პრევენციული მოვლა და სკრინინგი [PHC-02]

პრევენციული მოვლა და სკრინინგი [PHC-02]

Preventive care and systematic screening represent the operational core of effective primary health care, yet their delivery is consistently undermined by fragmented scheduling, incomplete patient registration, and the absence of structured continuity-of-care documentation. In Georgia, as across much of the South Caucasus, the transition toward family-medicine-centred primary health care — accelerated by ongoing health system reforms and ASF accreditation requirements — demands that facilities move beyond episodic care toward proactive, population-anchored prevention. The WHO’s evidence base is unambiguous: health systems that embed structured preventive protocols and maintain longitudinal patient records achieve measurably better outcomes for conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to cervical cancer, both of which carry a substantial burden in the Georgian population. This course equips primary health care professionals with the operational standards, documentation frameworks, and quality measurement practices that accreditation requires and that patients deserve.

The course is grounded in WHO primary health care renewal frameworks, JCI ambulatory care standards, and the specific scheduling and registration criteria defined by the Accreditation Service Fund (ASF) for Georgian primary health care facilities. Teaching methodology combines structured case analysis drawn from real South Caucasus facility scenarios, protocol mapping exercises, and applied documentation review, enabling participants to translate international standards directly into their own clinical and administrative workflows. Assessment is competency-based, ensuring that learning translates into verifiable, practice-ready skills rather than theoretical familiarity.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between access, continuity, and coordination as distinct quality dimensions of primary health care, and articulate how each is measured under ASF accreditation criteria.
• Implement compliant patient registration procedures that meet ASF documentation standards, including the minimum data set required for longitudinal care tracking.
• Design proactive scheduling systems that prioritise evidence-based preventive interventions — including age- and risk-stratified cancer screening and cardiovascular risk assessment — for defined patient populations.
• Apply continuity-of-care documentation protocols to ensure accurate, retrievable clinical records that support safe handover between providers and care settings.
• Evaluate a facility’s existing preventive care workflows against WHO and ASF benchmarks, identifying specific gaps in coverage, documentation, and follow-up.
• Construct a facility-level monitoring plan using key performance indicators — including screening uptake rates and missed appointment tracking — to sustain preventive care delivery over time.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed primarily for family physicians, general practitioners, and primary health care nurses working in ASF-accredited or accreditation-seeking ambulatory facilities across Georgia. It is equally relevant for facility administrators, quality managers, and medical directors responsible for aligning clinical operations with national accreditation standards. Both early-career clinicians establishing foundational practice habits and experienced practitioners undertaking accreditation preparation will find the content directly applicable to their roles.

Course Structure

PHC-02 is delivered as a self-paced online course on the GMJ Academy platform, with an estimated study time of six to eight hours including case exercises and documentation review tasks; completion of the competency-based assessment is required to receive a certificate of participation. This course qualifies for continuing medical education credit in accordance with applicable Georgian CME/CPD frameworks, and the certificate may be submitted as evidence of professional development for ASF accreditation portfolios.