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Preventive Healthcare benefits both patient and doctor
By MaltaMedia News
Aug 15, 2008 - 10:37:32 AM
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A symposium on “Thinking Prevention”, which was chaired by Dr Mario Grixti – President, Malta College of Family Doctors, was held for medical professionals at all levels of health care highlighting the importance of Preventive Healthcare and the benefits that may be reaped especially for the patient but also for the doctor.
Another important role of the doctors is to use their trusted influence for the patients to lead a healthier way of life so as minimize the main critical ailments in the Maltese Society and compliment the national promotion strategies. This was precisely stressed by Dr Charmaine Gauci, Director for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Profs. Albert Fenech, Chairman, Cardiology Department, Mater Dei Hospital, in his talk strongly supported these initiatives to encourage the general Maltese public change their present lifestyle and customs so as to lower the potential development of cardiovascular related diseases and their life damaging results. Profs. Fenech also stressed on the importance of preventive healthcare quoting the Chinese proverb : “The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness”
Dr Wilfred Galea, Managing Director of SMS4Health, explained how, with SMS4Health, both preventive healthcare and promoting a better lifestyle for the patients can be practiced so simply and consistently. The system which has been successfully tested in his practice is now being rolled out in other practices thus bridging the gap of both the patients’ and doctors’ expectations.
SMS4Health is a subscription based service. On enrollment, the doctor prescribes an individual health programme according to the age, gender and medical history. The patient will then receive an sms message on the given mobile number as a reminder of each next due medical check up. Besides, the service offers regular health promotion tips and medical alerts always sent via sms messages.
“Bupa provides cover for customary and reasonable charges incurred by our members who seek private medical care, irrespective of where the private care is administered, in line with the level of cover purchased. We have recently signed agreements with private providers to establish a framework for simplifying payment transactions by creating a direct payment channel between Bupa and the private providers. This gives members the freedom to choose the facility of their preference, eliminates the need for them to pay for care and seek reimbursement afterwards and thereby focus on getting well.” said Mrs. Zarb Adami.
For further information on SMS4Health, visit the website www.sms4health.com, contact Medical Portals Ltd on 21453973 and 79453972 or send an email at helpdesk@sms4health.com
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