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Preventive Medicine

Overview of Prev. MedicineDr. Tapia

June 6, 2013

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Preventive Medicine

-Art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life,and promoting health

-integral/applied science

Public Health

- Art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life,and promoting health through organized communityeffort

Community Medicine

-branch of science that deals with identification andsolution of health problems in population groups

Difference in performing a diagnosis in Clinical vs.Community Medicine:

Clinical CommunityDiagnose and Individual Diagnose a communityLook for signs andsymptoms of the patient

Gather and inspect datarecords (ie Regional HealthUnit records, Hospitalrecords, etc.)

In perspective:

4 KEY CHALLENGES IN HEALTH REFORM

1. Relevance

-Must be relevant to needs of the community/country

-For examples, in the Philippines, you do not teach RockyMountain Disease because it is not found in the country

2. Quality

-Research should have been done to ensure/giveevidence that the method is working

-For example, you give vitamin A rather than anexperimental drug to a community

3. Cost Effectiveness

-Must not be too costly

4. Equity

-Giving more to those in need more and less to those whoneed less

-Not based on social privileges but on need

Comparison of Equal vs. Equitable

Equal EquitableRich Man Poor Man Rich Man Poor ManReceivesPhp 1,000worth ofhealthcare

ReceivesPhp 1,000worth ofhealthcare

ReceivesPhp 250worth ofhealthcare

ReceivesPhp 17500worth ofhealthcare

WHOS 5 STAR DOCTOR

1. Care provider

-Must take into account the total (physical, mental andsocial) needs of the patient.

-Provide a full range of treatment - curative, preventive orrehabilitative.

2. Decision-maker

-Decide on treatment that is most appropriate in the givensituation.

-Limited resources available for health must be shared outfairly to the community

3. Communicator

-Communicate excellently to persuade patients to live

healthy lifestyles and become partners in health efforts.

4. Community leader

-Takes a positive interest in community health activities.

5. Manager

-Managerial skills to initiate exchange of information inorder to make better decisions and to better work within amultidisciplinary team

APMC/CHEDS 5 ROLES OF A PHYSICIAN 1. Teacher

2. Manager3. Researcher4. Social Mobilizer5. Care Provider

^Note: the above are very similar to the WHOs

Tip in SGDs: Dont Make Judgments immediately!

Reference: http://www.who.int/hrh/en/HRDJ_1_1_02.pdf

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