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Registration for the 2012 WHCN conference is now open.

Welcome to World Health Care Networks

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>>