In the Network of Academic General Practitioners the department of General Practice of Amsterdam UMC is collaborating with general practitioners: working on innovating and improving general practice care.

Objective

Continue to develop research, education and training, and innovation in conjunction. Provide a platform for conducting research on patients in an extramural setting. Develop and implement in practices the related concepts of care between first, second and third line care. Educate physicians of the future.

Partners

  • 51 general practitioners/health centers in Amsterdam
  • University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
  • VUmc
  • UMC Utrecht
  • Maastricht UMC
  • Zorggroep Almere
  • Stichting Gezondheidscentra Amsterdam Z.O.
  • IOH-N (andere netwerken UMC’s Nederland)
  • SIGRA
  • ELAA
  • Alliantie Huisartsen Amsterdam
  • NHG

(Internally also involved: department of Cardiology, Surgery, Vascular Medicine, Neurology, Social Medicine and Medical Information Science)

Examples

of activities in the field of education and training

  • Supervision of 300 AIOS, 20 of whom also do research in the department and in the practices (global figures)
  • In the practices, 275 co-assistants and 60 medical information science intern work (global figures)

of activities in the field of research

  • Solicited and unsolicited research into relevant mirror information for GPs as part of their quality policy
  • Research into innovative initiatives which, if proven effective, will be applied in collaboration with GPs

of activities in the area of care (innovation)

  • Small projects, evaluating innovations for their significance for healthcare, such as validation studies of Alivecor (a very compact and inexpensive method for diagnosing atrial fibrillation)
  • Create an Academic General Practice of the Future in collaboration with the municipality and the GAZO

Established in 2015.
There is structural cooperation. A contract has been concluded with the partners.

Coordinator

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

Website

Amsterdam UMC, location 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.