Date:September 25, 2013
Spain
Contact person: Juan Mendive
Contact email: juanmmendive@gmail.com
Number of members: 15
Aims
Promote Gastroenterology update and management among primary care doctors.
Promote research of gastroenterology in primary care.
Links to specialist groups
Relationship with the Associations of Specialist of Gastroenterology at both Catalan and Spanish levels.
Participation in projects together ( share care guidelines on different GI problems)
Links to GP College
Working group is part of the GP Catalan Society, a branch association of the Spanish Society of Family Community Medicine (semFYC); www.semfyc.es
Sources of funding
From CAMFiC through membership fees.
Planned activities
Participation at the CAMFiC annual meeting with an updating on gastroenterology for primary care.
Several training courses in Catalonia for primary care physicians on management of Gastroenterological problems.
On-line course on GORD to be launched in late 2013 available for all Spanish GPs
Active participation as Spanish coordinating group at the OPTICARE-HP EU project on behalf of ESPCG
Planned meetings
Gastro Update for Primary Care.
National website
Countries
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