INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH

• WHAT IS PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH?
Introduction
The History of Primary Care Research
The Nature of Primary Care Research
Who Conducts Primary Care Research?
Effective Patient Involvement in Research: Why, Who and How?
Primary Care Research in the Digital Age: Unleashing the Power of Electronic Patient Records
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• THE CONTRIBUTION OF PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH TO HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
Introduction
Tackling the Burden of Disease with Primary Care Research
How Primary Care Research Blends with Evidence-Based Medicine to Assist with Translation and Implementation of Evidence into Practice
How Primary Care Research Contributes to Improving the Quality and Safety of Healthcare
Making Healthcare More Person-Centred: How Primary Care Research Can Help Bring in the Human and Patient Perspective
The Contribution of Primary Care Research to Improving Health Services
Financing, Leadership, Governance and Primary Care Health Systems Research
The Contribution of Primary Care Research to Education, Training and Development of the Primary Healthcare Workforce
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• COMMISSIONING OF PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH
Introduction
Primary Care Research: How to Put Local Priorities into a World Led by Global Funding
Primary Healthcare and International Development Assistance
Primary Care Research Funding in the UK
Critique of Current Health Research Funding Models in Australia
Research and Primary Healthcare – Health Systems Strengthening in Partner Countries from a European Perspective
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• PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS
Introduction
Cross-Nation Organisations
North American Primary Care Research Group
Society for Academic Primary Care
Primafamed
Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care

• Primary Care Research Networks
Introduction
Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks
International Federation of Primary Care Research Network
European General Practice Research Network
International Implementation Research Network in Primary Health Care
Latin American Network for Research in Family Medicine
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• NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH
Introduction
Europe Region
Primary Care Research in the UK
Primary Care Research in Denmark
Primary Care Research in Spain
Primary Care Research in Turkey
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Primary Care Research in Israel
Primary Care Research in the Kingdom of Bahrain
South Asia Region
Primary Care Research in India
Primary Care Research in Pakistan
Asia Pacific Region
Primary Care Research in China
Primary Care Research in Malaysia
Primary Care Research in Australia
Africa Region
Primary Care Research in South Africa
Primary Care Research in Kenya
Primary Care Research in Ghana
Primary Care Research in Nigeria
North America Region
Primary Care Research in Canada
Primary Care Research in the USA
Iberoamericana-CIMF Region
Primary Care Research in Uruguay
Primary Care Research in Mexico
Primary Care Research in Brazil

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International Perspectives on Primary Care Research examines how the evidence base from primary care research can strengthen health care services and delivery, tackle the growing burden of disease, improve quality and safety, and increase a person-centred focus to health care.
Demonstrating the inter-professional nature of the discipline, the book also features a section on cross-nation organisations and primary care networks supporting research. National perspectives are offered from researchers in 20 countries that form part of the World Organization of Family Doctors, providing case histories from research-rich to resource-poor nations that illustrate the range of research development and capacity building.
This book argues the importance of primary care research, especially to policy makers, decision makers and funders in informing best practice, training primary health care providers and achieving equitable distribution of care.

Features
• Provides an understanding to policy makers, decision makers, funders and others about the importance of primary care research in improving health outcomes
• Explains why primary care research is vital to inform best practice, train primary health care providers, and achieve equitable distribution of care
• Offers national perspectives from leaders in 20 countries that form part of the World Organization of Family Doctors
• Discusses cross-nation collaborations and primary care networks that support research
• Supports the growing trend for primary care professionals to engage in a greater degree of research

Authors
• Felicity Goodyear-Smith, MB CHB, MD, FRNZCGP, general practitioner and academic head, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Prof. Bob Mash, MBChB, DRCOG, DCH, FRCGP (UK), FCFP (SA), PhD, head, Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa