European Forum forUm for Primary care
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EUROPEAN FORUM FORUM FOR PRIMARY CARE
Primary Care in Period of Economical Crisis:
A challenge for Europe
Pr. Marianne Samuelson –Département de Médecine Générale Université de Caen-Basse Normandie
Dr. Daniel Widmer -Institut Universitaire de Médecine Générale Lausanne
Mr. Tino Marti-Consorci Castelldefels Agents de Salut Atencio Primaria
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Consequences of the crisis What is a crisis? Various aspect of the “crisis” that are inter
related - economical crisis - moral crisis - employment crisis - scientific crisis
Health care consequences of the crisis What is our “social responsibility ”
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1-Epidemiological consequences of the crisis • Increase of mental disorders• Increase in suicide rate• rise of risk of illness• recovery more difficult• new category of population at risk : young
people….• ………..
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2- Consequences on the health care professionals, the work force in the heath care field
• Decrease of resources • Migration of health care professionals• Alteration of working condition• Health care professionals at risk of Burnout• Transfer of tasks from secondary care to Primary Care• Transfer of tasks among Primary care professionals• Shift from health care professionals to social workers• ……..
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3- How can we act/react
• As health care professionals /providers
• As stakeholders
• Researchers in the health care or sociological field
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4- What are the opportunities for a change, and how can we take the opportunities
• Improving the PC orientation of our health care systems
• Avoiding overuse or misuse of care
• Make better use of resources
• Implementation of strategies reducing inequalities
•……….
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To make it short….
Is it time to go back to Alma Ata principles?
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The Workshop• 3 or 4 small groups, with diversity in terms
of type of country, and professional background
• 30 mm small group work on the 4 aspects:
- the changing epidemiology in PC- the changes for the health care providers- how can we act- opportunities
• 40 mm large group feed back and exchange• 5 mm “wrapping up”
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