The Ethical Justification of Increasing Awareness of Preventive Medicine among Healthcare Professionals, Patients and the General Public in the United States

<p>While practiced for centuries, preventive medicine has received increased attention during the recent times. Preventive medicine has a distinct mission to protect, promote, and maintain health as well as to prevent diseases, disabilities, and premature deaths. It aims to fulfill its mission through the combined form of clinical intervention and health promotion. In the recent years, preventive medicine has begun to lean more towards the clinical interventions, taking away from the health promotion. This imbalance has caused preventive medicine to lose its effectiveness in fulfilling its mission. One of the leading causes for such imbalance is the lack of proper and adequate knowledge among healthcare professionals, patients, and the general public. Reintroducing preventive medicine through proper education is the necessary step required to reduce high rate of preventable diseases and increase individual quality of life. The first step of reintroducing preventive medicine is to educate the healthcare professionals on the importance of practicing preventive medicine in its combined form. Healthcare professionals are then responsible for reintroducing preventive medicine to patients and the general public through their daily practice. The Preventive Model and the Preventive GP Model are designed to assist healthcare professionals in reintroducing preventive medicine among patients and the general public, respectively. The models categorize the different areas that need to be addressed, into three sections: risk factors, preventive measures, and plan of action. They are designed and implemented using the collaborative work of the medical team, public health sector, and the education board.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

DHCE

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Care Ethics

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Moazzam, Karishma Ether

Contributors dc:contributor

• Henk ten Have
• Joris Gielen
• Gerard Magill

• preventive medicine
• prevention
• health promotion
• patient care
• education
• healthcare ethics
• Bioethics and Medical Ethics
• Health Policy

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1850

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2839