A clinical guide to the occupational and environmental medicine patient in a busy family practice: the two-task, four-prototype approach in the SC/EHAP initiative. Part III

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
S H SchumanW M Simpson

Abstract

A four-prototype approach to the occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) patient in a busy primary care setting is described. A 2 x 2 table illustrates the two diagnostic, interrelated tasks during the outpatient, non-urgent visit: (a) sick? yes/no, and (b) exposed? yes/no. One may have the basic skills for task (a) but feel insecure for task (b). With OEM experience, creative use of resources (databases and consultants), and patient cooperation, a better balance between task (a) and task (b) can be achieved. The Environmental Medicine Curriculum Committee (EMCC) initiative described in Part I and Part II of this study has developed this patient-centered model to help the resident in training cope as he or she tries to deal with emerging patient concerns from the workplace and beyond. In November 1996, an expert panel of consultants representing OEM, public health, and family medicine endorsed the prototype OEM patient model for further development.

References

Jul 1, 1995·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·B B ArnetzE Haker
Oct 26, 1995·The New England Journal of Medicine·L S Newman
Jan 16, 1998·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·S H SchumanW M Simpson

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Jun 24, 1998·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·D Koh, S E Chia
Jan 9, 2007·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·L Punnett

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