Welcome on behalf of the International Implementation Research Network in Primary Care (IIRNPC) Chris van Weel Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine/General Practice Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Professor of Primary Health Care Research, Australian National University, Canberra Past President of Wonca

Conflicts of interest Felicity Goodyear-Smith is on the WONCA Working Party on research coordinating panels with similar presentations to those we will be having from Mexico and Hong Kong She is also co-editing a book on international aspects of primary health care research on behalf of WONCA.

Objectives of this pre-conference Review primary health care policy implementation Value of international collaboration Experiences of success Strategies, methods, conditions for application Role of research in multi-stakeholder approach

IIRNPC Background 2011 I Live PC Conference, Washington DC – , 2014 Rocking the Boat Conferences, Brisbane IIRNPC – Support & Website ANU, APHCRI care-iirnpc – Workshops & NAPCRG Pre-Conference, – Brokering Expertise Current membership: – Institutes.., Individuals..

IIRNPC governing principles Importance of community ‘bottom-up’ approach – Work from, for, with, through those directly involved Adaptation to prevailing conditions for scaling-up – Access to and knowledge of local situations Collaborate with other stakeholders Distinct role and value of research: – Evaluate and measure – Methodology of engagement

Program Excellence in implementation research for changing the health care system 1050 – 1100 Morning Tea The voice of the funders of health care innovation and implementation research 1230 – 1330 Lunchbreak Understanding health care systems to plan for innovations 1435 – 1500 Afternoon Tea International networking for the innovation of healthcare systems, followed by: IIRNPC Organisation Committee Future plans of IIRNPC Organisational Structure Membership Communication and website