"Connecting the care across the life span" is the theme of this year’s conference which will examine the complex interplay between chronic conditions and life course events which influence chronic conditions.
It is useful to examine how chronic conditions occur across the different stages of the life course because of the strong link between early exposure and later health outcomes. It is now critical that health services approach the prevention and management of chronic condition by connecting the care across the lifespan particularly in the context of the emerging importance of primary health care.
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