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International collaborative research initiative to design interventions for patients with multimorbidity in primary health care

By Martin Fortin

As part of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), participants from different disciplines and fields of expertise had the opportunity to take part in the “International collaborative research initiative to design interventions for patients with multimorbidity in primary health care” to discuss and share ideas and perspectives with each other.

This forum was initiated and organized by six researchers: Martin Fortin, MD, MSc; Elizabeth A. Bayliss, MD, MSPH; Stewart Mercer, MBChB, PhD; Susan Smith, MD, MSc; Jane Gunn, MBBS, FRACGP, PhD, DRANZCOG; Mogens Vestergaard, MD, PhD. The forum aimed to use a group process to identify a set of attributes relevant to interventions in multimorbidity, to share findings and to identify potentially important future directions for improving generalist patient-centered care of persons with multimorbidity in primary care settings.

Participants came from different organizations across the USA, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Ireland and the UK which fostered discussions enlightened by different perspectives and experiences. The forum’s organizers gave very short presentations on a number of topics (list presented below*) before handing the floor over to participants for very enthusiastic small group and plenary discussions.

The organizers would like to thank and congratulate each one of the participants for so generously sharing their wide-ranging perspectives and to inform them that the lead group is planning to write a paper based on the forum’s discussions and the work leading up to it.

*Presentation list (summary):
-Concepts and definitions for multimorbidity interventions (M Fortin)
-Systematic review of interventions to improve outcomes for patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings (S Smith)
-Outcomes for multimorbidity interventions (E Bayliss)
-Preliminary findings of an exploratory cluster RCT of a primary care-based complex intervention for multimorbid patients living in areas of high deprivation in Scotland: The CARe Plus Study (S Mercer)
-Co-designing an intervention for improving care for those with severe and enduring mental health problems (J Gunn)
-Integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care: The PR1MaC Study (M Fortin)
-Interventions for multimorbid patients in Denmark (M Vestergaard)

From left to right:
Chris Salisbury, Stewart Mercer, Susan Smith, Mogens Vestergaard,
Martin Fortin, Jane Gunn, Elizabeth A. Bayliss and Sally Wyke. 

2 Comments

  • 1
    Renee Lyons
    January 18, 2013 - 10:40 am | Permalink

    Hi Martin. This session looks terrific. Is there access to some of the content that was presented? We are working on an Ontario initiative where some of this would help support the case for more investment in MM and complexity and more systematic approaches to the new health links for complex patients, where we could also study approaches. Thx! Renee

    and Happy New Year!

    • 2
      Martin Fortin
      January 18, 2013 - 11:42 am | Permalink

      Hi Renee,
      I am glad you liked it. As I say in the posting, we will write a paper based on the forum’s discussions and the work leading up to it. I do not know how long it will take us to complete it, but as long as it is published you will be surely informed.
      Happy New Year to you too!
      Martin

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