ABSTRACT
As 33-year-old Olga Kesler slowly opened the door of her new family doctor’s office, she paused abruptly, showered with anxiety. “Will this doctor understand and help me?„ she fretted. Olga had moved here three months ago and it had taken her some time and effort to locate a family physician. By now her medications to control her Crohn’s disease as prescribed by her gastroenterologist, located a thousand miles away, were running dangerously low. She was desperately in need of help. Over the last months, Olga had experienced several exacerbations of her Crohn’s while traveling across the country on work-related assignments.
