[EQ] Mapping the Future of Primary Healthcare Research in Canada

Mapping the Future of Primary Healthcare Research in Canada

 

A report to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation - September 2007

 

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre

Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute University of Ottawa

G Russell, R Geneau, S Johnston, C Liddy, W Hogg, K Hogan

 

Available online as PDF file [52p.] at:  http://www.chsrf.ca/research_themes/pdf/mapping_future_report_2007_e.pdf

 

“……Canada is embarking on widespread reform to the organization and delivery of its primary healthcare (PHC) system. These reforms come at a time when there is increasing awareness of the link between quality PHC and important health outcomes. The resulting focus upon PHC brings with it a need to ensure PHC research capacity: the research skills and infrastructure required to answer the core PHC questions confronting policy makers, system managers, healthcare providers and the public.

 

This report contains specific recommendations designed to map the early steps in a strategy to strengthen the PHC research community in Canada. They call for the development of
- a co-ordinating agency,
- a research information system,
- a strategic funding program and
- a tailored approach to knowledge translation…..”

 

 

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