Abstract
A family physician is considered the first line of healthcare with patients. In the public sector, a medical officer is a generalist with no postgraduate training. The periodic health assessment has its roots at least as far back as the industrial revolution, employers paid for annual medical fitness examinations and tests to assess the state of their workers with intention of keeping their workforce healthy and safe. The technique is now included into the work of primary care physicians and is still practiced across multiple countries but it may be named with a different name such as Periodic health examination (PHE). The PHE allows for the implementation of evidence-based preventative measures, the education of patients on lifestyle issues, the updating of vaccines, and, most importantly, the detection of risk factors and diagnoses by updating the patient's cumulative profile. In low-risk individuals, however, treatment may not be essential every year. There’s serious question about the value of Periodic health assessment/examination. In this article we’ll be reviewing the PHE, its value and the role of family physician in it.
Highlights
The periodic health examination (PHE) has its roots at least as far back as the industrial revolution, when employers paid for annual medical fitness examinations to keep their workers healthy
The phrase "family doctor" should be used to mean the following: A family physician, a general practitioner, or a medical officer are all examples of medical officers
A medical officer is a generalist with no postgraduate training
Summary
The periodic health examination (PHE) has its roots at least as far back as the industrial revolution, when employers paid for annual medical fitness examinations to keep their workers healthy. Almost 58 percent of patients dying of coronary heart disease had their fatal condition discovered as a consequence of participation in periodic health checkups, and similar programmes found only half of the patients dying of cancer [3] The impact of such initiatives would be significant if we assumed that we could completely stop or treat these conditions once they were identified. The customary yearly physical examination of asymptomatic persons, according to the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care, is not supported by evidence and may cause damage They explain that periodic preventative visits tailored to age, risk, and particular test intervals may be more beneficial [7,8,9,10]
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