World Health Care Networks (WHCN) was founded by the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) and General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) in 2010 in recognition of the role that clinically-led and organised general practice and primary health care plays in health planning, resource allocation and health systems development more broadly.
A number of countries across the world are undergoing significant health reform; reform based on a shift from hospital-based care to comprehensive primary health care (PHC), with an emphasis on prevention and health promotion in community-based settings.
Building on strong organised general practice infrastructure, these reforms both entail and rely upon an expanding mandate and responsibility for the PHC sector, requiring in-particular increased engagement and integration between inter-disciplinary and cross-sectoral stakeholders. Through WHCN, an opportunity to share in knowledge, experience and innovation for the advancement of a comprehensive PHC reform agenda has been identified.
This opportunity would be further enhanced through effective collaboration with a wider and more diverse network of health care stakeholders. A unified global health community, acting on a shared vision, has the power to benefit many, and WHCN represents an effective means by which this can occur.
WHCN aims to act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge between health care networks across the globe, and actively seeks new members and collaborative partners as a means of attaining this.
Critical Dates:
- 31 January 2012 – 1st Early Bird registration closes. Go to registration page here>>
- 10 February 2012 – Abstract submission closes. Go to Call For Abstracts page here>>
- 29 February 2012 – 2nd Early Bird registrations closes. Go to registration page here>>
- 19 June 2012 – Accommodation booking closes. Go to accommodation page here>>