Handbook of Family Medicine, 4th Edition

The Handbook of Family Medicine is an essential guide for medical generalists working in an African context. This valuable educational resource is produced by the South African Academy of Family Physicians, and includes contributors from the Departments of Family Medicine in South Africa. The text is directed at undergraduate medical students and registrars, who are completing postgraduate training in family medicine, and is a useful resource for family physicians, general practitioners, interns, medical officers, clinical associates, clinical nurse practitioners and allied health care workers in the primary care setting.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1 - A different context of care

Chapter 2 - The consulation

Chapter 3 - Family-orientated primary care

Chapter 4 - Core dimensions of primary care

Chapter 5 - An approach to common symptoms

Chapter 6 - Managing common conditions

Chapter 7 - Community orientated primary care: where is the doctor

Chapter 8 - Leadership and clinical governance

Chapter 9 - Developing the primary care team

Chapter 10 - Family medicine ethics

Chapter 11 - Evidence- based Family medicine