A Roadmap OUT of mEdical deserts into supportive Health Workforce initiatives and policies (ROUTE-HWF)

ROUTE-HWF is a consortium project co-funded by the European Union’s Health Programme that conducts research to help EU Member States to design and implement their own health workforce policies related to medical deserts

A Roadmap OUT of mEdical deserts into supportive Health Workforce initiatives and policies (ROUTE-HWF)

ROUTE-HWF is a consortium project co-funded by the European Union’s Health Programme that conducts research to help EU Member States to design and implement their own health workforce policies related to medical deserts

Our latest results

Our publications are available online:  

Flinterman, L. E., González-González, A. I., Seils, L., Bes, J., Ballester, M., Bañeres, J., Dan, S., Domagała, A., Dubas-Jakóbczyk, K., Likic, R., Kroezen, M., Batenburg, R. (2023). ‘Characteristics of Medical Deserts and Approaches to Mitigate Their Health Workforce Issues: A Scoping Review of Empirical Studies in Western Countries’, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Early view, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7454, https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4458.html, Open access

Marcec, R., Seils, L., González-González, A. I., Dubas-Jakóbczyk, K., Domagała, A., Dan, S., Flinterman, L., Likic, R., Batenburg, R. (2023). ‘Tackling Medical Deserts: Unearthing Factors that Influence Medical Students’ Attitudes and the Path Forward’, Postgraduate Medical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgad042

Upcoming events

Route-HWF Final Symposium
Addressing Medical Deserts: Strategies, Innovations, and Future Directions

November 30 - December 1, 2023,
Hotel Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Croatia

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ROUTE-HWF in numbers

01.03.2021–28.02.2024
Duration
33
European countries surveyed
6
In-depth case studies
5
National workshops
1.5
Day consensus building workshop
1
Final roadmap

Consortium members

The ROUTE-HWF consortium has a proven track record of accomplishment in health policy research