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• Conference:The Future of Primary Healthcare in Europe

  Date:

  02 September 2008

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  The Future of Primary Healthcare in Europe (II)
  University of Southampton, England
  September 15 – 17, 2008
  http://www.futureofprimarycare.com/

  Conference themes:

  Urgent health care
  Migration and Mobility
  Specialisms
  Changing hospital interfaces
  Workforce
  Chronic conditions

  The biannual conference of the European Primary Care Forum in 2008 has an essentially exploratory purpose. Its aim is to enable participants to identify, define and then appreciate the significance of those critical questions which will determine the future of primary care in Europe. The Forum is looking to support contributions which address, in particular, issues of equitable access, cost effectiveness, clinical quality and the maintenance of continuity of care. Both urban and rural settings are relevant, with their differing but equally important modern pressures.

• The 2nd National Ambulatory Primary Care Research and Education

  Date:

  02 September 2008

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  The 2nd National Ambulatory Primary Care Research and Education
  Conference on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology is
  scheduled for October 1-3 in Washington, DC. The purpose of this mtg is
  to provide a forum for primary care researchers and educators to
  disseminate and learn about recent research and educational program
  development in patient safety and HIT. Many leading patient safety
  researchers and educators will present their recent work. Program and
  registration material at
  http://www.ambpeds.org/site/events/PtSafety_PrelimProg.pdf

• EGPRN meeting in Budapest, Hungary: 16-19 October

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  13 June 2008

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  The theme for this meeting is “Integrated management of Cardiovascular Disease”.

  Call for Abstracts: http://www.egprn.org/meeting/Budapest.cfa.pdf

  Further information:
  www.egprn.org

• European General Practice Research Network congress to be held in Antalya, Turkey

  Date:

  16 December 2007

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  66th European General Practice Research Network congress to be held in Antalya, Turkey
  8-11 May 2008

  The theme for this meeting is “Research on musculoskeletal disorders in primary care”.
  The deadline to send in abstracts for this meeting has been moved forward to 10th January 2008.

  http://www.egprn.org/meeting/index.html

• Important conferences in 2008

  Date:

  17 September 2007

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  Important conferences in 2008:

  36th NAPCRG Annual Meeting
  November 15-19, 2008 (Saturday-Wednesday pattern)
  Westin Del Mar
  Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

  Family Medicine Forum 2008
  Will take place at the Sheraton Centre Hotel from November 27-29, 2008

  Family Medicine Forum 2008 combines the Annual Scientific Assemblies of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP), and the Annual Workshops of the CFPC’s Sections of Teachers and Researchers.

• North American Primary Care Research Group pre-conference workshop

  Date:

  06 September 2007

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  Preconference workshop titled: “Joining an International Collaborative Research Network to Investigate Multimorbidity in Primary Care.” This workshop will be held on Saturday, October 20th during the 35th NAPCRG Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Although this workshop is not in the official program of the NAPCRG conference, it will be held with the organizational support of the NAPCRG conference. There is no extra fee to participate in this workshop that will last for the full day (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) and for which a lunch will be provided free of charge to all participants. The summary of the workshop is described below. If you are interested in multimorbidity, please come and join us in Vancouver. To confirm your attendance please send an email to: martin.fortin@usherbrooke.ca

  The IRCMo team:

  Martin Fortin MD MSc CMFC, Research Chair on Chronic Diseases in Primary Care, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

  Hassan Soubhi MD PhD, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

  Catherine Hudon MD MSc CMFC, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

  Elizabeth A Bayliss MD, Kaiser Permanente, University of Colorado

  Marjan van den Akker PhD, Maastricht University, Netherlands

  Abstract for a special preconference workshop at the 2007 NAPCRG meeting.

  Joining an International Collaborative Research Network to investigate multimorbidity in primary care.

  Objectives: To use a group process to develop a research agenda for the study of multimorbidity. Content: We will build on ongoing dialogue within an existing virtual international community of professionals interested in multimorbidity (International Research Community on Multimorbidity or IRCMo) to accomplish the following tasks: 1. Refine the definition of multimorbidity for application to clinical investigation and care; 2. list the top 5 areas that are ripe for investigation (e.g. measurement of morbidity, processes of care, development of appropriate outcomes measures); 3. discuss specific methodologies and approaches for each target area; and 4. solicit input on potential funding sources for this non-disease specific area of investigation. Method and schedule: One month prior to the conference, enrolled participants will be contacted and encouraged to participate in the ongoing online discussion above. The first half-day will include short presentations (working papers) to outline current knowledge on multimorbidity including results of the on-line discussion, followed by small group meetings each of which will address the topics outlined above. During the second half-day, the full audience will address the specific topics, led by reports from the small groups. Finally we will synthesize the discussions into an outline for a working document that will be subsequently distributed to all workshop participants. Prerequisite knowledge: None Audience: 25 to 35 professionals with an interest in investigating or caring for patients with multimorbidity. Rationale: Care for patients with multimorbidities is complex, costly, often fragmented and currently under-studied. Endorsement: This preconference workshop is endorsed by the NAPCRG Special Interest Group on Multimorbidity/Comorbidity and is supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research.

• EGPRN meeting

  Date:

  28 August 2007

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  The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) is hosting its next meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 27-30 September. More details in www.egprn.org/meeting.