title: Unfilled Hunger: Seeking Relationships in Primary Care-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference.
abstract: Family physicians hunger in a time of excess. This article reviews the importance of healing relationships in the craft of family medicine and several of the forces that have undermined the ability to achieve effective healing relationships. Several directions forward are recommended and a promise shared.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Family Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; and the Department of Family Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa. William.miller@lvhn.org.
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Doctoring; Family Medicine; Family Physician; Health Care Delivery; Personal Physician; Population Health; Primary Care; Professionalism; Social Justice