Health Promotion: What Role Does the General Practitioner Play?

In Belgium, general practitioners work in networks and with other healthcare providers to better screen, monitor, and support patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. They are trained in screening and motivational interviewing to support these patients. This poses a challenge for these practitioners, who are overwhelmed by curative care. For Jean Laperche, what is at stake is a form of medicine that is both humane and effective.

Author(s): Laperche Jean

Publishing year: 2007

Pages: 46-48

Men's Health, 2007, n° 392, p. 46-48

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