The 21st Century: The Age of Family Medicine Research?

Lam, Cindy Lo Kuen

doi:10.1370/afm.191

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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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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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Section: Methods: the Conference Processesmentioning

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“…There are a number of examples where PBRNs have had a great impact on improving health in developing countries by applying simple recording methods (Vignettes 11,12). On a larger scale, their epidemiologic analyses could dramatically improve the countries response to community needs.…”

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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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111

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“…13,15 We also grouped departments in size quartiles based on the number of faculty. We used four categories for academic degrees: (1) MD or DO, (2) PhD, (3) combined MD or DO and PhD, and (4) other (eg, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers).…”

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“…In addition to clinical research, family medicine investigators address key problems in myriad fields including health policy, medical education, health informatics, health services research, dissemination and implementation, and payment reform. [2][3][4][5] Over time, family medicine research has expanded beyond academic walls, broadening its impact. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) reach 15% of the US population, and numerous family medicine researchers engage communities through participatory research.…”

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The Scholarly Output of Faculty in Family Medicine Departments

Liaw

Petterson

Jiang

et al. 2019

Fam Med

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Background and Objectives: While prior efforts have assessed the scope of family medicine research, the methods have differed, and the efforts have not been routinely repeated. The purpose of this analysis was to quantify publications, journals, citations, and funding of US family medicine faculty and identify factors associated with these outcomes. Methods: We identified faculty in US departments of family medicine through website searches and performed a cross-sectional study. We included 2015 publications in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Web of Science (a database that aggregates a wide range of catalogs). We calculated descriptive statistics assessing the publications, journals, and citations for family medicine faculty. We conducted bivariate analyses by department region, department size, public/private status, faculty title, and faculty degree. Results: We identified 6,738 faculty at 134 departments, with 15% of faculty having any publications. Family medicine faculty published 3,002 times (mean of 2.9 among those with any publications). The mean number of publications was highest for faculty in departments in the West (3.7), in the third quartile for size (3.6), with a professor title (4.0), and with combined MD or DO/PhD degrees (4.3). Faculty published 84% of the time in non-family medicine journals and were cited 13,548 times. Faculty listed federal funding for over half (52%) of the times they published. Conclusions: Publications from family medicine faculty are not concentrated in family medicine journals and are being referenced by others. These figures are larger than prior estimates and should be tracked over time.

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“…Additionally, as family medicine matures as both a specialty and a discipline (the latter constituting practicing family physicians, as well as aspiring learners, and non-physician faculty who work in the context of family medicine departments or programs), the need to approach research questions from the unique perspective of family medicine has become acute. 6,7 One particular area in which family medicine scholars have shown a great deal of interest is in conducting research and rigorous evaluation around their educational and workforce development projects. 8 Of course, the journal Family Medicine has grown into the go-to place for publishing family medicine-related educational research, and there are a host of other journals devoted more generally to the topic of medical education.…”

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