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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE [17 records]

Record 1 2024-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

Clinical practice is defined as direct patient care for the purpose of making a diagnosis and/or providing treatment. This includes diagnostic specialties such as pathology and radiology, and the specialty of public health and preventive medicine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Les questionnaires de qualité de vie générique [...] sont difficiles à utiliser par les soignants dans le cadre de leur pratique clinique, ce qui limite leur usage à la recherche clinique et à l'épidémiologie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Silviculture
CONT

There is a large amount of scientific evidence surrounding the health benefits of spending time in nature. Because of this, forest bathing became an integral part of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine. The idea is that when humans spend time in a natural setting, especially under the canopy of a forest, they experience rejuvenating benefits to the mind, body and spirit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Pas besoin d'avoir le pied marin pour faire un «bain de forêt». La sylvothérapie, nommée shinrin-yoku au Japon, est reconnue depuis 1982 comme une médecine préventive dans ce pays, où il existe une soixantaine de sites où la pratiquer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical Staff
  • General Medicine
CONT

Preventive medicine specialists focus on the health of communities, specific populations and individuals. Doctors in this specialty research, develop and implement ways to prevent disease, decrease disability and maintain health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel médical
  • Médecine générale
CONT

Le spécialiste en médecine préventive utilise ses connaissances et ses compétences pour agir comme leader ou comme collaborateur dans les activités destinées à préserver et à améliorer la santé et le bien-être de la communauté. Il évalue et surveille, en partenariat interdisciplinaire et intersectoriel, les besoins des populations en matière de santé et il élabore des stratégies de promotion des modes de vie sains, de prévention des maladies et de protection de la santé afin d'améliorer la santé et le bien-être.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine
DEF

The medical and surgical treatment including necessary drugs and dressings, diagnostic and investigational procedures, hospitalization, preventive medicine procedures, transportation as a patient, and the supply and maintenance of prosthetic appliances, and includes professional care, in-patient care and out-patient care.

Key term(s)
  • medical aid
  • medical attendance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale
DEF

[...] traitements médicaux et chirurgicaux, y compris les médicaments et les pansements nécessaires, les traitements relatifs au diagnostic et aux examens, l'hospitalisation, les traitements relatifs à la médecine préventive, le transport du patient, la distribution et l'entretien des appareils prothétiques, et comprend les services professionnels, les soins à l'égard d'un patient hospitalisé et les soins à l'égard d'un patient non hospitalisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina
DEF

Cuidados al paciente que se derivan de la realización de un diagnóstico médico y la puesta en práctica de un tratamiento específico.

OBS

atención médica: Visto como el conjunto de atenciones y ayudas que se proporcionan a los pacientes en caso de enfermedad.

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Record 5 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

Medicine that includes the practice of somatic, psychic, social and preventive medicine.

OBS

HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
  • Air Forces
OBS

Position title and shortened form may be followed by a number.

OBS

2 Health Services Group Senior Preventive Medicine Technician; 2 H Svcs Gp Sr PMed Tech : title and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces(Air Command, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
  • Forces aériennes
OBS

La lettre «e» suivant le chiffre «2» se place en exposant.

OBS

Le titre de poste et la forme abrégée peuvent être suivis d'un chiffre.

OBS

Technicien supérieur en médecine préventive du 2e Groupe des Services de santé; Tech Sup Méd Prév 2 Gp Svc S : titre et forme abrégée d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
Universal entry(ies)
716
occupation code
OBS

716: military occupation code.

OBS

preventive medicine technician; PMed Tech; 716 : title, abbreviation and code of military occupation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • P Med Tech

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
716
occupation code
OBS

716 : code de groupe professionnel militaire.

OBS

technicien en médecine préventive; Tech Méd Prév; 716 : titre, abréviation et code de groupe professionnel militaire d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Blood
CONT

[The] document is directed toward physicians and other health-care providers involved in the field of sports medicine and is intended to serve as a guideline to 1) understand HIV and other blood-borne pathogens as they relate to sports; 2) implement practical preventive measures that further minimize the low risk of transmission of these pathogens. 3) develop effective educational initiatives regarding these infections, their transmission, and prevention among athletes and others involved in sports; and 4) provide guidance for the care of HIV-infected athletes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Sang
DEF

Virus présent dans le sang humain qui peut provoquer une infection.

