Primary health care : a global outlook.
Title:
Primary health care : a global outlook.
Author:
Ward, Kelly.
ISBN:
9781632413253
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
[Place of publication not identified] : Hayle Medical, 2015.
Contents:
Public health in primary care / At the frontlines : confronting poverty in primary care medicine / Primary care and non-physician clinicians / Integrating sprituality into primary care / Telehealth : general aspects in primary care / Telemedicine in primary care / Clinical audit in primary care : from evidence to practice / Traditional medicine and complementary/alternative medicine in primary health care : the Brazilian experience / Skills in minor surgical procedures for general practitioners / Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in babies
Abstract:
"In both clinical practitioners and scientists, few find it more convenient to depend upon irrelevant clarifications, while the rest never stop looking for answers". With these astonishing words, Augusto Murri, and Italian veteran in clinical medicine, emphasizes on the fact that medical practice must be a constant journey towards knowledge and quality of care. This book is a compilation of contributions from across the globe. Distinct cultures are protrayed together, from those with developed technologies to those of indefinite spirituality, but they are all associated to each other through 5 professional characteristics, that in 1978 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) stated as most important for practicing good Primary Care: coordination, accessibility, accountability, comprehensiveness and continuity. The content in this book is organized under three characteristics - accountability, comprehensivenss and continuity. An internation overview of hot topics and novel insights will be available to the readers -- Book jacket.