Survey participation request for Research Project - “To know is to care: Fighting counterproductive knowledge behaviors in healthcare organizations”
A Portuguese-based research group would like to collect healthcare professionals’ information on their perceived experience regarding knowledge mobilization practices and behaviors.

This will provide international insight into several individual and organizations conditions that enable and hinder knowledge sharing between healthcare professionals.
This will also help us understanding counterproductive knowledge behaviors and provide management frameworks of operation that can be deployed for performance maximization in healthcare teams.

1. Expected innovations of this research are two-folded.
   Empirically: we want to help healthcare organizations by revealing the influences impacting over the quality of patient care. Additionally, we will provide advice on how to act to achieve better quality of care and how to avoid jeopardizing it.
2. Theoretically: we will add to the emergent line of research on the effects of counterproductive knowledge behavior in Healthcare Management, Workforce Planning, and Patient Quality of Care.

This information will ultimately contribute to a PhD thesis dissertation and subsequent papers that will highlight the continuity of research bridging healthcare management and knowledge management.

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Only with your participation can we expand on the best possible management outcomes to maximize patient quality of care!

WHO and Canada: Working together to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 and equipping countries to emerge from the pandemic with stronger and more equitable health systems

WHO; 1 June 2021

In March 2021, WHO and the Government of Canada (Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development) signed two grant agreements in the amount of 130.38 million Canadian dollars. These grants support efforts to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (100 million Canadian dollars), and to strengthen national and local essential health services and primary health care for the recovery and resilience of countries in the context of COVID-19 (30.38 million Canadian dollars).

The effect on outcomes of country-specific strategies and primary health care strength in COVID-19 pandemic response: an international study
This multinational survey aimed to understand characteristics and strategies employed by different countries to deal with COVID-19 from a PHC perspective to determine:

• Factors most associated with national mortality rates during the pandemic period to date
• Lessons to better address both current and future pandemics

Findings were presented as early as June 2020, and went on to inform conversations with the World Health Organization, WONCA, and NAPCRG. They were additionally translated into slidedecks, a research brief, two published papers, and two more under consideration. 
A summary of the study can be found here and a presentation about the findings here. They have published two papers to date:

1. Relationship between perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality
2. Primary care perspectives on pandemic politics

Their follow-up survey (PLEASE CLICK HERE) looks at the subsequent involvement of primary health care in your country’s COVID-19 response over the past year. This one is very short and quick – it should take less than 4 minutes to complete.

Self-Care Learning and Discovery Series
24 June – 27 August 2021

The Self-Care Learning and Discovery Series is a highly interactive, virtual forum where participants will exchange and incubate ideas, experiences, and solutions on a variety of self-care topics. Hosted by White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) on behalf of the Self-Care Trailblazer Group (SCTG), the Self-Care Learning and Discovery Series will present new knowledge, elevate self-care solutions, forge connections across issues and geographies, and much more!

The series is open to all interested self-care stakeholders, including advocates, health providers, government representatives, implementers, journalists, community leaders, academia, product developers, feminists, youth champions, and more. There is no fee to participate.

On Tuesday, June 8, the Public Health Agency (PHAC) of Canada announced $2.5 million in funding to boost the work of Community Health Centres (CHCs) in increasing vaccine confidence and uptake across Canada, with special emphasis on the continued roll out of COVID-19 vaccines.
The funding, which comes through PHAC’s Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF), will enhance outreach and engagement with underserved and marginalized groups across the country.
The federal grants recognize the deep experience of CHCs in supporting and working alongside marginalized individuals and groups, their strong relationships of trust in local communities, and their extensive work to date in responding to the pandemic across Canada. CHCs have done so not only through team-based primary care, but also innovative services and programs that address the broader spectrum of social challenges posing an increased risk to health and safety during the pandemic; factors such as transportation barriers, social isolation, food insecurity, precarious housing, and the compounding impact of social exclusion due to racism, exclusion based on sexual identity, language and other factors.

Release of the EPF Impact Report 2021
European Patients Forum (EPF) is happy to announce the launch of its Impact Report 2021. It shines a strong light on the importance of patient organisations and the services we provide with and on behalf of the patient community.
Their Impact Report 2021 showcases their efforts to fortify our relationships, reduce challenges to access to quality care and amplify the patients’ voice during the past 12 months.
It chronicles all initiatives made by their Policy and Advocacy, Projects, Capacity Building and Communications teams to drive their Strategic Plan 2021-2026 forward and ensure that the patient perspective is included when building future health systems in Europe. 

