NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-311

The Tenth National Conference on Mental Retardation will be held in Quebec City, P.Q., Canada, on September 19 to 22, 1967. The conference, on the theme "The Challenge of the Next Decade," will consider early management and family services; childhood and adolescent phase; adult programming; and services—integration versus segregation. Guest speakers will include: Dr. Richard Koch, Los Angeles, California; Dr. B. Goldberg, London, Ontario; Dr. W. Usdane, Washington, D.C.; and Rabbi S. E. Rosenberg, Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Gunnar Dybwad, Boston, Massachusetts, will summarize the proceedings.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-300

TRAINING PROGRAMS IN MENTAL RETARDATION: UCLA Extension Department of Continuing Education in Health Sciences will offer three courses in Mental Retardation, February 4-16, June 3-15, and September 9-21, 1974, at the Neuropsychiatric Institute. Topics include Causation, Symptomatology, Care, Treatment and Management of the Mentally Retarded, Diagnostic Techniques in Office Practice, Parental Reactions and Intrafamily Psychopathology and Their Management, Differential Diagnosis and Superimposed Emotional Problems and Psychotherapy. For information write Continuing Education in Health Sciences, 10995 Le Conte Avenue, University Extension, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024.


Author(s):  
Catherine Hudon ◽  
Maud-Christine Chouinard ◽  
Marie-Dominique Beaulieu ◽  
Mathieu Bisson ◽  
Danielle Bouliane ◽  
...  

The objective was to report on issues related to patients with complex care needs and recommendations identified by 160 key participants at a summit in Quebec City about better integration of primary health care services for patients with chronic diseases and complex care needs. A descriptive qualitative approach was used. While focus groups were led by a facilitator, a rapporteur noted highlights and a research team member took independent notes. All notes were analyzed by using a thematic analysis according to an inductive method. Seven issues were identified, leading to the formulation of recommendations: (1) valuing the experience of the patient; (2) early detecting of a non-homogeneous patient population; (3) defining interprofessional collaboration based on patient needs; (4) conciliating services provided by clinical settings according to a registered clientele-based logic with the population-based logic; (5) working with the community sector; (6) aligning patient-oriented research values with existing challenges to primary care integration; and (7) promoting resource allocation consistent with targeted recommendations. The summit highlighted the importance of engaging all stakeholders in improvement of integrated care for patients with complex care needs. The resulting recommendations target shared priorities towards better health, social, and community-based services integration for these patients.


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