Medecine interne: problemes et perspectives. [Internal medicine: problems and perspectives]

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serval:BIB_05285A75815B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Medecine interne: problemes et perspectives. [Internal medicine: problems and perspectives]
Journal
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
Author(s)
Verdon  F.
ISSN
0036-7672 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/1991
Volume
121
Number
49
Pages
1821-3
Notes
English Abstract
Journal Article --- Old month value: Dec 7
Abstract
The professional status of the internist is changing. For instance, subspecialists and general practitioners are conducting more and more the traditional activities of internists. The number of certifications in general internal medicine in Switzerland over recent years has decreased. The same phenomenon is observed in other countries and particularly the USA, where surveys show unquestionable disappointment among internists with the quality of their working life arising from concerns over a private life-invading profession, low income, increasing administrative burdens and loss of clinical decision-making autonomy. Has the internist still a place in our health care system, and what would be the effect of disappearance of internists on the quality and the costs of medicine? The Swiss Society of Internal Medicine seems unable to solve this disaffection problem unaided, since it also interests general practitioners and consequently all the disciplines oriented toward primary care and family medicine.
Keywords
Certification Family Practice/education/trends Humans Internal Medicine/*trends Primary Health Care Professional Practice/*trends Specialism Switzerland United States
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Web of science
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