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COUNTRY PRESENTATION

COUNTRY PRESENTATION. Kaija Seppä Medical School University of Tampere, FINLAND. Most significant advances in PHC since 1 st January 2000. AUDIT as part of driving assessment Finnish Alcohol Action Plan: to create a network of GPs in PHC responsible of alcohol and drug issues (2/2001)

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COUNTRY PRESENTATION

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  1. COUNTRY PRESENTATION Kaija Seppä Medical School University of Tampere, FINLAND

  2. Most significant advances in PHC since 1st January 2000 • AUDIT as part of driving assessment • Finnish Alcohol Action Plan: to create a network of GPs in PHC responsible of alcohol and drug issues (2/2001) • Research evidence, public and professional discussion on the topic (increasing interest on prevention as part of alcohol policy)

  3. Barriers and challenges in implementation in 2003-2004 • lack of physicians in communal health centres • lack of interest among GPs towards preventive (especially alcohol) issues • how to change attitudes and motivate – GPs not willing to participate in training

  4. Key advances we would like to see in 2003-2004 in Finland • key actors in PHC organizing regional activities • attractive training programme • extra fee for preventive work • topic-related vacancies at universities

  5. To make them possible we need • Political goodwill regionally and centrally. To gain this we need: • more research evidence (economical evaluation) • active experts to communicate • mass media and ministry level involvement

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