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The Handbook of Family Medicine is an essential guide for medical generalists working in an African context. This valuable educational resource is produced by the South African Academy of Family Physicians, and includes contributors from the Departments of Family Medicine in South Africa. The text is directed at undergraduate medical students and registrars, who are completing postgraduate training in family medicine, and is a useful resource for family physicians, general practitioners, interns, medical officers, clinical associates, clinical nurse practitioners and allied health care workers in the primary care setting.
List of contents
- Chapter 1 - A different context of care
- Chapter 2 - The consulation
- Chapter 3 - Family-orientated primary care
- Chapter 4 - Core dimensions of primary care
- Chapter 5 - An approach to common symptoms
- Chapter 6 - Managing common conditions
- Chapter 7 - Community orientated primary care: where is the doctor
- Chapter 8 - Leadership and clinical governance
- Chapter 9 - Developing the primary care team
- Chapter 10 - Family medicine ethics
- Chapter 11 - Evidence- based Family medicine
Summary
The Handbook of Family Medicine is an essential guide for medical generalists working in an African context. This valuable educational resource is produced by the South African Academy of Family Physicians, and includes contributors from the Departments of Family Medicine in South Africa. The text is directed at undergraduate medical students and registrars, who are completing postgraduate training in family medicine, and is a useful resource for family physicians, general practitioners, interns, medical officers, clinical associates, clinical nurse practitioners and allied health care workers in the primary care setting.
