title: [The health consultant. A new profession].
abstract: The facilitator is a new profession developed first in Oxfordshire in 1982 for the purpose of promoting prevention in primary health care. There are at present more than 100 facilitators in Britain and some in Holland, most of them working on prevention of cardiovascular disease, but recently some also in connection with the HIV-epidemic. In brief, the task of the facilitator is to bridge the gap or establish a new channel of communication between the general practitioner and his coworkers on the one side and the specialized health service on the other. The paper describes the tasks and working methods of the facilitator in some detail, particularly with respect to prevention of HIV-infection and control and care of HIV-positive and AIDS-sick patients in general practice. A trial project involving facilitators is planned in Oslo.
authors.affiliation: Seksjon for tiltak mot AIDS, Avdeling for bekjempelse av smittsomme sykdommer, Oslo Kommune.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fossum
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D004739:England; D006296:Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009426:Netherlands; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends
vernacular_title: Helsekonsulenten. En ny profesjon.