Position Paper on Primary Care

Abstract Inter-professional education (IPE) can support professionals in developing their ability to work collaboratively. This position paper from the European Forum for Primary Care considers the design and implementation of IPE within primary care. This paper is based on workshops and is an evidence review of good practice. Enablers of IPE programmes are involving patients in the design and delivery, providing a holistic focus, focussing on practical actions, deploying multi-modal learning formats and activities, including more than two professions, evaluating formative and summative aspects, and encouraging team-based working. Guidance for the successful implementation of IPE is set out with examples from qualifying and continuing professional development programmes.

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EPOS Primary Care Guidelines: European Position Paper on the Primary Care Diagnosis and Management of Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2007 — a summary

Primary Care Respiratory Journal ◽

10.3132/pcrj.2008.00029 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 79-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 121

Author(s):

Mike Thomas ◽

Barbara Yawn ◽

David Price ◽

Valerie Lund ◽

Jocquim Mullol ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Nasal Polyps ◽

Position Paper ◽

Diagnosis And Management ◽

Care Guidelines

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Position Paper on the Assessment of Functional Status in Primary Care in a Developing Country—Pakistan

Functional Status Measurement in Primary Care - Frontiers of Primary Care ◽

10.1007/978-1-4613-8977-4_16 ◽

1990 ◽

pp. 232-235

Author(s):

M. H. Mirza

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Functional Status ◽

Developing Country ◽

Position Paper

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Appropriateness in prescribing PPIs: A position paper of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE) — Study section “Digestive Diseases in Primary Care”

Digestive and Liver Disease ◽

10.1016/j.dld.2018.07.004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (9) ◽

pp. 894-902 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Vincenzo Savarino ◽

Cesare Tosetti ◽

Edoardo Benedetto ◽

Debora Compare ◽

Gerardo Nardone

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Position Paper ◽

Italian Society ◽

Study Section ◽

Digestive Diseases

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European Forum for Primary Care: Position Paper for Primary Care Mental Health

Primary Health Care Research & Development ◽

10.1017/s1463423620000304 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

Author(s):

Dineke Smit ◽

Lisa Hill ◽

Ian Walton ◽

Sally Kendall ◽

Jan de Lepeleire

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Primary Care ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Paradigm Shift ◽

Working Group ◽

Position Paper ◽

Primary Care Mental Health ◽

European Forum ◽

The Social ◽

Healthcare Model

Abstract There is a need for a paradigm shift across mental health in primary care to improve the lives of millions of Europeans. To contribute to this paradigm shift, the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC-MH) working group for Mental Health, produced a Position Paper for Primary Care Mental Health outlining 14 themes that needed prioritizing. These themes were developed and discussed interactively during the EFPC conferences between 2012 and 2019. The Position Paper on Mental Health gives direction to the necessary improvements over the next ten years. The themes vary from preferable healthcare model to the social determinants highlighting issues such as inequalities. The Statement of Mental Health in Primary Care will be established in cooperation with fellow organizations.

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The prevalence, reasons and attitudes for the practice of informal medicine

BMC Family Practice ◽

10.1186/s12875-020-01362-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Menashe Meni Amran ◽

Avital Bilitzky Kopit ◽

Hannan Ariel Kranc ◽

Roni Peleg

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Position Paper ◽

Professional Experience ◽

Health Insurance System ◽

National Health Insurance System ◽

System A ◽

Current Prevalence ◽

Geographical Regions ◽

Medical Disciplines

Abstract Background Informal medicine, entailing undocumented medical advice, has been described in diverse medical disciplines and geographical regions. We assessed the current prevalence and characteristics of informal medical consulting, the reasons physicians provide it, and their attitudes toward it. Methods We conducted a survey among family physicians in Israel, a country with a national health insurance system. A questionnaire was emailed to all primary care physicians in the two largest HMOs in southern Israel. Fifteen questions addressed the prevalence, practice and attitudes to informal medical consulting. Ten questions assessed demographics and professional experience. Results Of 143 respondents (mean age 41 years), 55% were women. Ninety-five percent of the respondents reported requesting informal medical consulting from other physicians. Fifty-four percent reported often providing informal consulting to family and friends; and an additional 27% reported doing so under exceptional circumstances. The main reasons given for informal consulting requests were availability and accessibility (81% of respondents), and not financial savings. Only 17.5% stated being in favor of informal consulting for family and friends. Only 11% expressed feeling satisfaction after providing such consultation; 49% expressed discomfort. Sixty-six percent thought a position paper on informal consulting to family and friends is needed. Conclusions Our survey of primary care physicians shows very frequent informal medical consulting, despite high dissatisfaction with such, and an interest in receiving guidelines on this practice.

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Correction to: How can primary care practitioners address substance use by adolescents? A position paper of the EUROPEAN academy of PAEDIATRICS

European Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1007/s00431-020-03665-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 179 (8) ◽

pp. 1307-1308

Author(s):

Pierre-André Michaud ◽

Richard Bélanger ◽

Artur Mazur ◽

Adamos Hadjipanayis ◽

Anne-Emmanuelle Ambresin

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Substance Use ◽

Position Paper ◽

European Academy ◽

European Academy Of Paediatrics ◽

Primary Care Practitioners

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Palliative care in primary care: European Forum for Primary Care position paper

Primary Health Care Research & Development ◽

10.1017/s1463423619000641 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Danica Rotar Pavlič ◽

Diederik Aarendonk ◽

Johan Wens ◽

José Augusto Rodrigues Simões ◽

Marie Lynch ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Terminal Illness ◽

Reference Group ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Position Paper ◽

European Countries ◽

Care Plans ◽

European Forum

AbstractAim:The aim of this position paper is to assist primary health care (PHC) providers, policymakers, and researchers by discussing the current context in which palliative health care functions within PHC in Europe. The position paper gives examples for improvements to palliative care models from studies and international discussions at European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC) workshops and conferences.Background:Palliative care is a holistic approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with terminal illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and diligent assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial, or spiritual. Unfortunately, some Europeans, unless they have cancer, still do not have access to generalist or specialist palliative care.Methods:A draft of this position paper was distributed electronically through the EFPC network in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Active collaboration with the representatives of the International Primary Palliative Care Network was established from the very beginning and more recently with the EAPC Primary Care Reference Group. Barriers, opportunities, and examples of good and bad practices were discussed at workshops focusing on palliative care at the international conferences of Southeastern European countries in Ljubljana (2015) and Budva (2017), at regular conferences in Amsterdam (2015) and Riga (2016), at the WONCA Europe conferences in Istanbul (2015), Copenhagen (2016), and Prague (2017), and at the EAPC conference in Madrid (2017).Findings:There is great diversity in the extent and type of palliative care provided in primary care by European countries. Primary care teams (PCTs) are well placed to encourage timely palliative care. We collected examples from different countries. We found numerous barriers influencing PCTs in preparing care plans with patients. We identified many facilitators to improve the organization of palliative care.

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