Session 36: Primary Care, Preventive & Family Health

Description:

Primary Care, Preventive & Family Health focuses on delivering comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care that promotes health, prevents disease, and supports families across all stages of life. It emphasizes preventive services, early detection, health education, and management of common acute and chronic conditions within community and primary care settings. This field integrates holistic and family-centered approaches, addresses social determinants of health, and leverages interprofessional collaboration and digital health solutions to improve population health outcomes and overall well-being.

Keynote Points:

  • Role of primary care in strengthening healthcare systems and community health
  • Comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care across the lifespan
  • Preventive healthcare strategies, screening, and early disease detection
  • Health promotion and lifestyle modification for disease prevention
  • Family-centered care and holistic approaches to health management
  • Management of common acute and chronic conditions in primary care settings

Benefits:

  • Strengthens early detection, prevention, and management of health conditions
  • Improves continuity and coordination of care across the lifespan
  • Enhances health promotion, patient education, and lifestyle modification strategies
  • Reduces disease burden and healthcare costs through preventive interventions
  • Supports family-centered and holistic approaches to patient care
  • Improves management of common acute and chronic conditions in community settings
  • Promotes health equity by addressing social determinants of health