A Tale of Two Conferences
Abstract
The new specialty of family medicine is vibrant and actively developing, but there is an underlying tension caused by the pulling effect of two “opposing” viewpoints: namely, ambulatory care and district hospital care. This became evident to me whilst attending two recent conferences, the 14th National Family Practitioners’ Conference in Rustenburg (8-10 August 2008), hosted by the SA Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, and the 12th National Rural Health Conference in Beaufort West (18-20 September 2008), hosted by the Rural Doctors’ Association of Southern Africa.
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