PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

- Accessibility, availability, affordability and acceptability of health services - Provision of quality, basic and essential health services - Community participation - Self-reliance - Recognition of the interrelationship of health and development - Social mobilization - Decentralization

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES

- promote and improve the social and economic well-being - develop their skills and capabilities - encourage those with proper qualifications and excellent abilities - implementation of salary grades as well as additional compensations

Magna Carta implementations

1. Getting into college 2. NMAT 3. Applying to med school 4. Survive med school 5. PLE 6. Medical Residency 7. Fellowship training

Steps in becoming a physician

Physicians

professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

House Bill 1740

accredits the PMA

PAs' generalist medical training

enables them to provide a wide spectrum of patient care and treat the "whole patient."

- fast track - slow track

getting into college

Diagnosis- the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms Prognosis- the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities known as

he prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case

primary healthcare

health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses

Healthcare

maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

secondary health care

medical care that is provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by a primary care physician and that requires more specialized knowledge, skill, or equipment than the primary care

Physician Assistants

medical providers who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications and often serve as a patient's principal healthcare professional

Healthcare Systems

organizations established to meet the health needs of targeted populations.

Healthcare Professionals

persons associated with either a specialty or a discipline and who is qualified and allowed by regulatory bodies to provide a healthcare service to a patient.

Networking

Associations provide unparalleled networking opportunities, allowing individuals to connect with their peers, mentors, and other industry leaders

diagnosis

Diagnosis- the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms Prognosis- the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities known as

health professionals

Health care is delivered by.....

Education

Healthcare professionals can keep up with the newest developments and scientific breakthroughs through their associations: attending seminars,. Your professional organization also provides access to mentors, giving you an opportunity to participate in mentoring others as well.

patient education preventive care chronic care management.

PA education and practice emphasize:

1967

PA profession established in...

- didactic phase - clinical phase

PA's medical education and training

Magna Carta for Public Health Workers

RA 7305

Healthcare associations:

Represent a collection of professionals who work towards the common goal of promoting and improving the medical profession they are associated with.

financing mechanism

a well-trained and adequately paid workforce, reliable information on which to base decisions and policies, and well maintained health facilities to deliver quality medicines and technologies.

tertiary healthcare

highly specialized medical care usually over an extended period of time that involves advanced and complex procedures and treatments performed by medical specialists in state-of-the-art facilities

Mixed payment scheme

his is a multidimensional payment scheme wherein providers can be paid in both fixed, budgetary transfers, and fee-for-service

Intrinsic Value

in need of new blood; improve profession

Budgetary transfers

these are fixed, global budgets provided to the facility.

Fee-for-service

this is a common practice in the industrialized countries where providers charge according to the number of services provided.

Capitation

this is a typical scheme under insurance or health management offices (HMOs). Under this setup, physicians are paid a fixed amount per insured person.