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Developing family practice to respond to global health challenges: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world.
- Source :
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Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien [Can Fam Physician] 2017 Aug; Vol. 63 (8), pp. 602-606. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To assess family medicine's role in developing strong, coordinated, community-based, integrated health care systems in low-resource settings globally.<br />Composition of the Committee: A subgroup of the Besrour Centre of the College of Family Physicians of Canada developed connections with selected international colleagues with expertise in international family medicine practice, health systems and capacity building, and teaching to map family medicine globally and give a bird's eye view of family medicine internationally.<br />Methods: Following a background literature review, the authors collectively reflected on their substantial international experience to attempt to describe best practices for various contexts.<br />Report: With the failure of vertical, disease-oriented models to provide sustained improvements in health outcomes, the need to develop integrated primary care involving the most appropriate health professionals for differing contexts is becoming apparent worldwide. Health system planning is required to develop policies on health professional training to achieve this. Advocating and offering appropriate incentives for, and coordination of, local opportunities within the health system also becomes paramount. The adaptability and generalist nature of family medicine allows it to respond to the unique needs of a given population. Family physicians with adequate financial and physical resources can function most effectively as members of interdisciplinary teams, thus providing valuable, comprehensive health services in any area of the world.<br /> (Copyright© the College of Family Physicians of Canada.)
- Subjects :
- Africa South of the Sahara
Capacity Building
Cuba
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated trends
Family Practice education
Global Health
Health Services Accessibility organization & administration
Humans
Poverty
Primary Health Care organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated standards
Family Practice standards
Health Services Accessibility standards
Primary Health Care standards
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1715-5258
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28807953