The Professional Performance of the Family Doctor in Preconceptional Prevention of Congenital Defects

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Keywords:

professional performance, family doctor, congenital defects, prevention.

Abstract

Introduction: The prevention of disease and harm in individuals, the family and the community is one of the roles of the family doctor and nurse. A factor to be taken into account in the prevalence of congenital defects is their inadequate prevention. At the primary or preconceptional level, this would be achieved with adequate professional performance.

Objective: To systematize the theoretical-methodological referents that support the professional performance of the family doctor in the preconceptional prevention of congenital defects.

Methods: A bibliographic review on the professional performance of the family doctor and the preconceptional prevention of congenital defects was carried out in the Virtual Health Library of Infomed, in the Scopus, SciELO, Redalyc, Latindex and Dialnet databases, in Spanish and English, as well as in five books. The following descriptors were used for the search: desempeño profesional [professional performance], médico de la familia [family doctor], defectos congénitos [congenital defects] and prevención [prevention]. After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 26 bibliographies were selected for their scientific quality and topicality.

Results: Different researchers approach the professional performance process from different areas of pedagogical sciences and medical education. The authors take on theoretical positions related to the professional performance of the family doctor in preconceptional prevention of congenital defects, as well as the need for permanent and continuous preparation to improve their professional performance.

Conclusions: The systematization carried out on professional performance of the family doctor in preconceptional prevention of congenital defects allowed establishing an approach to the theoretical referents that support the subject.

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Author Biographies

Yasmín Rodríguez Acosta, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Especialista de primer grado en Medicina General Integral, y de primer y segundo grado en Embriología, Máster en Atención integral a la mujer, Profesor e Investigador Auxiliar. Departamento Ciencias Biomédicas.

Santiago Almeida Campos, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Doctor en Medicina, Especialista de primer y segundo grado en Embriologia, Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación, Máster en Ciencias, Profesor Titular

Alexander Torres Hernández, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Licenciado en Educación, Especialidad Física-Electrónica, Doctor en Ciencias Pedagogicas, Máster en Ciencias, Profesor Titular.

Published

2024-06-19

How to Cite

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Rodríguez Acosta Y, Almeida Campos S, Torres Hernández A. The Professional Performance of the Family Doctor in Preconceptional Prevention of Congenital Defects. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2024 Jun. 19 [cited 2026 Jan. 29];38. Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/3996

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