Epistemis

Family Medicine — Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Preventive Medicine

Family Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Epistemología de la Medicina Familiar, análisis de determinantes de salud, modelos conductuales trans-teóricos, inmunización avanzada, cribado oncológico y metabólico por ciclo vital bajo criterios de medicina basada en la evidencia (USPSTF/PAPPS), prevención cuaternaria y herramientas del abordaje familiar sistémico.

What it covers

  1. Conceptual Foundations of Promotion and Prevention
  2. · Historical Evolution of Public Health Frameworks
  3. · Operational Differences in Clinical Practice
  4. Leavell, Clark and Jamoulle Prevention Models
  5. · Jamoulle Matrix: Crossroads between Patient Perception and Medical Judgment
  6. Health Psychology and Behavior Change Models
  7. · Transtheoretical Model of Change (Prochaska and DiClemente)
  8. · Other Theoretical Reference Models
  9. Screening Epidemiology and Statistical Analysis
  10. · Wilson and Jungner Criteria (WHO, 1968) — The Gold Standard
  11. · Mathematical Epidemiology of Screening Tests
  12. · Epidemiological Biases in the Evaluation of Screening
  13. Clinical Screening Protocols by Life Cycle (USPSTF/PAPPS)
  14. · 1. Screening in Childhood and Adolescence (0 to 18 years)
  15. · 2. Screening in Young and Middle Adults (18 to 64 years)
  16. · 3. Screening in the Elderly (≥65 years)
  17. Preventable Infections: Advanced Immunology and Vaccinology
  18. · Immunological Basis of Vaccination
  19. · Modern Vaccinology Technological Platforms
  20. · Vaccination Protocols in Special Guests (High Risk)
  21. Promotion of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
  22. · Calculation of Global Cardiovascular Risk vs. Isolated Factors
  23. · Scientific Prescription of Lifestyles (The FITT-VP Approach)
  24. Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention and Screening
  25. · Primary Cancer Prevention: Smoking Cessation
  26. · Controversies in Cancer Screening: Prostate Cancer
  27. Mental Health, Prevention of Addictive Behaviors and Suicide
  28. · Systematic Depression Screening in Primary Care
  29. · Screening for Risky Alcohol Consumption (The SBIRT Methodology)
  30. · Suicide Prevention in the Clinical Encounter
  31. Family Medicine and Community Health (APOC)
  32. · Methodological Phases of an APOC Project
  33. · Social Determinants of Health (SDH) — WHO Approach
  34. Preventive Medicine in Vulnerable and High Risk Populations
  35. · 1. The Frail Elderly Patient
  36. · 2. Addressing Vulnerable Groups
  37. Quaternary Prevention, Iatrogenics and Deprescription
  38. · The Cascade of Prescription and Pharmacological Yatrogenesis
  39. · Clinical Tools for Systemic Deprescribing
  40. · Safe Deprescription Algorithm Example: Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
  41. Systemic Family Approach Tools
  42. · Clinical Instruments of the Family Approach
  43. · Impact of Family Dynamics on Prevention
  44. Future Challenges, Digital Health and Precision Medicine

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Subject
Family Medicine
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
44
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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