Open AccessPreliminary study: Descriptive analysis of longitudinal data on the international session of the Japan Primary Care Association annual conference, 2012–2018
Author(s) -
Hirooka Nobutaka,
Ban Nobutaro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.271
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , primary care , association (psychology) , family medicine , medical education , psychology , world wide web , surgery , computer science , psychotherapist
Abstract Introduction Japan Primary Care Association has launched an international session at annual conference since 2012. Longitudinal characteristics of the presentations were investigated. Methods Abstracts of the session were analyzed regarding type of presentation (oral/poster), category (research/clinical case/activity/review), and presenters' geographical location. Results The numbers of oral and poster presentations significantly increased. The most frequent presentation was research with cross‐sectional survey. Majority of presentations were clinical and less educational research, most of which were by Japanese. Conclusion The numbers of presentations in the international session increased, but the session should be used more rigorously to enhance primary care.