The quaternary prevention concept has been endorsed by WICC
During the WICC annual meeting in Durham, North Carolina in 1999, the Wonca International Classification Committee has endorsed the Quaternary prevention concept, which the motto is First do not harm.
The Quaternary prevention concept has been defined during the meeting and added to the Wonca Dictionary of General Practice.
Marc Jamoulle maintains a web page with the main publications about the concept.
refer to http://docpatient.net/mj/P4_citations.htm see also the Durham_P4 pdf below
Primary Health Care Classification Consortium - WICC WONCA
- Information et informatisation en médecine générale 1986 M Jamoulle
- Mental health inside the primary care, 1994
- Hong-Kong Wonca Classification Committee June 6/9, 1995 proposal
- WICC meeting Durham, USA, 1999
- Dictionary of general practice 2003 (extract)
- Protect your patient from harm. Kos 2005
- Brazil 2008 & 2009
- Workshop at Wonca Europe Basel 2009
- Uruguay, Prevención Cuaternaria 2012
- WICC 2012 Story of quaternary prevention by M Jamoulle