The Principles and Practice of Primary Care and Family Medicine

John Fry, Nat Yuen

1: Health Disease and Care in the Community: Challenges and Dilemmas; i: Introduction; ii: Social, Environmental and Economic Determinants; 2: Patients and Consumers; i: Cultural Tradition and Health-Seeking Behaviour; ii: Realities; iii: Traditional Views on Health and Disease in Taiwan; iv: Health Care in the Philippines: Socio-Cultural Factors; 3: Provision of Health and Medical Care: Systems, Structure and Service; i: International Systems of Health Care; ii: A Tale of Two Systems: Japan and Hong Kong; 4: Health Economics; i: Economic Aspects of Health Care; ii: Health-Care Systems and Demands; 5: Primary Health Care and Family Medicine: Coping with Work, Demand and Expectations; 6: Practice Organization and Management; 7: Data and Information Technology; i: New Technology in Primary Care: Benefits, Problems and Advice; ii: Distance Learning; 8: Education and Training; 9: Assessment and Continuing Medical Education; 10: Research; i: General Approach; ii: Sources and Resources; iii: Personal Experiences; iv: Practical Points; 11: Quality Assurance; i: What is Quality and Quality Assurance?; ii: Implementation, Education and Training; 12: Laws, Ethics and Standards; 13: The Emergence of Family Practice; 14: The Past, Present and Future