ICPC-3 International Classification of Primary Care

This edition is indispensable for anyone wishing to use the international classification system for morbidity and functioning data in a primary care setting. Classification has been rewritten to reflect the continued shift in the health paradigm of primary care and public health.

The World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) is a not-for-profit organization and was founded in 1972 by member organizations in 18 countries. The Mission of WONCA is to improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world through defining and promoting its values, including respect for universal human rights and including gender equity, and by fostering high standards of care in general practice/family medicine. Prepared by the ICPC-3 Consortium of WONCA, the World Organization of Family Doctors. Edited by Kees van Boven and Huib Ten Napel.

Foreword by Donald Li. Acknowledgements. Contributors. List of Acronyms. Introduction. Basic Principles: How the ICPC-3 Was Built. The Primary Care Use Case. Description, Inclusion, Exclusion, Coding Hint, Note, Index Terms and Cross References. Episodes of Care: A Central Concept in Primary Health Care. Standard for Use of Reason for Encounter. Standard for Use of Health Problems and Non- Disease- Related Care Episodes. Standard for Use of Functioning and Functioning Related. Standard for Use of Processes of Care (Interventions). Standard for Use of Regional Extensions, Emergency Codes and Extension Codes. Desk Version, Update Platform and Updates, Licensing of ICPC-3, Translations. Tabular List of ICPC-3 Classes. Conversion from ICPC-3 to ICPC-2 and ICPC-1. Annex 1: Primary Care Functioning Scale (PCFS). Index.