The mini-conference on Population Health Management (PHM) focuses on unpacking a data-driven, people-centred and proactive approach to managing the health and well-being of a defined population. PHM enables PHC providers to move from a one-size-fits-all approach to targeted and tailored interventions by identifying population subgroups and individuals with similar needs and characteristics. PHM provides PHC providers with a sophisticated understanding of a population and its wider determinants of health, supporting the adoption of a proportionate universalism approach to address health inequalities at the community level. A proportionate universalism approach aims to reduce the steepness of the social gradient in health through universal actions with a scale and intensity that is proportionate to the level of disadvantage.
This virtual mini-conference is anchored on the recent WHO policy paper "Population health management in primary health care: a proactive approach to improve health and well-being". The paper proposes a 5-step PHM cycle; identifies success factors at the system, organizational and clinical levels to enable PHM in PHC; and provides a set of 16 policy actions to guide PHC providers towards a PHM approach.
Objective
This virtual conference aims to disseminate and delve into key technical aspects of the WHO policy paper and provide a platform to share experiences and discuss these aspects in greater detail.
Conference overview
- 10 September, 12:00–16:00 CET
- Fundamentals of population health management: the PHM cycle and how it can strengthen PHC
- Technical deep dive 1: Strengthening PHC through risk stratification
- 11 September, 12:00–16:00 CET
- Technical deep dive 2: Accounting for the social determinants of health in population health management
- Igniting change: Enabling population health management
Participation
The virtual mini-conference is open to all through registration, offering valuable insights particularly beneficial to national and subnational policy-makers and implementers driving PHC reform efforts. The series is relevant to:
- PHC decision-makers, including technical staff from ministries of health, purchasing agencies, public health agencies, and regional and local administrations;
- representatives from think tanks, academic institutions and professional organizations influencing PHC policy development in the WHO European Region;
- PHC practitioners; and
- other technical experts and implementers involved in or interested in population health management.