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The Future of Primary Care
ISBN: 978-0-787-97243-1
April 2004
Jossey-Bass
352 pages
· Current dilemmas and threats to primary care from both the clinician’s and patient’s point of view
· The impact of the self-care and alternative care movements
· The importance of improved information technologies
· Individual elements of primary care and the relative value of each element
· Primary care’s contribution to the overall health of our population
· Assessing alternative sites and circumstances where primary care may be provided
· The specialist and nurse as primary care providers
· The role of primary care in chronic illness management, care for the elderly, long term and home care
· Exploring recommendations for the future