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Moving Primary Health Care Forward - Many Successes...
More to Do
A National Primary Health Care Conference

$473,865

Led by Manitoba Health, Moving Primary Health Care Forward - Many Successes...More To Do was a nationally-focussed forum designed to challenge the status quo and promote action to realize the potential for a nation-wide primary health care approach. The conference took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba from May 16-19, 2004.

Partners:

Primary Health Care Transition Fund (PHCTF), Federal/Provincial/ Territorial (F/P/T) PHCTF Advisory Group, Health Canada, Saskatchewan Health, Manitoba Association for Community Health, Manitoba Public Health Association, College of Family Physicians of Manitoba, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, Rural/Northern Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba, University of Manitoba Faculties of Medicine, Nursing, and Medical Rehabilitation, Manitoba Medical Association, Manitoba Association of Registered Dieticians, and Manitoba Family Services and Housing.

Objective:

To bring together a broad spectrum of primary health care providers, organizations, associations, educators, administrators, government policy-makers, and public representatives to advance the primary health care renewal process. The conference provided a platform for learning and sharing among key stakeholders from across the country highlighting successes and recommending implementation strategies. It was an integral component of the National Primary Health Care Awareness Strategy led by the Province of Saskatchewan and supported by the F/P/T Advisory Group.

Activity:

A national conference, whose programme included plenary sessions, large and medium group presentations, and panel discussions and workshops based on principle themes: inter-sectoral action, determinants of health and health promotion strategies, interdisciplinary teams, community perspective and citizen participation, continuum of care, performance measures, and information management.

Expected Results:

• Primary health care renewal advanced beyond what any single jurisdiction could achieve on its own;
• Barriers and issues that impede renewal addressed and solutions shared in a national forum; and
• Initiatives funded through the PHCTF provincial-territorial envelope are supported and/or complemented.

Contact:

Marie O'Neill
Director, Primary Health Care
Manitoba Health
Room 4038-300 Carleton Street
Winnipeg, MB R3T 3M9
Tel: (204) 786-7176
Fax: (204) 779-1044
Email: maoneill@gov.mb.ca
www.phcconference.ca