ReviewCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2017
Developing family practice to respond to global health challenges: The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world.
Review in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Burnout among primary health-care professionals in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2022Pooled it
- Family Physician Training Programs Worldwide: A Scoping Review of Criteria, Processes, and Challenges.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Challenges of the general practitioner's role in integrated primary health care: a qualitative study of trainees in a reform-oriented network in Northern Italy.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- A global 'Common Core' framework for family medicine faculty development: Getting the right person, doing the right thing, right!African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Implantation of Pacemakers in Patients with Chagas disease: A Case-Control Study of Associated Contextual Factors and Prognosis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2026Article
- Academic partnerships for family medicine and primary health care education: a global narrative review 7 years after Astana.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- The Family Physician Training Program in the World: A Scoping Review Protocol.International journal of preventive medicine · 2026Review
- Perception of medical students about family medicine in Karachi, Pakistan: Medical students' perception about family medicine.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Key Motivators and Framework for Integrated Care by Family Physician Team Members in Urban China.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- Identifying practices of information transfer between the hospital and primary care for older adults: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Barriers and challenges of establishing family physician policy for urban population; evidence from a qualitative study in Iran.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Evaluation of FamMed essentials: a blended-learning program for capacity building of general practitioners in Pakistan.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of patients, visiting a private primary level health care facility towards family physicians.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
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- Building the foundation for universal healthcare: Academic family medicine's ability to train family medicine practitioners to meet the needs of their community across the globe.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
- How does postgraduate diploma in Family Medicine impact on primary care doctors?BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Mapping health behaviour related to Chagas diagnosis in a non-endemic country: Application of Andersen's Behavioural Model.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Development of a model to deliver primary health care in Qatar.Integrated healthcare journal · 2020Article
- The role of the first level of health care in the approach to Chagas disease in a non-endemic country.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo assess family medicine's role in developing strong, coordinated, community-based, integrated health care systems in low-resource settings globally. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE: A subgroup of the Besrour Centre of the College of Family Physicians of Canada developed connections with selected international colleagues with expertise in international family medicine practice, health systems and capacity building, and teaching to map family medicine globally and give a bird's eye view of family medicine internationally.
methodsFollowing a background literature review, the authors collectively reflected on their substantial international experience to attempt to describe best practices for various contexts. REPORT: With the failure of vertical, disease-oriented models to provide sustained improvements in health outcomes, the need to develop integrated primary care involving the most appropriate health professionals for differing contexts is becoming apparent worldwide. Health system planning is required to develop policies on health professional training to achieve this. Advocating and offering appropriate incentives for, and coordination of, local opportunities within the health system also becomes paramount. The adaptability and generalist nature of family medicine allows it to respond to the unique needs of a given population. Family physicians with adequate financial and physical resources can function most effectively as members of interdisciplinary teams, thus providing valuable, comprehensive health services in any area of the world.
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28807953PMC5555325W2981920760What OpenQuestion holds
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