Submission of abstracts for the Pisa Conference on European Primary Care

Call for Abstracts, Posters and Multimedia Presentations - Submission Deadline: 1 May 2010

Conference themes are the following:

 Chronic disease management

 Interdisciplinary collaboration & leadership development

 Managing properly the medicalisation of health problems

 Monitoring primary care performance

 Health indicators including patient-related health outcomes and experiences

 Research, funding and service improvement in primary care

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The 2010 biannual conference of the European Primary Care Forum will explore a number of critical themes for primary care. Its aim is to enable participants to identify, define and appreciate a significant number of questions -ranging from policy to organization, management and clinical care - that are likely to determine the future of primary care in Europe. In particular, the Forum is looking to support contributions which address issues concerning equitable access, cost-effectiveness, service delivery, clinical quality and maintaining continuity of care. Both urban and rural settings are relevant with their differing but equally important modern pressures.

The conference scientific committee invites submissions of abstracts for oral, poster and multimedia presentations related to the issues and themes of the conference. Submissions should follow one of the following formats:

Research abstracts: Presentations will provide the results, in completed or advanced ’’in progress’’ form, of original research projects. The material should not have been published elsewhere except in preliminary form, and it should be ready for publication as a journal article. Papers related to PhD projects, either completed or in progress, are especially encouraged. Selected abstracts will be discussed in workshops moderated by key experts in their specific theme.

Policy posters: Posters will describe significant developments in policy (whether governmental, organisational, or any other) that affect primary care in relation to the themes of the conference. Posters with clear statements for debate are especially encouraged. Selected posters will be publically presented / defended within innovative settings, such as “debate corners” animated by an expert facilitator.

Practice multimedia presentations: Projects and developments focusing on practice-oriented questions, and reporting on recent experiences and innovations in primary care. These presentations should present case descriptions of primary care at the national, regional or local level. Selected multimedia presentations (videos, slideshows, etc.) will be presented to introduce the themes in the workshops, and in a special session with different multimedia materials.

Deadline for submission: Saturday, 1 May 2010

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