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The '''International Classification of Primary Care''' ('''ICPC''') is a classification method for [[primary care]] encounters. It allows for the classification of the patient’s [[reason for encounter]] (RFE), the problems/diagnosis managed, primary or general [[health care]] interventions, and the ordering of the data of the primary care session in an episode of care structure. It was developed by the [[WONCA International Classification Committee]] (WICC), and was first published in 1987 by [[Oxford University Press]] (OUP). A revision and inclusion of criteria and definitions was published in 1998. The second revision was accepted within the [[World Health Organization]]'s (WHO) Family of International Classifications.<ref>World Health Organization. [http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/adaptations/icpc2/en/ ''International Classification of Primary Care, Second edition (ICPC-2)''.] Geneva. Accessed 24 June 2011.</ref>

The classification was developed in a context of increasing demand for quality information on primary care as part of growing worldwide attention to global [[primary health care]] objectives, including the WHO's target of "[[health for all]]".<ref>Bentsen BG. "International classification of primary care." ''Scand J Prim Health Care.'' 1986 Feb;4(1):43-50.</ref>

==History==
The first version of ICPC, which was published in 1987, is referred to as ''ICPC-1''. A subsequent revision which was published in the 1993 publication ''The International Classification of Primary Care in the European Community: With a Multi-Language Layer'' is known as ''ICPC-E''.

The 1998 publication, of version 2, is referred to as ''ICPC-2''. The [[acronym]] ''ICPC-2-E'', refers to a revised electronic version, which was released in 2000. Subsequent revisions of ICPC-2 are also labelled with a release date.

==Structure==

===Chapters===

The ICPC contains 17 chapters:
* A General and unspecified
* B Blood, blood forming organs, lymphatics, spleen
* D Digestive
* F Eye
* H Ear
* K Circulatory
* L Musculoskeletal
* N Neurological
* P Psychological
* R Respiratory
* S Skin
* T Endocrine, metabolic and nutritional
* U Urology
* W Pregnancy, childbirth, family planning
* X Female genital system and breast
* Y Male genital system
* Z Social problems

===Components===
The ICPC classification, within each chapter, is based on 3 components coming from 3 different classifications:
* Reason for Encounter Classification (1981)
* International Classification of Process in Primary Care (IC-Process-PC) (1985)
* International Classification of Health Problem in Primary Care (ICHPPC-2-d) (1976, 1983)

==See also==
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*Classifications
**[[Medical classification]]
**[[Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System]] (ATC classification for drugs)
**[[Classification of Pharmaco-Therapeutic Referrals]] (CPR)
**[[International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health]] (ICF)
**[[International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems]] (ICD)
**[[ICPC-2 PLUS]]
*[[Health care]]
**[[Family medicine]] / [[Family practice]]
**[[General practice]] / [[General practitioner]]
**[[Primary care]]
**[[Primary health care]]
**[[Referral (medicine)]]
*[[Health informatics]]
**[[Electronic health record]]
**[[ISO TC 215|International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee on Health Informatics]]
*[[World Organization of Family Doctors]] (WONCA)
**[[WONCA International Classification Committee]] (WICC)

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* [http://www.ulb.ac.be/esp/wicc/letter_a.htm Bentzen N (ed). WONCA international glossary for general/family practice. Fam Pract. 1995; 12:267.]

== External links ==
* [http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/groups/WorkingParties/wicc.aspx WICC at WONCA]
* [http://www.ph3c.org Primary Healthcare Classification Consortium (Classification Committee)]
* [http://www.kith.no/templates/kith_WebPage____1062.aspx ICPC-2e] (by the Norwegian Centre for Informatics in Health and Social Care)
* [http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/fmrc/icpc-2/ University of Sydney Family Medicine Research Centre]
* [http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/fmrc/icpc-2/publications/ ICPC publication bibliography]

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