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> The Royal College of General Practitioners will be holding an exciting
> conference on November 17th, 1998 covering issues around Managing
> Emergencies in Primary Care. For further details of speakers please
> read on.
>
> The conference aims to:
> * examine ways of reducing emergency admissions by introducing new
> forms of primary and community care
> * consider the appropriateness and effectiveness of models of
> out-of-hours provision
> * consider the lessons for primary care groups in commissioning
> services
> * help the primary care team understand the educational and
> employment implications of emergency care
>
> Talks and discussions will include a critical evaluation of telephone
> triage, relationships with the ambulance service, the doctor patient
> partnership and the patient perspective on primary care.
>
> Topics will include:
>
> * Models of Emergency Care
> Jeremy Dale - Professor of Primary Care, School of Postgraduate
> Education, Warwick University. Professor Dale will provide an
> overview of models of emergency care and MIUs, looking at their
> clinical and organisational effectiveness
>
> * NHS Direct
> Dr Geoff Royston - Central Project Manager for NHS Direct - a critical
> evaluation of telephone triage
>
> * Cooperatives: How They Operate
> Dr Mark E Reynolds MBE - Chairman of the National Association of GP
> Cooperatives will speak about the various ways in which they operate
>
> * Working with the Ambulance Service
> Dr James Cox - speaking about relationships with the Ambulance Service
>
> Keynote Speaker: Lesley Hallam, from the National Primary Care R&D
> Centre
>
> Target Audience:
> GPs, GP Registrars, Managers of Co-operatives, Community Nurse
> Managers, Health Authority Managers of Primary Care, Managers of other
> emergency services, Academic staff in departments of General Practice
> or Health Studies
>
> Location:
> RCGP, 14 Princes Gate, Hyde Park, London, SW7 1PU
>
> If you are interested in attending, please email me at
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Cost: £50.00 Members
> £60.00 Non Members
>
>
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