Academy of Family Physicians of India

Academy of Family Physicians of India
Abbreviation AFPI
Motto For a better India
Formation 2010
Type Professional association
Purpose Empowering primary care physicians in India. Strengthening healthcare delivery system in India
Headquarters New Delhi
Location
  • India
Region served
 Pan India
Official language
 English
Website www.afpionline.com
Late Dr P Padmanabhan - Noted public health specialist and family medicine patron. AFPI has instituted an oration award in his memory.
AFPI receives WONCA membership

The Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI) is an academic organisation,[1] registered as a non-profit society in India.[2] AFPI has been founded with the aim of promoting family medicine and primary healthcare.[3] AFPI is also a member of WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors).

AFPI participation at global forums: Dr Raman Kumar National President AFPI is a member of WONCA World Executive and YDM rep. Photograph taken - Istanbul Turkey October 2015

Advocacy on family medicine

The academy is working towards empowering of primary care physicians in India for better health outcomes.[4] AFPI advocates academic institutionalization of community health services.[5] As an outcome of advocacy initiatives of AFPI the first MD family medicine program[6] was started at Kozhikode Medical College, Kerala. Under PMSSY (Prime Minister's Swasthys Suraksha Yojana) all newly instituted AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) have established a new department in the name of department of community medicine and family medicine.[7]

AFPI has supported equal professional opportunities and career progression[8] for the primary care physicians at par with any other specialty.[9] NHSRC (National Health System Resource Centre) conducted a national consultation on family medicine in partnership with AFPI.[10] The academy is working for popularizing academic family medicine across the country.[11]

Journal of family medicine and primary care

The academy publishes the peer-reviewed medical journal, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, established in January 2012. The journal publishes quarterly issues. JFMPC was launched at WONCA South Asia Regional Conference 2011 in Mumbai by WONCA world president Prof Richard Roberts.[12] The journal is indexed in PubMed Central/PubMed[13] and follows a gold open access model.[14]

National conference of family medicine and primary care (FMPC)

FMPC (National Conference on Family Medicine and Primary Care) is the official academic event of AFPI [15] which provides forum for primary care physicians and health care professionals across spectrum to discuss and disseminate their academic as well as professional experiences.[16] FMPC is also open to ordinary citizen for participation towards setting healthcare agenda. The second national conference was organized from 19–22 November 2015[17] at Indian Habitat Center New Delhi.[18] The conference was addressed by union minister for health and family welfare government of India Mr JP Nadda.[19]

The third national conference (FMPC 2017) will be held at IMA House, Kaloor, Kochi on 27-29 January 2017.

International collaborations

The Academy of Family Physicians of India is a member of World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA). AFPI was an organizing partner for WONCA South Asia Regional conferences in Mumbai 2011 [20] and Chennai 2014.[21] The academy facilitates international exchange opportunities for family medicine trainees through WONCA FM 360 exchange programs across world.[22] AFPI is a founding member of "The Spice Route Movement" - forum for young and recently qualified family medicines specialists in the SAARC region.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Academy of Family Physicians of India". Health Market Innovation.
  2. ↑ "Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI) has prepared more than one thousand doctors who are committed to provide their services in the field of family medicine and primary healthcare". EThealthworld.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Academy of Family Physicians of India. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Raman (2012-01-01). "Empowering primary care physicians in India". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 1 (1). doi:10.4103/2249-4863.94438. PMC 3893943. PMID 24478991.
  5. ↑ Kumar, Raman (2012-01-01). "Academic institutionalization of community health services: Way ahead in medical education reforms". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 1 (1). doi:10.4103/2249-4863.94442. PMC 3893954. PMID 24478994.
  6. ↑ "List of Courses by Medical Council of India".
  7. ↑ "Family Medicine at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Like Institutes". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 15 November 2015. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.104925.
  8. ↑ "Doctors with MD/DNB (Family Medicine) to be appointed at CHCs, sub-district hospitals Indian Medical Times".
  9. ↑ "role models in family medicine missing in India". Indiamedicaltimes.
  10. ↑ "Report and recommendations: National consultation on family medicine". Public Health Administration NHSRC.
  11. ↑ "Academy to revive tradition of family doctors The Asia Age".
  12. ↑ "JFMPC".
  13. ↑ "Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  14. ↑ "Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care". Medknow Publications. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "India’s first National Conference on Family Medicine and Primary Care promises to be an eye opener E Health".
  16. ↑ "1st National Conference of Family Medicine and Primary Care". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. December 2013. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.123773.
  17. ↑ "Health Minister urges family medicine practitioners to contribute to preventive and promotive health care". Business Standard.
  18. ↑ "Health Minister urges family medicine practitioners to contribute to preventive and promotive health care. Press Information Bureau. Government of India".
  19. ↑ "Press Information Bureau Photo Gallery". Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  20. ↑ "Indian Medical Times WONCA SAR 2011".
  21. ↑ "Global Family Doctor - Spice Route Movement WONCA SAR 2014".
  22. ↑ "FM 360 Global Exchange Program".
  23. ↑ "Spice Route Movement". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 15 November 2015.

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