9^th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

       “Excellence and Quality in PHC”

March 6^th to 10^th, 2006

Havana International Conference Center

CubaDear colleague,

Primary Health Care (PHC) is a set of new political, scientific, technical, social, economic and methodological processes, requiring will, political decision and accurate infrastructure for its development.

PHC requires, for its development, the consequent formation of the Doctor every country needs. Today, one of the highest worldwide challenges is the PHC development.

Since the first seminar, held in Cuba in 1986, PHC has experienced progressive changes. Therefore, the 9^th Seminar in 2006, aims to review and discuss the way in which Excellence and Quality in PHC can be achieved, in the Services likewise in Teaching and Research.

In the 9^th Seminar we will discuss and review the following enquiries:

·          What is PHC in each country?

·          What is the importance of PHC in the integral scheme of care to the health-disease process?

·          What is Family Medicine?

·          Where is the Family Medicine addressing to in the 21^st Century?

Cuba has made extraordinary progress in health care and, by 1983; it has already met indicators set by the World Health Organization (WHO) to asses the Health for All Strategy. The country has furthermore introduced strategic changes intended to enhance its National Health System.

Despite the differences among countries, the meeting will be an opportunity to exchange experiences and “to learn from each other”.

Nowadays in Cuba, the Struggle of Ideas for the people integral culture has produced an impacting movement seeking for the improvement of health, education, social security, culture and sports, which has revealed remarkable innovations.

This meeting as others previously held, will be attended by authorities from United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations and renowned personalities from the field of health care.

It is an honour for us to held this meeting and we are looking forward to warmly welcome you and thank you for your attention and attendance.

Yours truly,

Dr. José Ramón  Balaguer

Minister of Public Health in Cuba

ORGANIZERS

Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (MINSAP)

Havana International Conference Center, Cuba

SPONSORS

·                     Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)

·                     United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

·                     United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

·                     Cuban Society of Family Medicine (SOCUMEFA)

·                     National Council of Scientific Societies of Health (CNSCS)

INTERNATIONAL GUEST AGENCIES AND PERSONALITIES

·                     World Organization of Family Physicians (WONCA)

·                     Latin-American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES)

·                     Towards Unity for Health Network

·                     WONCA Iberian-American – CIMF

MAIN TOPICS

·                     Public Health in Cuba

·                     World Health.  Year 2006

·                     Family Health: Multidisciplinary Health Staff with interdisciplinary relation as main strategy

·                     Integral Reproductive Health

·                     Health of Children in Latin America

·                     Reproductive Rights and Sustainable Development

·                     Cuba’s Internationalist Collaboration  in the Field of Health: Integral Program of Health (PIS)

·                     The struggle for excellence and quality in primary health care: the Cuban experience

·                     The struggle of ideas for Health: the Cuban experience

·                     The importance of the Family Medicine in the 21^st Century

·                     The human resources training for Primary Health Care: pre grade, postgraduate and training courses and academic grades.  Policlinic-University, the Cuban experience.

·                     Community projection of hospitals and research institutes

·                     The struggle for Quality in Health

·                     Community active participation in health

·                     Research importance in Primary Health Care

·                     The importance of physiotherapy and rehabilitation: the Cuban experience

·                     Unity and integration of Care levels in National systems of health

·                     Social communication: information and education for health

·                     Mother-and-child health in Cuba

·                     Mental health

·                     Strategy for prevention and control of chronic diseases

·                     Health promotion

·                     Integral care to the Elderly

·                     The political-economic-social and cultural approach of health

·                     International, collaboration in health: United Nation Agencies, Non-governmental organizations, Union organizations and Scientific organizations

·                     Health workers unions

·                     Inside the neighborhood Cuban experience in Venezuela

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

·          Speeches of personalities from the United Nations and Non-governmental Organizations.

·          Speeches of well-known personalities in the field of Health.

·          Main Lectures: 30 minutes of duration.

