期刊名称：Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade
印刷版ISSN：1809-5909
电子版ISSN：2179-7994
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：18
页码：63-70
语种：Portuguese
出版社：Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (SBMFC)
摘要：Introduction: According to the definition of the role of the Family Physician (FP) presented in the statement of the European Wonca 2002, one of her/his features is the ability of coordination of care, and management of the interface with other specialties. However, there are serious problems of coordination between the levels of assistance, as showed by the discontinuity of care when patients are hospitalized. With the aim of raising awareness and analyze a particular case of interface between the Primary Health Care (PHC) and Hospital, and how important is the success of a good collaboration, this case is reported. Description of case: Male, 50 years old, caucasian race, inserted into a nuclear family in the stage VI Duvall’s cycle. A gastric adenocarcinoma by his FP was diagnosed at 49 years old. The patient was referenced to urgent consultation of general surgery. With various surgical complications he had a long internment. A poorly differentiated and infiltrating gastric carcinoma at the stage T3 N1 Mx, with poor prognosis, was confirmed. There was serious lack of interface and gaps in information between the hospital and the PHC. There was a bad care of the patient, with worsening of his condition. At the insistence of the FP, the articulation becomes effective and there was improved in quality of care and of the general condition of the patient. Conclusion: A proper interface and coordination of care contributed to better quality of life and satisfaction of patients, with positive repercussions for their families, to health professionals involved and to the National Health Service. The completion of the FP core competencies will only be possible when his/her proper function will be recognized and known by all the other health professionals. Note: The speciality physician denomination changes according to the country; in Brazil, it receives the name of Medicina de Família e Comunidade . In Portugal, country of the author of this paper, this speciality is named Medicina Geral e Familiar . Other terms or expressions of this paper were kept in its original language.
关键词：Primary Health Care;Delivery of Health Care, Integrated;Continuity of Patient Care;Atención Primaria de Salud;Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud;Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente;Atenção Primária à Saúde;Prestação Integrada de Cuidados de Saúde;Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente
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