The Role Of The Primary Physician In Health Services
INDEXCONTENTS Foreword 1. Introduction 1. 1 Opening session 1.2 Terms of reference 1. 3 Organization of the work of the Conference 1.4 The report 2. Some definitions 3. Summary and conclusions 4. Present-day conditions 4.1 Situation in Europe 4.2 Generalist or specialist 4.3 Single-handed versus group practice 4.4 Present-day needs 4.5 The patients' views and expectations 5. The primary physician and the community 5. 1 The functions of the primary physician 5.2 Inter-relationships and collaboration 5.3 Public health activities 5. 3.1 Maternal and child health 5.3.2 Communicable diseases 5. 3. 3 Psychiatric and emotional problems 5.3.4 Care of the elderly 5.4 The extent of public health activities 5. 5 The family doctor6. The primary physician and hospitals 6.1 Service on a hospital staff 6. 2 Hospital/primary physician relationships 6. 3 The educational role of hospitals 6. 4 Laboratory and diagnostic aid 7. The primary physician: epidemiology, research and evaluation 7.1 Statistics and epidemiology 7.2 Research 8. The primary physician and the multidisciplinary team 8.1 Teamwork in primary practice 8.1.1 Delegation of duties 8.1.2 Leadership 8. 2 Organization of the multidisciplinary practice 8. 2.1 The community team 8.2.2 Results 8.3 The main obstacles 8.4 Evaluation 9. The education of the primary physician 9.1 Inadequacy of present-day education 9. 2 New trends 9. 3 Postgraduate education and training 9.4 Training for primary practice 9. 5 Continuing education ANNEX I Organization of primary care - Dr J.F. Lowe ANNEX II Needs and demands of the present-day community for primary medical care - Dr B. M. Kleczkowski ANNEX III The role of the primary physician in the health services of Europe today - Dr A. Smith ANNEX IV Community and public health functions of primary physicians - WHO Secretariat ANNEX V Bibliography on general practitioner services ANNEX VI List of working documents ANNEX VII Programme ANNEX VIII List of participants
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