Screening and Prevention Visits

The purpose of prevention and wellness visits is to identify and implement the preventive and screening interventions appropriate for an individual patient.  These interventions may include certain physical exams, tests, immunizations or lifestyle changes.  Recommendations are often based on demographic information – age and sex assigned at birth – but may be influenced by health behaviors and other health conditions.

The USPSTF Prevention Task Force tool is a source of up to date information. ase familiarize yourself with this link. Please visit this page prior to class and consider downloading the app version to your phone for use during PCP.

In this video, Dr. Jeanne Cawse-Lucas discusses tools that will help you individualize your approach to each patient.

 

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