHRs) became standard, research from 2018 indicated they contributed to lower job satisfaction and poorer work-life balance for family physicians compared to their colleagues not using such systems. Challenges Facing the Field
