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[Preventive work in family medicine--proactive approach]
Milica Katić1, Vesna Juresa, Biserka Bergman-Marković
1'Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Working Group on Reform of Primary Health Care, Zagreb, Croatia.
Summary
General practitioners/family physicians (GP/FPs) are crucial for disease prevention and health promotion. Systematically recording and evaluating GP/FP preventive activities is essential for improving patient care and health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Family Medicine
- Public Health
- Preventive Medicine
Context:
- General practitioners/family physicians (GP/FPs) are uniquely positioned within healthcare systems due to their sustained patient and community contact.
- Preventive care and health promotion are integral to the broad scope of general practice, spanning from addressing health determinants to palliative care.
Purpose:
- To describe the role of GP/FPs in preventive care.
- To report on current preventive care activities within the Croatian Family Medicine Service.
- To highlight the need for systematic recording, monitoring, and evaluation of GP/FP preventive practices.
Summary:
- Despite strong policy support, significant gaps exist between GP/FP knowledge and evidence-based practices in health promotion and disease prevention.
- Objective data on actual GP/FP preventive activities are lacking.
- A proposed preventive program for the Croatian Family Medicine Service emphasizes systematic recording, monitoring, evaluation, and validation of preventive activities.
Impact:
- Improved understanding of GP/FP roles in preventive care.
- Identification of areas for enhancing evidence-based preventive practices.
- Foundation for a validated, monitored preventive program within primary healthcare.
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