Preventive Medicine: A hidden asset for building a dominant culture of prevention.

Autor: Zaza S; US Public Health Service (Retired), American College of Preventive Medicine, United States. Electronic address: szaza@acpm.org., Braund WE; University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, American College of Preventive Medicine, United States., Carr RW; Georgetown University School of Medicine, American College of Preventive Medicine, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Preventive medicine [Prev Med] 2018 Jun; Vol. 111, pp. 463-465.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.03.012
Abstrakt: We explore three issues related to the practice of preventive medicine. First, how does the dearth of preventive medicine physicians on state licensure boards affect quality of medical care? Second, should a process be established to assess the training and skills of candidates for population health positions, like the "credentialing" or "privilege-granting" process used by hospitals and health systems for clinical positions? And third, how should the pervasive lack of recognition of preventive medicine as a bona fide medical specialty be addressed? In exploring these issues, we conclude that preventive medicine physicians are critical to the US health care ecosystem at every level, and to building a dominant culture of prevention. Preventive medicine physicians are actively engaged in the practice of medicine and should be party to the same licensure, credentialing, and privilege-granting procedures as all other specialties. Further, we raise a call to action to our profession to define and raise awareness of preventive medicine, participate in state licensure boards, and establish clear standards of practice for which we are uniquely trained and capable.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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