International Primary Care – The International Primary Care Community Benefits from High Volunteer Rates in England
The number of people participating in medical research studies with their primary doctor has doubled in the UK from 2010 to 2011 and that is good news for the international primary care community.
The number of people participating in medical research studies with their primary doctor has doubled in the UK from 2010 to 2011 and that is good news for the international primary care community. Only 63,000 patients participated in 2010 compared with 129,000 in 2011. The international primary care community benefits greatly from this research. It enlightens the international primary care community with new ways to be efficient, to catch disease early and better ways to communicate with patients. Research like this is integral for the development of better care models and the whole world benefits when this information is shared freely.
The National Institute for Clinical Research (NIHR) and the Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) recently published the findings to the delight of the international primary care community. The research was done at 7,000 different sites in England, but the information gathered benefits the entire international primary care community. It does not matter where you practice because the goals of care are the same all over the world. That is why it is very important for the entire international primary care community to communicate and share this type of research. The patient volunteers in England are helping to make care across the world better.
The study included 5,500 general practices and looked at how care could get better across the board. Any international primary care organisation would do themselves good to take a look at what researchers have found in England, and it is very good news for the international primary care community that more patients want to be a part of this research. Paul Wallace, a doctor involved with the research, had this to say about the goals of the program, “Our focus is in international primary care where many long-term conditions are managed, but we also help to find and recruit suitable patients for studies that are taking place at hospitals.”
He continued, “These figures indicate a strong commitment to research and innovation in international primary care which will ultimately help to improve clinical outcomes for patients. They also show that clinical research is not just for the large teaching hospitals — it is absolutely core business for all parts of the [international primary care community]." Obviously, the difficulty in doing this type of research that benefits the whole international primary care community is finding the right types of volunteers. These volunteer numbers doubling are good news and hopefully a trend moving into the future.
Now it is up to the international primary care community to analyse these numbers. When there is a free flow of information like this throughout the structure of the international primary care community then new ideas can synthesize. Perhaps they find a more efficient way to achieve early diagnosis or a doctor in Atlanta, Georgia sees this research and discovers a more cost efficient way to deliver quality care. When ideas like this happen there needs to be a place where the international primary care doctors of the world can come together and share ideas.
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Established in 2006, the International Primary Care Association (IPCA) is an international membership-based organisation of doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals with special interests, or are thinking of developing one for career advancement. - See more at: http://www.ipcauk.org/index.php/about-us/who-we-are#sthash.bgUPG0FF.dpuf
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