Abstract

FARINAS REINOSO, Ana Teresa  and  BOUZA SUAREZ, Alejandro. La incorporación del médico de la familia al sistema de vigilancia en salud. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1999, vol.15, n.3, pp. 293-297. ISSN 1561-3038.

A descriptive study was conducted aimed at identifying the needs of learning about health surveillance among the family physicians working at the "Aleida Fernández Chardiet". Polyclinic, in "La Lisa" municipality. It was concluded that in spite of the fact that health surveillance is a priority for the Ministry of Public Health, and is also an indispensable tool to attain the goals, purposes and guidelines in 2000, the family physicians have not received the necessary training to carry out this function. It was proved that most of the family physicians do not feel stimulated and are not interested in the assistance work, and that also have an administrative overload. These factors seriously impede their participation in health surveillance

Keywords : POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE.

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