Euro-Med-Data. Primary Health Care
Exercise
on the availability of data from morbidity data collection in GP/FM throughout
Europe.
Second meeting in Brussels, December 5, 2001
Introduction
GPs are treating at heir
level more than 90% of patient's health problems in ambulatory settings. They
are particularly well situated to retrieve data on patient's morbidity . Somme
well designed and well functioning systems are running in various countries,
mostly in northern Europe, aggregating data in large databases for specific
audit or prescription analysis purposes.
In an EU funded research
program (please refer to http://www.ulb.ac.be/esp/emd/),
the availability of such data to build European health indicators is
considered. However, those systems differs consistently from economical,
ethical, organisational point of view. Quality of data, information structure
or classifications systems are also quite different. Nevertheless, we would try
to compare data on specific diseases currently seen in GP/FM settings. Learning
from the differences could be a progress factor towards an European morbidity
retrieval system.
Objectives
Testing the availability of
data gathered in specific morbidity retrieval system in various European
systems. This study is completing the enquiry published on the net at the
following address http://www.ulb.ac.be/esp/emd/phcform.htm.
Researchers are kindly asked to answer to this
questionnaire before to move towards data gathering and transfer. The
underlying aim is assessing the comparability of data coming from different
systems with different classifications. Are morbidity data useful as health
indicators at an European level is the main research question.
Methods
Each participating center or
researcher is asked to transfer the
data following the below description to marc.jamoulle@ulb.ac.be
preferably in an usual soft like word or .pdf or Access or Excel. The data
should be anonymous (skip any patient or GP identification)
Main reasons ;
They are not nor diabetes,
nor hypertension, nor hypercholesterolemia
They are current health
issues in GP/FM
Both are easily recognizable
on clinical basis by GPs
Both have good treatment
available
Asthma is a chronic or at
least recurrent conditions, potentially severe and a treats for live, with
great difference in incidence and prevalence
Herpes zoster is an acute
condition, with high potential of disability and a very stable incicdence
Data to
retrieve
Which classification or
nomenclature used by the collecting centre
Year/Month
Geographical area
(preferably NUTS codes)
Number of GPs involved in
the registration
Number of patient/year
Number of cases/year of both
items, by age and by sex
If available; number of
contacts/GP/year
number of referrals for the specific
condition
Codes of the
two rubrics in the various classifications and nomenclatures used in Europe
|
|
ICHPPC-2-d |
ICPC |
ICD-10 |
ICD-9 |
Read (V3) |
|
HERPES ZOSTER |
053- |
S70 |
B02 |
053 |
XE2x9 |
|
ASTHMA |
493- |
R96 |
J45,
J46 |
493 |
H33.. |
Further
discussions
The available data would be
discussed in an EMD workshop to be held
in Brussels at the ULB Public Health School on December 5. 2001
(Pre EUPHA workshop; Annual
EUPHA meeting 2001. Health information systems throughout Europe and their
interaction with public health policy. Development and actions. Brussels,
Belgium. Brussels exhibition centre (expo Heizel) Hall 10, auditorium “2000”
6-8 december 2001).
Researchers or data
collection centre representatives would be kindly asked to present their
contribution at this meeting. Our EU funded program has the possibility to
refund one air plane ticket and hotel nights by participating centre if
assisting to the EMD workshop.
Please do refer to the invitation letter.
All enquiry about practical
organisation of the meeting : mailto:christelle.willame@ulb.ac.be