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WHO/Europe and EuroHealthNet sign agreement to collaborate on addressing health inequalities and promoting sustainable development

WHO/Europe and EuroHealthNet have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a legal basis for collaboration on health promotion, health equity, investments for health, sustainable development, and prosperity for people and planet. The agreement was signed during EuroHealthNet's Annual General Council Meeting by WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, and EuroHealthNet President, Dr Mojca Gabrijel i . Speaking at the signing, Dr Kluge said: "Partnerships are at the centre of the European Programme of Work 2020 2025 (EPW) United Action for better Health in Europe', which serves as a compass for WHO/Europe and its 53 Member States. The programme sets out a vision of how we can meet citizens expectations about health. It is also perfectly aligned with the EuroHealthNet's overall goal, to ensure that health promotion, preventative approaches and tackling health inequalities are put into policy and practice". Dr Gabrijel i added: "Together we will develop intelligence and solutions for healthy lives for all, and work towards the Sustainable Development Goals. This will be a welcome boost for the organizations that make up the EuroHealthNet partnership: public health institutes and authorities, regional and local health agencies, and research and practice organizations. We look forward to providing useful inputs to the European Programme of Work in the coming 5 years and to capitalize on EuroHealthNet's work with European Union institutions". Read the full press release, available in the link below and on the WHO/Europe website.

On the 22^nd of June EuroHealthNet convenes a small event on the concept of positive health and community health care attended by EFPC coordinator Diederik Aarendonk and former EFPC chairman Jan De Maeseneer

New on Primary Health Care Research & Development (PHCR&D)

Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
Karen Kinder, Andrew Bazemore, Melina Taylor, Cristina Mannie, Stefan Strydom, Joe George and Felicity Goodyear-Smith
 
Primary health care (PHC) includes both primary care (PC) and essential public health (PH) functions. While much is written about the need to coordinate these two aspects, successful integration remains elusive in many countries. Furthermore, the current global pandemic has highlighted many gaps in a well-integrated PHC approach. Four key actions have been recognized as important for effective integration.
A survey of PC stakeholders (clinicians, researchers, and policy-makers) from 111 countries revealed many of the challenges encountered when facing the pandemic without a coordinated effort between PC and PH functions. Participants’ responses to open-ended questions underscored how each of the key actions could have been strengthened in their country and are potential factors to why a strong PC system may not have contributed to reduced mortality. 
By integrating PC and PH greater capacity to respond to emergencies may be possible if the synergies gained by harmonizing the two are realized.

Measuring Primary Health Care Performance

COVID-19 has highlighted the critical need for strong primary health care systems. PHCPI's (Primary Health Care Performance Initiative) flagship product, the Vital Signs Profile, is a measurement tool that policymakers, donors, advocates and citizens can use to better understand, and ultimately improve, primary health care around the world. They provide an innovative snapshot of primary health care systems in individual countries, shining a light on where systems are strong and where they are weak.

Now they can share new data from North Macedonia, Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea, and Morocco, and also updated data from Côte d'Ivoire and Malaysia.

Cultural And Structural Features Of Zero-Burnout Primary Care Practices

Samuel T. Edwards et al; HEALTH AFFAIRS  VOL. 40, NO. 6 : COVID-19, EQUITY & MORE

An analysis of U.S. primary care practices to assess structural and cultural drivers of burnout among health care workers. Researchers found that practices experiencing the lowest levels of burnout were clinician-led and reported using more quality improvement strategies.

Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization with a Special Focus on Developing Countries
Godman, B. et al; Life 2021, 11, 528.

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Healthcare professionals, including community pharmacists, along with patient organizations have a key role to play to encourage evidence-based approaches to healthcare, thereby reducing the impact of misinformation. Misinformation has been a real concern during the current COVID-19 pandemic resulting in for instance reduced uptake of the vaccines and the implications for this and other vaccines, with a number of strategies identified to address this.

Improving family medicine in China and battling COVID-19 with smart systems
WHO; 28 May 2021

According to the WHO China Office, strengthening primary health care is an essential part of WHO China’s support to the government as it builds an integrated, people-centred health service. In China, primary health care is provided by general practitioners, public health nurses and community pharmacists. By 2019, 90% of households in China can access the nearest PHC site within 15 minutes, and the number of general practitioners (GP) per 1000 population increased from 1.38 in 2015 to 2.61 in 2019.