Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems - A Guidebook From the World Organization of Family Doctors

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Boelen, Margaret Chan, Jan De Maeseneer, Cynthia Haq, Vincent Hunt, Kidd, Michael Kidd, Michael (Flinders University Kidd, Jeffrey Markuns, Hernan Montenegro, Waris Qidwai, Marc Rivo, Edward Shahady, Igor Svab, Wim Van Lerberghe, Tiago Villanueva
• Assisted by: Michael Kidd (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138447318
• ISBN: 978-1-138-44731-8
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: WONCA Family Medicine; WONCA Family Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / General, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, MEDICAL / Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Retailing, Public health & preventive medicine, Health systems & services, Public health and preventive medicine, Public ownership / nationalization, Health systems and services