Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research
2008

Leadership in Primary Care Research

publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Furler John, Cleland Jennifer, Del Mar Chris, Hanratty Barbara, Kadam Umesh, Lasserson Daniel, McCowan Colin, Magin Parker, Mitchell Caroline, Qureshi Nadeem, Rait Greta, Steel Nick, van Driel Mieke, Ward Alison

Hypothesis

How can primary care research be strengthened to meet the increasing demands of healthcare?

Conclusion

Primary care research is now well placed to lead a broad revitalization of academic medicine.

Supporting Evidence

  • Primary care research has benefited from passionate leaders and significant investment.
  • There is a need for more research to support clinical practice in primary care.
  • Primary care research can lead to direct changes in practice.

Takeaway

Primary care research is important for helping doctors and patients, and we need strong leaders to make it even better.

Methodology

Review of recent developments supporting primary care clinical research.

Limitations

Primary care research output remains relatively low and often lacks evidence to support clinical practice.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1471-2296-9-52

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