BMC Medicine is one of the most prestigious publications in the field of medical research, and particularly within the field of Primary Care. BMC Medicine has an evolving portfolio of some 300 peer-reviewed journals, sharing discoveries from research communities in science, technology, engineering and medicine. In 1999 BMC made high...
The problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is ever-growing and resolving it is high on the agenda of many international organizations, including the European Commission. They have adopted an action plan against AMR of which the main goals are to make the EU a best practice region and to boost research,...
The Department of PharmacoTherapy -Epidemiology and Economics of the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) is responsible for WP6 which is leading the Audit cycles in community pharmacies and adapting the APO Templates to pharmacies in the Target Countries. The members who are participating in the HAPPY PATIENT project come from very different...
WONCA Europe highlights the European project HAPPY PATIENT in its newsletter and makes known the role of its member organization (the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine, semFYC), as responsible for the creation of training programs aimed at European health professionals. The objective of the project is to avoid...
The private office of family doctors “Mano seimos gydytojas” (My family doctor) was established by the family doctors in 2000 in Klaipeda. This clinic signed contract with the Lithuanian Governmental sick funds and thus functions as a unit of National health care system. Since the first years of practice this...
New findings have been released and make it clear that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is progressing faster than the previous worst-case scenario numbers. As previously suggested, AMR could cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. This would overtake cancer as a leading cause of death worldwide. However recent estimates could...
Denmark comprises five regions that are responsible for solving health, environmental business and social issues. The Capital Region of Denmark is the largest region in Denmark and consists of 29 municipalities with a total of 1,807,404 inhabitants. In Danish the name is Region Hovedstaden (Region H). Region H’s biggest task...
From 18 until 24 November, the World Antibiotic Awareness Week on the Use of Antimicrobials is celebrated worldwide. On the occasion of this event, HAPPY PATIENT has expressed its concern in this regard, more specifically regarding the prophylaxis of urinary infection as a frequent indication for the use of antimicrobials in residences. There is evidence that long-term antimicrobial use...
In the context of the European Day for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (November 18) and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (November 18-24) According to the analysis of the consortium of organizations that participate in the European HAPPY PATIENT project, and which investigates mechanisms that allow the inappropriate consumption of antibiotics to...
Carl Llor, HAPPY PATIENT's Coordinator explains the project's goals, its methods and the importance of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the following interview. Why is antimicrobial resistance so crucial? This is a crucial topic because when Antibiotics were discovered, everybody thought this was the solution for many bacterial infections. But very...
