Description

• Advise patients on health care
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
• Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases to government authorities
• Communicate health promotion, disease, illnes and accident prevention to patients
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
• Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
• Provide emergency care
• Provide acute care management