Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor 2010)

Lead Researcher and Department
Marshall Godwin, Director, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University

Collaborators and Students
Centre for Rural Health Studies, Memorial University; Atlantic Practice Based Research Network

Funding Resources
CIHR

Summary
The Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum (PriFor) is a scientific conference organized and hosted by the Primary Healthcare Research Unit (PHRU), Discipline of Family Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University. Initiated in 2009, the second conference was held in 2010, with the next conference scheduled for 2011. We believe that continuing to provide a forum in which to share ideas and knowledge, and to network with other health professionals, will go a long way in helping those working across the spectrum of primary healthcare to more effectively work together to improve patient care.

The overarching theme of the 2010 PriFor conference was 'working together for better patient care.' The major themes of the conference were Lifestyle, Chronic Disease Surveillance, and Haiti. The conference brought together practitioners and researchers involved in the multi-faceted field of primary healthcare, including: family doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, public health, policy makers, administrators, epidemiologists, social workers, as well as complementary and alternative medicine.

Dates
2010

Keywords
Knowledge dissemination, Primary care, Primary healthcare, Research evidence, Stakeholders

Locations
St. John's
Avalon Peninsula

Industry Sectors
Health Care and Social Assistance

Thematic Categories
Health Professionals (Health)
Primary Health Care (Health)

Departments
Primary Healthcare Research Unit (Clinical Disciplines - Family Medicine), Faculty of Medicine (STJ)