OBS

Exemples de pathogènes à diffusion hématogène : le virus de l'hépatite B (VHB), le virus de l'hépatite C (VHC) et le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine (VIH).

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Weapon Systems
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Military (General)
OBS

Medical AIS that will support evolving joint functionality in theater/contingency applications. Functionality will include patient administration, medical logistics, blood, medical regulating/transportation, medical intelligence, preventive medicine, clinical support, decision support leading to command and control applications, and dental.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

Phases of preventive medicine and the care of the sick which concern the community as a whole or large groups of persons rather than the individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Ensemble des mesures préventives ou curatives d'ordre médical, prises en charge par la collectivité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 11 2008-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Epidemiology
DEF

A specialized field of medical practice composed of distinct disciplines that focus on the health of defined populations in order to promote and maintain health and well-being and prevent disease, disability and premature death.

OBS

It aims at the application of preventive measures within all areas of clinical medicine. In addition to the knowledge of basic and clinical sciences and the skills common to all physicians, practitioners of preventive medicine possess knowledge of and competence in other disciplines. Among a broad scope of such disciplines are : bio-statistics, epidemiology, planning, organization, management, financing, and evaluation of health programs, environmental health, application of social and behavioral factors in health and disease, health promotion, health education and nutrition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Branche de la médecine visant à prévenir l'apparition, l'aggravation ou l'extension des maladies, tant au niveau individuel que collectif.

OBS

La médecine préventive est basée entre autres sur les recherches épidémiologiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Epidemiología
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Record 12 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

The practice of medicine or the study of health care services focusing on community needs and care rather than on the individual.

OBS

Examples include public health services and preventive medicine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 13 2004-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
OBS

2 Health Services Group Headquarters Preventive Medicine Technician; 2 H Svcs Gp HQ P Med Tech : title and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces(Air Command, Winnipeg).

OBS

Title and shortened form may be followed by a number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
OBS

Technicien en médecine préventive au quartier général du 2e Groupe des services de santé; Tech Méd prév QG 2 Gp Svc S : titre et forme abrégée d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

OBS

La lettre «e» suivant le chiffre 2 se place en exposant.

OBS

Le titre et la forme abrégée peuvent être suivis d'un chiffre.

Spanish

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Record 14 2001-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Health Institutions
OBS

The PAHO-WHO Collaborating Centre on Cancer Screening Evaluation was established at the Centre for Cancer Screening Evaluation of the Department of Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics, University of Toronto.

OBS

PAHO: Pan American Health Organization; WHO: World Health Organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Établissements de santé
OBS

Le Centre de collaboration OPS/OMS pour l'évaluation du dépistage du cancer a été établi au Centre d'évaluation du dépistage du cancer, Département de médecine préventive et de biostatistiques de l'Université de Toronto.

OBS

OPS : Organisation panaméricaine de la santé; OMS : Organisation mondiale de la santé.

Spanish

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Record 15 1999-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
CONT

The health laboratory service groups all the laboratories used in both preventive and curative medicine : public health laboratories, hospital laboratories and other laboratories which in some way deal with the health of the people of a country, whether considered individually or collectively.

OBS

HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

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Record 16 1994-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

In the Soviet view, the preventive direction in medicine implies a sum total of socio economic and medical undertakings aimed at preventing diseases and at eliminating their causes which is increasingly being merged with the tasks of protecting the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Éducation physique : un virage préventif en médecine.

Spanish

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Record 17 1991-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

A system of preventive medicine that takes into account the whole animal, and the total influences including social, with respect to relationships with others in the herd or flock, psychological and environmental factors that affect health, including nutrition, exercise, housing, freedom from crowding and boredom and from physical or psychological harassment or cruelty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
OBS

p. ex. la guidance sanitaire du bétail à viande en Belgique

Spanish

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