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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

primary care physician

French translation:

médecin de première ligne / premier recours

Added to glossary by JCEC
Oct 10, 2005 05:21
18 yrs ago
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English term

primary care physician

English to French Medical Medical (general) medical survey
primary care physicians
Proposed translations (French)
4 -1 médecin traitant/ généraliste
4 +2 médecin de première ligne ; médecin de premier recours
Change log

Oct 10, 2005 05:50: JCEC changed "Term asked" from "primary care physicians" to "primary care physician"

Proposed translations

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English term (edited): primary care physicians
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médecin traitant/ généraliste

It is already in the glossary. See

http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=324724
Peer comment(s):
agree sporran
4 mins
disagree JCEC : Le "primary care physician" n'est pas le médecin traitant mais le premier médecin à voir un patient et est souvent un spécialiste ! // I suggest reading your sources.
50 mins
Not at all! The PCP is a general medicine physician (General Practitioner in UK) or family physician. See e.g. http://tinyurl.com/aohwb or http://tinyurl.com/83xb8 or http://tinyurl.com/8aa2x
disagree writeaway : from your own ref: Primary Care Physician- a physician whose practice is devoted to general internal medicine, family/general practice and pediatrics." also see: http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=308755
1 hr
disagree Andreas THEODOROU : For same reason as writeaway. (Furthermore, with the current reform in France, a médécin traitant can also be a médédin spécialiste). I propose médecin de ville.
1 hr
agree Viktoria Gimbe : This is it (but there are other possibilities, depending on context).
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci"
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30 mins

médecin de première ligne ; médecin de premier recours

Médecin, généraliste ou spécialiste, qui, le premier, voit une personne pour un problème donné, fait un bilan de son état et lui administre les soins appropriés, quitte à l'adresser à un confrère ou à une consœur si le cas ne relève pas de sa compétence.

GDT

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Note added at 55 mins (2005-10-10 06:17:24 GMT) Post-grading
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The Primary Care Physician (PCP) is an important part of the managed care system. This is the first doctor you see for any medical problem.

Types of PCP's

General Internist
Family Practitioner
Pediatrician
Obstetrician/Gynecologist

http://www.ehealthinsurance.com
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway : 2 wrongs don't make a right. this is what happens when glossary entry is wrong and is not corrected later on. of course there are good entries too: http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=308755
1 hr
neutral Andreas THEODOROU : Without context, ‘primary healthcare’ would be understood as care in the community as opposed to care in a hospital. In many HC systems, the primary healthcare doctor will refer you to a specialist or a hospital acting as the ‘gatekeeper’. In France, this
1 hr
agree Dominique Maréchal : médecin de première ligne: tout à fait
1 hr
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