5th International Conference on Primary Care and Global Healthcare

Session Overview

Primary Care & Family Medicine examines how first-contact, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated care connects individuals and families with wider health systems. The session focuses on the clinical, organizational and population-level functions of primary care, including continuity of care, multimorbidity management, preventive services, care coordination, patient-centred practice and access across diverse healthcare settings.

Particular emphasis is placed on how primary-care and family-medicine models translate evidence into everyday clinical practice, coordinate care across community and hospital services, and respond to changing population needs. Comparative research from different countries, health-system contexts and resource settings is especially relevant, allowing researchers and clinicians to examine which models improve access, quality, continuity, efficiency and patient outcomes.

Sub Tracks

• Family Medicine & General Practice
• Preventive & Community-Based Primary Care
• Continuity & Integrated Primary Care
• Primary Care Practice Innovation
• Primary Care Quality, Access & Health Equity

Scientific Scope & Research Areas

The session encompasses research on the organization, delivery, quality and outcomes of primary care and family medicine across different populations and healthcare systems. It includes clinical and health-services research examining first-contact care, continuity, coordination, comprehensiveness, prevention, multimorbidity and patient-centred practice.

Research may address primary-care workforce models, rural and underserved populations, referral pathways, clinical decision-making, primary-care quality measurement, access and utilization, shared decision-making, preventive services, care integration and transitions between primary, secondary and community care.

The session also provides a platform for comparative international research examining how different primary-care models influence health outcomes, healthcare utilization, equity, patient experience and system performance. Implementation research evaluating how evidence-based primary-care interventions are adopted, adapted and sustained in routine practice is particularly relevant.

Discussion & Research Areas

Continuity of Care, Care Coordination & Referral Pathways

Research on continuity, fragmented care, multidisciplinary coordination, referral systems and transitions between primary, secondary and community services.

Multimorbidity, Complex Patients & Integrated Clinical Management

Evidence on managing multiple chronic conditions, polypharmacy, clinical complexity, risk stratification and individualized care planning within primary care.

Access, Quality & Equity in Primary Care

Studies examining geographical, socioeconomic and demographic disparities in access, primary-care quality indicators, patient experience and utilization patterns.

Family Medicine Models, Workforce & Practice Transformation

Research on family physicians, workforce distribution, team-based practice, scope of practice, training, retention and organizational models of primary care.

Prevention, Screening & Health Promotion in Primary Care

Research evaluating preventive interventions, screening strategies, vaccination, risk assessment, lifestyle counselling and early detection within routine primary care.

Patient-Centred Care, Shared Decision-Making & Self-Management

Research examining patient preferences, communication, shared decisions, health literacy, self-management and person-centred approaches to long-term care.

Primary Care Implementation, Outcomes & Health-System Performance

Implementation and health-services research assessing how evidence-based models influence clinical outcomes, avoidable utilization, costs, quality and system-level performance.

Who Should Attend / Submit

• Family Physicians, General Practitioners & Primary Care Physicians
• Primary Care & Family Medicine Researchers
• Health-Services & Implementation Researchers
• Primary Care Nurses & Multidisciplinary Care Professionals
• Medical Educators & Family Medicine Faculty
• Public Health & Population Health Researchers
• Healthcare Quality & Clinical Governance Professionals
• Health-System Leaders & Primary-Care Policy Researchers
• Researchers studying multimorbidity, prevention and integrated care
• Early-Career Researchers & Doctoral Students in Primary Care

Keywords

Primary Care | Family Medicine | General Practice | Continuity of Care | Integrated Care | Multimorbidity | Primary Health Care