The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems

A Guidebook from the World Organization of Family Doctors
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-44731-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1220 g

Reihe: WONCA Family Medicine

This book analyses the contribution of family medicine to high quality primary healthcare in addressing the challenges faced by the current health system, and provides options for moving forward. It describes the rationale for structuring health systems to be more responsive to the needs of people.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kidd, Michael (Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia)

Kidd, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Meeting people’s health needs 2. Improving health systems 3. Family doctors in health systems 4. Education and professional development 5. Creating a supportive environment for optimal family practice 6. Family medicine in lower- and upper- middle income countries 7. “The African family physician”: development of family medicine in Africa in the twenty- first century

Über Autor(innen)

MICHAEL KIDD President, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia.