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PRHX701 First and Foremost – Primary Health Care

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For more information: Kelli FlemingPostgraduate CoordinatorPrimary Health Care & General Practice DepartmentUniversity of Otago, WellingtonEmail: primarycare.distance@otago.ac.nzWeb: www.otago.ac.nz/studyprimaryhealthcareTel: 04 918 5626

This interdisciplinary paper introduces the theoretical basis of primary health care and concepts about provison of primary health care.

It assumes experience working in the current primary health care sector in New Zealand and builds on that experience with a strong interdisciplinary focus.

This paper is distance taught with two residential workshops in Wellington.

Topics covered include:

• healthsystems–NewZealandandoverseas

• theprimarycareworkforce–principlesofteamwork, workforce development

• primarycareandpopulationhealth

• accountingforprimarycarepractice;monitoring primary health services

• planning,andeffectingchange–clinicalgovernance, good leadership.

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