Overview of Publications and Activities

A scientific publication in the Journal of Evidence, Continuing Education and Quality in Healthcare presents findings from the evaluation of the implementation of Ref.Care and highlights potential areas for the further development of the software.  

A scientific publication in the journal Nature Communications reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnostic patterns among refugees in reception centres based on Ref.Care data. 24 Jul 2025, Publications

The main topics of the 10th network meeting included the presentation of the further development of the software (Ref.Care 2.0), presentations of current publications, and opportunities for participation as well as practical examples of research within the PriCare.Net consortium.

A scientific publication in the journal BMC Medical Research Methodology describes a prediction-based approach for handling missing denominators.

The main topics of the 9th network meeting included the presentation of new web platforms, the election of the Data Use and Access Committee (DUAC), as well as the presentation and discussion of cross-institutional evaluation results within the PriCare.Net consortium.

The PriCare.Net team was represented with a presentation at the 5th Community Health Conference in Bochum.

A book chapter on health and violence protection monitoring in reception centers for refugees presents practical perspectives using the Pri.Care project as an example.

A policy brief presents the background of the Pri.Care project, the development of the Ref.Care software, and the data analysis capabilities of the PriCare.Net research and surveillance network.

This summary presents a multicenter analysis of the disease spectrum and quality of care based on decentralized routine data from the PriCare.Net network.

The main topics of the 8th network meeting were the presentation and discussion of cross-facility analysis results, as well as an outlook on further research projects.

A contribution published in the Journal of Health Monitoring describes an approach to health monitoring through the secondary use of medical routine data from outpatient clinics in reception centers for refugees.

The main focus of the 7th network meeting was the presentation of the results of the Pri.Care project to the Federal Ministry of Health, the Robert Koch Institute, the Ministry of the Interior, Digitalization and Migration of Baden-Württemberg, and the network partners.

The main topics of the 6th network meeting were the presentation of the COVID-19 module for Ref.Care, the presentation and discussion of cross-facility analysis results, and the exchange of experiences among Ref.Care sites.

The concept and initial results were presented at the European Public Health Conference 2019 in Marseille.

The main topics of the 5th network meeting were the development of indicators for syndromic surveillance, the presentation and discussion of cross-facility analysis results, and the exchange of experiences among Ref.Care sites.

A contribution published in the German Federal Health Gazette (Bundesgesundheitsblatt) describes the development and implementation of a routine surveillance system in reception centers for asylum seekers.

The main topics of the 4th network meeting were the presentation of the surveillance module and the record transfer module for Ref.Care. There was also an opportunity for an exchange of experiences among the Ref.Care sites.

Initial results from the Pri.Care project were presented at the Poverty and Health Congress 2019 in Berlin.

At the Poverty and Health Congress 2019 in Berlin, findings on the documentation of healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees were presented, along with a critical assessment of national and international approaches.

A policy brief summarizes the current status of the project and the initial results of the surveillance system.

The main topics of the 3rd network meeting were the implementation of the Ref.Care software in practice, the implementation of routine surveillance, and the exchange of experiences among the Ref.Care sites.

At the 13th Annual Conference of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGE) in Bremen in 2018, the concept, instruments, and feasibility of the approach to monitoring the health and medical care of refugees in initial reception centers were presented and discussed.

As part of the 1st World Conference on Migration, Ethnicity and Race 2018 in Edinburgh, a workshop was held in which the results of a critical analysis of how health reporting in Germany responded to the refugee movements in 2015 were presented and discussed.

At the 1st World Conference on Migration, Ethnicity and Race 2018 in Edinburgh, the concept, instruments, and feasibility of the PriCare approach were presented.

The main topics of the 2nd network meeting were the piloting of the Ref.Care software, the development of the surveillance concept, and the consensus-building process for the indicators.

The results of a pilot study aimed at improving the availability of data on the health and medical care of asylum seekers in initial reception centers and large collective accommodation facilities were presented at the Poverty and Health Congress 2018 in Berlin.

At the European Public Health Conference 2017 in Stockholm, findings on healthcare for refugees in Germany were presented.

At the 12th Annual Conference of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGE) in Lübeck in 2017, the concept, instruments, and feasibility of surveillance of the health and medical care of refugees in initial reception centers were presented and discussed.