The Network of Academic General Practices aims to be an inspiring meeting place for family physicians, researchers and educators to improve care. This is a collaboration of 65 general practices in the Amsterdam region and multiple other organizations.

Objective

To be an inspiring meeting place for family physicians, researchers and educators to improve care. To provide a testing ground for practice and academia from which new developments can take shape. To integrate research, education and care innovation with a database as a source of knowledge.

Partners

  • 65 general practicioners practices with over 250,000 patients in the Amsterdam region (including Haarlem East), including all general practitioners affiliated with the GEZ-Zuid foundation, all general practitioners of the Amsterdam Health Centers Foundation (SAG)
  • 10 practices in Haarlem East and 10 practices affiliated with Amsterdam general practitioners group ROHA
  • Amsterdam Health Centers Foundation (SAG)
  • Stichting GEZZuid

Examples

of activities in the field of education and training

  • Many GP practices in the ANH are training practices for GP training or student education
  • 2/3 times a year there are network meetings with a thematic approach, these can be seen as a form of continuing education

of activities in the field of research

  • Large number of successfully completed research projects (> 20)
  • A longitudinal research database (15 years) with routine care data from over 250,000 patients

of activities in the area of care (innovation)

  • Large database of routine care data available for research and evaluation of care innovation
  • Developing a method a of quality improvement using mirror information

Established in 2003.
There is structural cooperation. A contract has been concluded with the partners.

Coordinator

Dr. Ruud Stam: rc.stam@amsterdamumc.nl

Website

Amsterdam UMC, Locatie VUmc - Huisartsgeneeskunde voor professionals

Part of Division 10

This Academic Collaborative Center is part of one of the departments of Division 10 of Amsterdam UMC. An overview of all Academic Collaborative Centers identified by Division 10, can be found below.