Practical Primary Care provides the fundamentals that help clinicians thrive once they enter the real world of medical practice. These essentials move beyond family medicine, supplying those skills and tools to help run a practice effectively and that help to positively influence
every patient interaction. These areas include strategies around office management, change management, patient management, and clinician management, all discussed in a clear, concrete, and accurate manner. It is a practical guide for all primary care providers, particularly those early in their career, to help them establish an efficient and effective medical practice. This text contains curated information covering these foundational concepts in one resource, and covers essential subject matters such as:
- Quality Improvement
- Motivating Change in Patients
- Advanced Access Scheduling
- Optimizing Use of your EMR
- Practical Dietary Advice
- Practical Exercise Advice
- Foundations of Sleep
- Smoking Cessation
- Positive Psychology
- Critical Thinking
- Appropriate Testing and Screening
- Vaccine Promotion
Practical Primary Care is a valuable resource aiming to help clinicians improve the care they provide, by addressing the systems and the fundamentals that have the biggest impact on the health of their patients and their practice itself.
