The contribution of family physicians and primary care doctors to community-orientated primary care
Autor: | Bernhard Gaede, Robert Mash, Johannes F.M. Hugo |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
Předmět: |
education
Primary health care lcsh:Medicine Primary care population health management Physicians Primary Care 03 medical and health sciences Health services primary healthcare primary care South Africa 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Clinical support general practitioners primary care doctors Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Primary Health Care business.industry 030503 health policy & services lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Physicians Family family physicians community orientated primary care CPD Article 0305 other medical science Family Practice Population Health Management business |
Zdroj: | South African Family Practice; Vol. 63 No. 1 (2021) South African Family Practice South African Family Practice, Vol 63, Iss 1, Pp e1-e5 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2078-6190 2078-6204 |
Popis: | South Africa envisages a community-orientated approach to primary health care (PHC). Family physicians and primary care doctors have important roles to play in leading, implementing, supporting and maintaining community-orientated primary care (COPC). In this article, we define COPC, its key principles and approaches to implementing it in health services. Following this we describe the key competencies expected of family physicians and primary care doctors in leading and supporting its implementation; providing clinical support to the PHC teams and linking these teams to other parts of the health system, other sectors and the community. The required knowledge and skills underlying these competencies are also discussed and some specific tools included. |
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