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CATHERINE W GICHUKI
DOHA
Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al Kuwari attended the opening ceremony of the 4th International Primary Health Care Conference on Thursday.
Dr Kuwari also toured an exhibition organised on the sidelines of the conference, which will conclude on February 22.
Organised by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), the four-day event is being attended by more than 800 delegates.
The conference will see presentation of 60 research papers reviewing primary care challenges and developments, and provide a platform for enhancing primary healthcare.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, PHCC Managing Director Dr Mariam Abdul Malik said that PHCC has significantly invested in developing primary care facilities and broadening services provided to the communities. “We have implemented various programmes to improve the quality of services, in partnership with local, international and university partners. This conference provides us an international platform to share our progress to date and to highlight our goals to achieve excellence in not only primary, but integrated healthcare system in Qatar.”
She said the conference was an opportunity to explore areas, including how best to develop integrated and population health-oriented systems of care, identify specific redesign strategies and interventions, and present evidence of their effectiveness. Dr Malik said that Qatar, under the leadership of HH the Amir, has exerted efforts to provide the best healthcare for the community.
The first day of the conference featured keynote speaker Dr Marc A Bruijnzeels, an associate professor at Leiden University Medical School – Campus the Hague and the director of Jan van Es Institute, a small expertise centre for integrated primary health care in The Netherlands. An expert in transitioning from volume- to value-based integrated care he delivered a presentation on ‘Turning vision into reality through innovation, integration and leadership’.
Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) delivered a session on ‘Current challenges in health promotion and capacity building in a primary health care setting’.
Sessions on the first day also included discussions on the role of clinical leadership on how to improve the performance of health services, updates in clinical use of antibiotics in paediatrics as well as panel discussions on the health care transition in Qatar.
Friday’s sessions will feature lipid management: How low should we go; updates on asthma care in adults; updates on managing diabetes in primary care; pre-pregnancy BMI gestational weight gain and birth outcomes in Lebanon; lifestyle: the new trend for preventing and reversing disease; immunisation as strategic preventative priority for PHCC; insight into targeted oral health programmes, a novel Qatari experience; empowering primary care to innovate and accelerate new model of integrated care; among others.
DOHA
Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al Kuwari attended the opening ceremony of the 4th International Primary Health Care Conference on Thursday.
Dr Kuwari also toured an exhibition organised on the sidelines of the conference, which will conclude on February 22.
Organised by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), the four-day event is being attended by more than 800 delegates.
The conference will see presentation of 60 research papers reviewing primary care challenges and developments, and provide a platform for enhancing primary healthcare.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, PHCC Managing Director Dr Mariam Abdul Malik said that PHCC has significantly invested in developing primary care facilities and broadening services provided to the communities. “We have implemented various programmes to improve the quality of services, in partnership with local, international and university partners. This conference provides us an international platform to share our progress to date and to highlight our goals to achieve excellence in not only primary, but integrated healthcare system in Qatar.”
She said the conference was an opportunity to explore areas, including how best to develop integrated and population health-oriented systems of care, identify specific redesign strategies and interventions, and present evidence of their effectiveness. Dr Malik said that Qatar, under the leadership of HH the Amir, has exerted efforts to provide the best healthcare for the community.
The first day of the conference featured keynote speaker Dr Marc A Bruijnzeels, an associate professor at Leiden University Medical School – Campus the Hague and the director of Jan van Es Institute, a small expertise centre for integrated primary health care in The Netherlands. An expert in transitioning from volume- to value-based integrated care he delivered a presentation on ‘Turning vision into reality through innovation, integration and leadership’.
Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) delivered a session on ‘Current challenges in health promotion and capacity building in a primary health care setting’.
Sessions on the first day also included discussions on the role of clinical leadership on how to improve the performance of health services, updates in clinical use of antibiotics in paediatrics as well as panel discussions on the health care transition in Qatar.
Friday’s sessions will feature lipid management: How low should we go; updates on asthma care in adults; updates on managing diabetes in primary care; pre-pregnancy BMI gestational weight gain and birth outcomes in Lebanon; lifestyle: the new trend for preventing and reversing disease; immunisation as strategic preventative priority for PHCC; insight into targeted oral health programmes, a novel Qatari experience; empowering primary care to innovate and accelerate new model of integrated care; among others.
