Part Four IV › Division II II › Section 424 424

The Practice of Medicine and the Care of Health

Subject Outline

AMedical education
BFields of specialized medical research; the related disciplines of osteopathy, dentistry, and nursing [see 10/35.C.]
CThe practice of medicine
- 1The kinds of medical practice in various countries
  - aGeneral practice and first-contact care: the general practitioner versus the specialist, clinic and health centre practice
  - bHospital and specialist practice: general surgery, pediatrics, anesthetics, pathology, teaching practice
  - cGovernmental practice: public health service, military practice, space medicine
  - dResearch
- 2Maintenance of professional standards
  - aThe ethical basis of medical practice; e.g., the Hippocratic oath, problems relating to euthanasia and abortion
  - bLicensure requirements for practice: the wide variation among countries
  - cLegal restrictions on practice
  - dProfessional organizations and the maintenance of standards
DPublic health services and administration
EHospital services and facilities
FEnvironmental sanitation and health: the control of air, water, and soil pollution [see 737.C.1.]
GEfforts directed toward the prevention of malnutrition: the recognition and attempted solution of problems relating to nutrient requirements, world food supply, and world population
HThe prevention and control of infection
- 1Vaccination and immunization
- 2The quarantine and isolation of infected victims
- 3Destruction of infectious agent or carrier; e.g., aseptic and antiseptic precautions, control of disease carriers, disinfection
- 4The use of therapeutic agents and prophylactic medication
- 5The prevention and control of epidemics
IIndustrial and social medicine
- 1The scope of industrial and occupational medicine
- 2Health and safety laws: the regulation of working hours; restrictions on female and child labour; the elimination of health, safety, and fire hazards; the control of foods and drugs; pollution control [see 552.D.]