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. 2022 Dec 28;62(1):1-4.
doi: 10.2478/sjph-2023-0001. eCollection 2023 Mar.

The New Renaissance of Family Medicine: Myth or Reality

Vesna Homar  1 , Igor Švab  2
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The New Renaissance of Family Medicine: Myth or Reality

Vesna Homar et al. Zdr Varst. .

Abstract
in English, Slovenian

Renaissance is the term used for the societal movement that marked the end of the Middle Ages. With the development of science came the rediscovery of the works and values of ancient scholars. This brought enormous development in all areas of society, including education. Man became the measure of all things, humanism became important again, and there was a blossoming of science and art. The 'renaissance of family medicine' took place approximately 50 years ago as a response to over-technical (even inhumane) medicine. Family medicine focused on the patient and was, as such, rediscovered and developed as a scientific discipline. In 2022 Wonca Europe launched a new document that set out the core values of family medicine, initiating a discussion about the 'new' renaissance of family medicine. The idea implies that, due to the changes brought about by rapid technical advances and recent global events, family medicine will develop further. However, the really intriguing question is whether these rapid and dramatic changes will actually result in a new renaissance of family medicine or whether they will result in its decline.

Izraz renesansa se uporablja za družbeno gibanje, ki je zaznamovalo konec srednjega veka. Z razvojem znanosti so bila ponovno odkrita dela starih učenjakov in njihove vrednote. To je botrovalo pomembnemu razvoju na vseh področjih družbe, tudi v izobraževanju. Človek je postal merilo vsega: humanizem je spet postal pomemben, znanost in umetnost sta cveteli.Renesansa v družinski medicini se nanaša na gibanje pred približno petdesetimi leti, ki je nastalo kot odgovor na pretirano tehnično, celo nehumano medicino. Zaradi osredotočenosti družinske medicine na pacienta je ta pridobila pomen in se razvila v znanstveno disciplino.Leta 2022 je evropsko združenje zdravnikov družinske medicine Wonca Europe predstavilo nov dokument, ki opisuje temeljne vrednote družinske medicine. Govoriti se je začelo o novi renesansi družinske medicine. Ideja je, da se bo družinska medicina zaradi sprememb, ki jih prinašajo nedavni svetovni dogodki in hiter tehnični napredek, bliskovito razvijala. Toda resnično pomembno vprašanje je, ali bodo te hitre in dramatične spremembe res ustvarile nov preporod družinske medicine ali pa bodo povzročile njen zaton.

Keywords: core values; family medicine; renaissance.

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Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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