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. 2021 Jan;99(1):29-37.

Family Medicine (General Medicine): What academic and professional specificities?

Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz, Sarra Nouira, Dhekra Chebil, Mohamed Azzaza, Tarek Barhoumi, Kamel Ben Salem

Family Medicine (General Medicine): What academic and professional specificities?

Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz et al. Tunis Med. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Family Medicine, a true scientific and academic discipline, has been defined by the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and academic associations of general practitioners / family physicians (WONCA) since 2002, as being a "clinical specialty oriented towards primary care". This paper details the specificities of Family Medicine: a horizontal specialty, primary care, providing comprehensive and continuous care, patient-centered and community-oriented. The promotion of Family Medicine in the Maghreb countries requires a multi-axial strategy based on the social marketing of Family Medicine, the recognition of Family Medicine as a medical specialty and of Family Medicine as a gateway to national health system, the establishment of a quality approach in basic health centers and free practice offices (centers of health centers) and regular validation of the Family Medicine diploma.

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Figure 1. Spécificité des algorithmes décisionnels de la Médecine de Famille
Figure 1. Spécificité des algorithmes décisionnels de la Médecine de Famille
VPN: Valeur Prédictive Négative (probabilité de ne pas avoir la maladie lorsque le test est négatif) VPP: Valeur Prédictive Positive (probabilité d’avoir la maladie lorsque le test est positif)
Figure 2. Les quatre types de prévention selon le continuum de la santé et la fonction de synthèse du Médecin de Famille
Figure 2. Les quatre types de prévention selon le continuum de la santé et la fonction de synthèse du Médecin de Famille
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