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Parameters of General Practice Physician Professional Activity
Parameters of General Practice Physician Professional Activity

Author(s): Liudmila Kirikova, Laima Sajienė
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: General practice physician; primary health care; qualification functions; competences.

Summary/Abstract: Rapid development of the society and change in the human and societal health care needs impact the change in the concept of general practice physician institution. The present situation in Lithuania creates conditions for general practice physicians not only to treat people but also to create assumptions for people to learn to take proper care of their health themselves, train their skills to preserve it and to achieve the level of wellness that exists in the most advanced countries of the world. The purpose of this study is to assess the activity of general practice physicians and identify the necessary competences in primary health care system in Lithuania. Scientific literature analysis, document analysis and a survey are the methods used in this research.

  • Issue Year: 2004
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 108-115
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English