Introduction to General Medicine

Under redaction of Assoc. Prof. Kiril Slaveykov, MD, phD. The textbook is divided into two segments. The first part is for pre-clinical students and focuses on the structure of the healthcare system, communication skills and management. The second part is for students working with patients and focuses on difficult patient groups and most common diseases in the general practice setting.

History of general medicine
Structure of the healthcare system in Bulgaria
Primary healthcare
General medicine / Family medicine
Consultation in the general practice setting
Communication in the general practice setting
General practitioner's team. Teamwork
Relationship between a GP and secondary care specialists
Moral and ethical dilemmas in the general practice setting
The family in the general practice setting
Patient's rights
E-health
Marketing in primary health care. Health marketing
Preventive medicine in the general practice setting
Psychological approach in the general practice setting
Pediatric consultations in general medicine
Women's health. Female consultation
Dealing with difficult patients. Specific groups in the general practice setting
Family planning and contraception
Palliative medicine. Terminally ill patients
Geatrics. GPs and the elderly population
GPs and diabetes
GPs and angina pectoris
GPs and heart failure
GPs and arterial hypertension
GPs and COPD
GPs and asthma
GPs and breast cancer
GPs and cervical cancer
GPs and prostate cancer
GPs and colorectal cancer
GPs and tuberculosis