SFAM is the professional and scientific association of general practitioners (family physicians) in Sweden, a non-profit organisation with about 2300 members. SFAM is affiliated with the Swedish Society of Medicine (Svenska Läkaresällskapet) as well as the Swedish Medical Association (Läkarförbundet) and is a member organisation of WONCA. Main areas of interest for SFAM are continuing professional development, training of future GPs, assessment of competence, quality improvement, and research in general practice/family medicine.

SFAM represents Swedish GPs in a number of international organisations, including WONCA, Euract, EGPRN, and EQuiP. SFAM was the host of the European Wonca Conference in Stockholm 1996. SFAM also cooperates with the other Scandinavian countries in arranging Nordic conferences in general practice and hosted the Nordic Congress of General Practice 2005 in Stockholm.

SFAM holds its national meeting in October or November each year. The three-day meeting is hosted and arranged in turn by the local branches of SFAM and includes a scientific program and the final part of the specialist examination for GPs, as well as meetings of the council, the committees, and the networks. SFAM also frequently arranges seminars and meetings on themes of current interest.

As the official representative for family medicine, SFAM is frequently asked to comment on proposals from governmental and other authorities concerning medical practice and other matters that concern GPs and their patients

Council
The council (Styrelsen) consists of nine members, elected at the annual national meeting.
The office is located in central Stockholm.

Local branches
SFAM has about 35 local branches covering almost all parts of Sweden. Local SFAM branches organize activities for GPs and GP registrars in their area, and send representatives to the national meetings.

Committees
There are several standing committees, handling issues concerning various aspects of continuing professional development, quality improvement, and research in family medicine and primary care.

Networks and interest groups.
The College of Directors of Education (Studierektorskollegiet), a network of GPs in charge of local training for GP registrars, holds biannual national meetings. Other networks include the networks for GPs interested in diabetes, asthma and allergy, palliative care,and risky drinking, among others.

Journals
The Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care is a scientific journal, published in English by the associations of GPs in the Scandinavian countries, with online open access. AllmänMedicin is the member journal of SFAM with articles in Swedish on matters of professional and scientific interest.