Benefits of joining

By joining the IPCRG network, your organisation and its members will  have access to benefits reserved for IPCRG members.

These benefits include:

• Opportunities to participate in a range of research projects financed by a variety of different public and private funders.
• Access to our network of 160,000 healthcare professionals working in primary care worldwide.
• Opportunities to attend our research schools covering different aspects of research skills.
• Invitations to contribute to research and education prioritisation exercises that influence future activities.
• Access to our educational programmes and teaching materials on the development and improvement of primary care respiratory medicine.
• Invitations to contribute to IPCRG input into international events and policy-making processes, including at the WHO and EU calls for evidence, global forums and international conferences.
• Invitations to your organisation to nominate colleagues to take part in new initiatives.
• Information about new educational products and resources that are available to use, adapt and circulate.
• Membership of the IPCRG Senate and voting rights at the IPCRG Annual General Meeting.

The IPCRG expects members to:

• Promote IPCRG educational and research activities, including our conferences, and products through its website, webpage or through other channels such as emails or messaging.
• Provide feedback on IPCRG activities and resources so that these are responsive to need, and continually improve.
• Adapt relevant resources to fit their healthcare context and language.
• Engage with IPCRG committees and working groups, where relevant.

If you are interested in finding out more, read about the process to become a member here.