Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 37 views

    Principles of Family Medicine

    Uploaded by

    Mwanja Moses

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Principles of Family Medicine

    Uploaded by

    Mwanja Moses
    37 views13 pages

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    37 views13 pages

    Principles of Family Medicine

    Uploaded by

    Mwanja Moses

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 13

    Principles of Family Medicine

    By
    Besigye Kabahena Innocent
    MBChB, Mmed (Family Medicine)
    Introduction
    • There 10 principles of Family Medicine
    • 9 were written by Ian McWhinnney a
    Canadian-based Family Physician
    • 10th Principle was contextually added to
    emphasise the breadth of Family Medicine
    that requires continuous learning
    Principle 1

    Family physicians are committed to the person


    rather than to a particular body of knowledge,
    group of diseases or special technique
    Principle 2

    Family physician seeks to understand the


    context of the illness. Any illness cannot be
    understood unless it is seen in personal,
    family and social/community context
    Principle 3

    The Family Physician sees every contact with


    his/her patients as an opportunity for disease
    prevention or health promotion
    Principle 4
    A Family Physician views his/her practice as a
    population as a “population at risk”. Clinicians
    think normally in terms of single patients
    rather than population groups
    Principle 5

    A Family Physician sees himself or herself as


    part of the community-wide network of
    supportive and health care agencies
    Principle 6

    Ideally, family physicians should share the


    same habitat as their patients
    Principle 7

    A family physician sees patients in their homes


    Principle 8

    A family physician attaches importance to the


    subjective aspects of medicine
    Principle 9

    A family physician is a manager of resources


    Principle 10

    A family physician is a life long learner


    Conclusion
    • These principles are not exclusively unique to
    family medicine.
    • They are just more emphasized in family
    medicine
    • Together, these principles form a world view
    through which family medicine is practiced.

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy