5th International Conference on Primary Care and Global Healthcare

Session Overview

This session examines how primary care can function as a population-health platform for prevention, early detection, risk assessment and evidence-based health improvement across communities and health systems. It connects epidemiological evidence with real-world primary-care practice, focusing on how population data can identify emerging health needs, guide prevention strategies and improve health outcomes.

The session welcomes research ranging from population-based surveillance and epidemiology to screening, health promotion, preventive interventions, community-based approaches and implementation research. Particular emphasis is placed on translating epidemiological evidence into practical primary-care strategies that can reduce preventable disease and address population-level health inequalities. Current global primary-health-care research increasingly emphasizes prevention, equity, service delivery, data integration and context-specific evidence.

Sub Tracks

• Population Health & Primary Care Epidemiology
• Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
• Screening, Early Detection & Risk Assessment
• Community-Based Prevention & Public Health Interventions
• Health Inequalities & Population Risk

Session Overview

This session focuses on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the role of primary care in delivering coordinated, continuous and person-centred care across the disease course. It brings together research on prevention, early detection, risk stratification, multimorbidity management, chronic disease management and integration between primary care, specialist services and community-based care.

The session is particularly relevant to research addressing the reality that many patients experience multiple chronic conditions rather than a single isolated disease. It provides a platform for evidence on integrated models of care that improve continuity, treatment adherence, clinical outcomes, patient experience and health-system efficiency.

Sub Tracks

• NCD Prevention, Risk Assessment & Early Detection
• Multimorbidity & Complex Chronic Disease Management
• Integrated Care Models for Chronic Diseases
• Cardiometabolic Health & Chronic Disease Management
• Person-Centred & Community-Based NCD Care

Session Overview

This session examines how primary-care systems, health-system reforms and global health strategies can advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) while reducing inequities in access, quality and health outcomes. It focuses on the practical and policy challenges of translating UHC commitments into accessible, affordable and high-quality primary care across different income levels, geographic settings and health-system contexts.

The session provides a platform for research comparing how countries and health systems design, finance and implement primary-care reforms, particularly for underserved, vulnerable and geographically isolated populations. It explores whether reforms are genuinely improving equity rather than simply expanding service coverage.

A central question is: How can primary-care reforms accelerate equitable UHC across different health-system contexts?

Sub Tracks

• Universal Health Coverage & Primary Health Care
• Health Equity & Health Inequalities
• Primary-Care Reform & Health-System Transformation
• Health Financing & Financial Protection
• Global & Comparative Primary-Care Systems

Session Overview

This session examines the integration of mental health promotion, prevention, identification, treatment and continuing care within primary and community-based health services. It focuses on how primary care can become an effective entry point for people experiencing common mental health conditions, psychological distress and psychosocial challenges while strengthening continuity between primary care, specialist mental health services and community support.

The session is particularly relevant to research addressing the mental health–primary care interface, including early identification, collaborative care, stepped-care approaches, integrated service delivery, workforce capacity, digital mental health and equitable access. It also considers how primary-care systems can respond to mental health needs across different populations and health-system contexts.

Sub Tracks

• Integrated Mental Health Services in Primary Care
• Common Mental Disorders & Early Identification
• Community Mental Health & Psychosocial Care
• Mental Health Across the Life Course
• Mental Health Equity & Access to Care

Session Overview

This session explores how primary care can provide continuous, preventive and coordinated health services across pregnancy, childhood and adolescence, creating a connected pathway rather than treating maternal, child and adolescent health as separate areas of care.

The session focuses on evidence that strengthens continuity of care, early identification, prevention, health promotion and timely referral across the life course. It provides a scientific platform for research on maternal health, newborn and child health, adolescent health, reproductive health, nutrition, immunisation, developmental surveillance and community-based interventions.

A central focus is how primary-care pathways can connect maternal health → newborn care → child development → adolescent health → future adult health, while addressing inequities in access and outcomes.

Sub Tracks

• Maternal & Reproductive Health in Primary Care
• Newborn & Child Health
• Adolescent Health & Primary Care
• Maternal, Child & Adolescent Nutrition
• Life-Course Prevention & Integrated Family Care

Session Overview

This session examines how primary and community care can support healthy ageing, functional independence and quality of life while responding to the increasing complexity of health needs in older populations. It moves beyond disease-specific geriatric management toward prevention of functional decline, early identification of frailty, multimorbidity management and coordinated long-term care.

The session provides a platform for research on healthy ageing, frailty, falls, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cognitive health, functional ability, ageing-in-place and community-based care. A key focus is how primary care can identify risks early and coordinate interventions that help older adults remain independent within their homes and communities.

Sub Tracks

• Healthy Ageing & Functional Ability
• Frailty, Multimorbidity & Geriatric Syndromes
• Geriatric Assessment & Integrated Primary Care
• Cognitive Health & Dementia Care
• Ageing in Place & Community-Based Care

Session Overview

This session examines how artificial intelligence, digital health and health informatics are reshaping primary-care delivery, clinical decision-making, population health and access to healthcare. It focuses on the transition from technology adoption to measurable improvements in care quality, continuity, efficiency and equity.

The session brings together research on AI-enabled clinical decision support, electronic health records, telehealth, remote monitoring, predictive analytics, digital therapeutics, interoperability and population-health analytics. Particular attention is given to how these technologies can be responsibly integrated into routine primary care without creating new digital or socioeconomic barriers.

A central question is: How can digital technologies improve access, continuity, quality and equity in primary care while remaining clinically safe, interoperable, trustworthy and patient-centred?

Sub Tracks

• Artificial Intelligence & Clinical Decision Support
• Digital Primary Care & Telehealth
• Health Informatics & Interoperability
• Digital Population Health & Predictive Analytics
• Digital Health Equity, Safety & Responsible AI

Session Overview

This session examines how health-system design, public policy, financing and economic decision-making influence the performance, sustainability and equity of primary care. It focuses on the policies and system-level mechanisms that determine whether primary care can deliver accessible, high-quality and financially sustainable services.

The session connects health policy with health-system performance and economic evidence, moving beyond individual clinical interventions to examine how governments and health organisations allocate resources, organise services, finance primary care and measure value.

A central question is: How can health-system policy and economic evidence strengthen primary care while improving efficiency, equity, quality and long-term sustainability?

Sub Tracks

• Primary Care Policy & Health-System Governance
• Health Financing & Primary Care Economics
• Health Workforce & Service Delivery Models
• Health-System Performance, Quality & Value-Based Care
• Health Technology Assessment & Economic Evaluation.