International Perspectives on Primary Care Research

WHAT IS PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH?

Introduction
Felicity Goodyear-Smith

The History of Primary Care Research
Felicity Goodyear-Smith

The Nature of Primary Care Research
John Beasley, Andrew Bazemore and Bob Mash

Who Conducts Primary Care Research?
Bob Mash

Effective Patient Involvement in Research: Why, Who and How?
Amanda Howe

Primary Care Research in the Digital Age: Unleashing the Power of Electronic Patient Records
Jim Warren

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH TO HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS

Introduction
Bob Mash

Tackling the Burden of Disease with Primary Care Research
David Mant

How Primary Care Research Blends with Evidence-Based Medicine to Assist with Translation and Implementation of Evidence into Practice
Felicity Goodyear-Smith

How Primary Care Research Contributes to Improving the Quality and Safety of Healthcare
Carl de Wet

Making Healthcare More Person-Centred: How Primary Care Research Can Help Bring in the Human and Patient Perspective
Christos Lionis and Elena Petelos

The Contribution of Primary Care Research to Improving Health Services
Dee Mangin

Financing, Leadership, Governance and Primary Care Health Systems Research
Luisa M. Pettigrew

The Contribution of Primary Care Research to Education, Training and Development of the Primary Healthcare Workforce
Wim Peersman and Jan De Maeseneer

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COMMISSIONING OF PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH

Introduction
Bob Mash

Primary Care Research: How to Put Local Priorities into a World Led by Global Funding
Leslie London

Primary Healthcare and International Development Assistance
Robert John Fryatt

Primary Care Research Funding in the UK
Clare J. Taylor and Richard Hobbs

Critique of Current Health Research Funding Models in Australia
Terry Findlay and Emma Broadbent

Research and Primary Healthcare – Health Systems Strengthening in Partner Countries from a European Perspective
Kevin McCarthy

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PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS

Introduction
Felicity Goodyear-Smith

Cross-Nation Organisations

North American Primary Care Research Group
William R. Phillips

Society for Academic Primary Care
Joanne Reeve

Primafamed
Jan De Maeseneer

Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care
Nick Zwar

Primary Care Research Networks

Introduction
Andrew Bazemore

Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks
Rebecca A. Roper

International Federation of Primary Care Research Network
Christos Lionis

European General Practice Research Network
Mehmet Ungan

International Implementation Research Network in Primary Health Care
Chris Van Weel

Latin American Network for Research in Family Medicine
Jacqueline Ponzo, Thiago Trindade, Jose M Ramirez Aranda, Sandro Rodrigues Batista and Sergio Minué

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH

Introduction
Bob Mash and Felicity Goodyear-Smith

Europe Region

Primary Care Research in the UK
Tony Kendrick

Primary Care Research in Denmark
Per Kallestrup

Primary Care Research in Spain
Sergio Minué

Primary Care Research in Turkey
Mehmet Akman

Eastern Mediterranean Region

Primary Care Research in Israel
Khaled Karkabi

Primary Care Research in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Faisal Abdullatif Alnasir

South Asia Region

Primary Care Research in India
Raman Kumar

Primary Care Research in Pakistan
Tabinda Ashfaq

Asia Pacific Region

Primary Care Research in China
William Wong

Primary Care Research in Malaysia
Sherina Mohd Sidik

Primary Care Research in Australia
Ellen McIntyre

Africa Region

Primary Care Research in South Africa
Gboyega Ogunbanjo and Bob Mash

Primary Care Research in Kenya
Patrick Chege

Primary Care Research in Ghana
Akye Essuman

Primary Care Research in Nigeria
Olayinka Ayankogbe

North America Region

Primary Care Research in Canada
Gillian Bartlett and Jeannie Haggerty

Primary Care Research in the USA
Larry A. Green

Iberoamericana-CIMF Region

Primary Care Research in Uruguay
Jacqueline Ponzo

Primary Care Research in Mexico
Jose M. Ramirez Aranda

Primary Care Research in Brazil
Magda Almeida, Gustavo Gusso and Thiago Trindade

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