The Generalist Approach

Revitalizing Generalist Practice: The Montreal Statement

“…Although both forms of practice are needed in today's health system, 7 the majority of patients require comprehensive generalist care (Box 1). 8,9 However, a failure to recognize the differences between the definitions and monitoring of quality of care in primary care systems is contributing to a failure in person-centered care.…”

Protecting generalism: moving on from evidence-based medicine?

“…Generalism describes a philosophy of practice which is person, not disease, centred; continuous, not episodic; integrates biotechnical and biographical perspectives; and views health as a resource for living and not an end in itself. [10][11][12][13] Stange has called for a revival of the generalist approach to address growing concerns about the inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and inequity of fragmented health care.…”

“…11,12,14 With evidence that the current model of EBM as a normative model of practice may be contributing to a shift away from generalist principles to a more disease-focused model of care, 10,14,15 we need an alternative approach to defining quality of knowledge use within generalist practice.…”

The Future of Family Medicine Version 2.0: Reflections from Pisacano Scholars

“…These services will be tailored to patients' wishes and appropriate to their social and cultural backgrounds. 35,46 5. It is time to move forward, continue discussions about the future, and develop the full blueprint for FFM v2.0.…”