Changing Research Culture

Švab, Igor

doi:10.1370/afm.150

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“…Before the meeting every participant was asked to read 8 papers that had been written and peer reviewed by 4 reviewers especially for the conference. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Each paper addressed different aspects of family medicine research. After the opening keynote address, 16 the author of each paper had 10 minutes to comment on suggestions provided through the peer-review process.…”

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“…Two examples of mentoring individual FPs to foster research skills are (1) the 5-weekend research programs in Canada, 83,84 and (2) the activities of the European General Practice Research Network 13,57,61,62 (Vignette 8). These examples stimulate FPs with a research question arising from their practice to participate in partnership with a (university-based) researcher.…”

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“…13 In a number of countries, however, universities are conspicuously lacking in primary care development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Achieving this objective will require increased involvement of practicing FPs on all levels: as research leaders, participants, contributors, and users. 10,13 A valuable fi rst step is in turning passive users of research information into actively involved users. Action research or participatory research that involves communities in conducting and owning the research results is an effective method to involve FPs more directly in the research needs of their community.…”

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Improving Health Care Globally: A Critical Review of the Necessity of Family Medicine Research and Recommendations to Build Research Capacity

Weel

Rosser²

2004

The Annals of Family Medicine

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An invitational conference led by the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca) involving selected delegates from 34 countries was held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, March 8 to12, 2003. The conference theme was "Improving Health Globally: The Necessity of Family Medicine Research." Guiding conference discussions was the value that to improve health care worldwide, strong, evidencebased primary care is indispensable. Eight papers reviewed before the meeting formed the basic material from which the conference developed 9 recommendations. Wonca, as an international body of family medicine, was regarded as particularly suited to pursue these conference recommendations:1. Research achievements in family medicine should be displayed to policy makers, health (insurance) authorities, and academic leaders in a systematic way. 2. In all countries, sentinel practice systems should be developed to provide surveillance reports on illness and diseases that have the greatest impact on the population's health and wellness in the community. 3. A clearinghouse should be organized to provide a central repository of knowledge about family medicine research expertise, training, and mentoring. 4. National research institutes and university departments of family medicine with a research mission should be developed. 5. Practice-based research networks should be developed around the world. 6. Family medicine research journals, conferences, and Web sites should be strengthened to disseminate research fi ndings internationally, and their use coordinated. Improved representation of family medicine research journals in databases, such as Index Medicus, should be pursued. 7. Funding of international collaborative research in family medicine should be facilitated. 8. International ethical guidelines, with an international ethical review process, should be developed in particular for participatory (action) research, where researchers work in partnership with communities. 9. When implementing these recommendations, the specifi c needs and implications for developing countries should be addressed.The Wonca executive committee has reviewed these recommendations and the supporting rationale for each. They plan to follow the recommendations, but to do so will require the support and cooperation of many individuals, organizations, and national governments around the world. S6IMPROVING HEALTH CARE GLOBALLY health care system for most people-is important. Most people receive formal medical care in primary care, 2,3 and it is in that setting most episodes of illness are treated. Family medicine is a key discipline of primary care, and in many countries family physicians are the only physicians directly accessible to the public. 4 Clinical decisions made on fi rst encounters often determine whether health care resources are appropriately used. 2,[5][6][7] Strengthening the knowledge base in primary care will contribute to better medical care for all.Against this background an invitational conference was organized by the World Organization of...

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“…13 In a number of countries, however, universities are conspicuously lacking in primary care development.…”

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Improving Health Care Globally: A Critical Review of the Necessity of Family Medicine Research and Recommendations to Build Research Capacity

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Rosser²

2004

The Annals of Family Medicine

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“…It has largely been argued that the introduction of family medicine at the medical curricula can help in solving some of these challenges (5). This argument was often a driving force behind the implementation of academic family medicine, which has only recently joined the academic arena.…”

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Possibilities of family medicine in medical education

Švab

2012

AMA

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Family medicine is a discipline that has only recently joined the academic arena. Because of this, the academic contribution of this discipline to universities has not been clarified yet. On the other hand, the medical schools suffer from well-known challenges, that have been largely known in the discussions about the crisis of academic medicine. The article explores the possibilities of mutual cooperation between family medicine and the universities. In order to profit from the qualities of academic medicine and family medicine, a partnership between the two needs to be established. It should be built on acceptance of differences and adaptation of family medicine to the rules of the academia, which should be done without sacrificing its principles. The author describes three potential scenarios how family medicine can be introduced in the undergraduate curriculum: a) as a subject at the end of the curriculum, b) as collaboration in early patient contact and teaching clinical skills and c) as part of the integrated curriculum.The author concludes that both family medicine and the medical school have a lot to benefit from mutual cooparation. This requires compromises that are not always easy.

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