·          Panels: Developed by outstanding Health personalities with a duration between 90 and 120 minutes for debate and exposition.

·          Workshops: Selected specialists will present the topics in 4 hours sessions.

·          Thematic Lectures of 20 minutes.

·          Free oral topics and posters presentations

****: Thematic Lectures, Free oral topics and posters, Workshops and panels dealing with various topics in different rooms

·          Oral:              Presentation should not exceed 10 minutes.

After three presentations there are 10 minutes for discussion and at the end of each topic the president of each committee will conclude the debate.

·          Posters:       Following the format: Introduction, Methods, Results,  

                        Discussion  and Conclusions.

·     The title will have no more than 15 words and the    characters  will be 3cm height, bold type and thick.

·     The presentation sequence will be from left to right            

·     The board size will be 82 cm wide (horizontal) and 120 cm height  (vertical)

ABSTRACTS PRESENTATION  STANDARDS

Paper Abstracts should be sent  in electronic format with the following requirements:

The word processor must be Word 6,0 or a higher version

Font: Arial, 12 points

Text: Justified

Margins: 2,5 cm on a 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper

Title of the paper: Arial 14 points, centered and bold type

Author data:

Full name of the authors in bold type and cursive writing

Institution’s name

Institution’s address, Phone, Fax, E-Mail

Country: bold type

1.                   Paper title (no more than 15 words)

2.                   Authors’ full name (no more than 6 authors)

3.                   Institution

4.                   Country

5.                   Objectives

6.                   Methods

7.                   Results

8.                   Conclusions

9.                   Presentation modality proposed by the author

Abstracts included in the scientific program will be delivered in electronic format to each delegate within the documentation into the folder.

The deadline for submitting the papers will be on January 16^th, 2006.

·          Slide projector of 35 mm

·          Overhead projector

·          Video cassette VHS (NTSC 3,58)

·          Data projector

·          Computer

·          Spanish

·          English simultaneous translation will be offered in Plenary Sessions and those considered by the Scientific Committee.

Participants requiring an Invitation Letter to attend, in order to carry out the corresponding travel procedures, can apply for it to the Secretary of the Organizing Committee

Doctor                                      $ 200 CUC

Nurse                                       $ 150 CUC (previous presentation of the Nurse ID)

Accompanying people               $ 60 CUC

Registration fees include:

Doctors and nurses:

Name badge, participation in the scientific activities of the seminar, documents kits (scientific program and CD-Rom), attendance certificate, author certificate, participation in the social program (welcoming cocktail, cultural activity and closing ceremony).

Accompanying people:

Name badge, participation in the welcoming cocktail, cultural activity and closing ceremony, and souvenirs.

TOURIST PACKAGE

Hotels                          Single room                Double room

Palco ****(venue)           $50.00 CUC                  $35.00 CUC

Occidental Miramar**** $58.00 CUC                  $40.00 CUC

Comodoro****                $54.00 CUC                  $39.00 CUC

Vedado ***                    $40.00 CUC                  $28.00 CUC     

The rates of the tourist package include:

·          Accommodation and breakfast

·          In-out transfer for a minimum of 4 people.  Less than 4 people must pay $ 3 CUC (round trip).

·          City tour (see general program)

·          Transfer to all sessions and social activities of the seminar

·          Specialized guidance service in the transfers

·          Professional assistance at the airport

For further information on the accommodation, contact:

In the Tourist Desk of each hotel, participants can ask for a varied offer of optional tourist excursions that can be paid at the moment of their reservation.  

CONTACT WITH THE ORGANIZERS

Seminar Coordinator

E-mail cosme@infomed.sld.cu

Fax: 537-883 5325

Phones: 537-881 5676 / 881 1698

Professional Congress Organizer

Havana International Conference Center

Cuba

E-mail zozima@palco.cu

Fax: 537-2028382

Phones 537-208 5199 / 202 6011 to 19 extension 1510

Web site: http://www.cpalco.com