Keywords: Primary healthcare, rural general practice, organizational models, team work
Justification:
In Europe, there are shortages of primary care physicians and an increased demand for services in a multimorbid, aging population. This has provided the impetus for delivering team-based primary care. Accordingly the EURIPA Blueprint for rural practice in Europe ``Quality, patient centered rural health care should be delivered by teams of health professionals.” Interdisciplinary team working is important in primary care especially in the rural setting in order to provide cost-effective and comprehensive care. International research shows that it is not routine practice in many healthcare systems, therefore It is important to understand levers and barriers to the implementation process.
Objective:
1. Learn about teams working in rural Primary Care across Europe. 2.Looking at the push factors or the barriers and chances. 3. The actions needed to improve the situation. 4. Develop a register of good practice.
Organisation:
Brief presentations by the workshop leaders will highlight the current situation regarding the team working in rural Primary Care, across Europe. Then, the audience will be divided in small groups, each of them guided by a moderator. At the end, the outcomes will be summarized in a plenary session.
Participation:
interactive participation of healthcare practitioners in practice (GPs. Nurses. Social workers, etc.). Estimated number of participants: maximum 40.
Expected outcomes:
This workshop could help us identify valid Team Working models in rural primary care, for a “person centred care” approach, from a “comprehensive primary healthcare” perspective.
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