Concept
American Board of Physician Specialties
Concepts associés (7)
Disaster medicine
Disaster medicine is the area of medical specialization serving the dual areas of providing health care to disaster survivors and providing medically related disaster preparation, disaster planning, disaster response and disaster recovery leadership throughout the disaster life cycle. Disaster medicine specialists provide insight, guidance and expertise on the principles and practice of medicine both in the disaster impact area and healthcare evacuation receiving facilities to emergency management professionals, hospitals, healthcare facilities, communities and governments.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in all 50 US states. , there were 168,701 osteopathic physicians and medical students in DO programs across the United States. Osteopathic medicine emerged historically from osteopathy, but has become a distinct profession.
Board certification
Board certification is the process by which a physician or other professional demonstrates a mastery of advanced knowledge and skills through written, oral, practical, or simulator-based testing. There are more than 25 boards that certify physician specialists in the United States, although there is no legal requirement for a physician to attain it. Some hospitals may demand that physicians be board certified to receive privileges.
Hospital medicine
Hospital medicine is a medical specialty that exists in some countries as a branch of family medicine or internal medicine, dealing with the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Physicians whose primary professional focus is caring for hospitalized patients only while they are in the hospital are called hospitalists. Originating in the United States, this type of medical practice has extended into Australia and Canada. The vast majority of physicians who refer to themselves as hospitalists focus their practice upon hospitalized patients.
Médecine générale
La médecine générale, ou médecine familiale, est une spécialité médicale prenant en charge le suivi durable, le bien-être et les soins de santé généraux primaires d'une communauté, sans se limiter à des groupes de maladies relevant d'un organe, d'un âge, ou d'un sexe particulier. Le médecin généraliste, aussi appelé médecin omnipraticien ou médecin de famille, est donc souvent consulté pour diagnostiquer les symptômes avant de traiter la maladie ou de référer le patient à un autre médecin spécialiste.
Médecine d'urgence
La médecine d'urgence rassemble les ressources médicales et chirurgicales pour faire face à une urgence, c'est-à-dire la perception d'une situation où la personne sans soins empire rapidement, exposée au risque à bref délai de séquelles irréversibles ou du décès. Lorsque le nombre de victimes est important et/ou que les infrastructures locales sont touchées (routes, hôpitaux...), on parle de médecine de catastrophe.
Anesthésie-réanimation
L'anesthésie-réanimation est la branche de la médecine qui se consacre à : l'anesthésie (ou anesthésiologie au Canada) et à la réanimation : prise en charge péri-opératoire (avant, pendant et après l'opération chirurgicale) des patients. Cette prise en charge globale repose sur une évaluation pré-opératoire. Lors de l'intervention, l'anesthésiste va prévenir la douleur par l'utilisation d'antalgiques, éventuellement sédater le malade (pour éviter toute mémorisation) à l'aide d'hypnotiques et dans certains cas relâcher l'ensemble de ses muscles à l'aide de curares.