Newsletter: November 2012
President's Messages
From the WONCA President: Rural Rocks
This is not a column about remote geology. Rather, it is about the unique and extraordinary work of family doctors in more isolated settings. Read more of the President's journey to the WONCA Rural conference held in October, in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Presidente de WONCA: Lo rural nos emociona
Mensaje del Presidente de WONCA, novembre 2012. Esta no es una columna sobre geología distante. Más bien trata sobre el excepcional y extraordinario trabajo de los médicos de familia en algunos de los lugares más aislados.
Presidente de WONCA: Una dulce pena
Mensaje del Presidente de WONCA, Octubre 2012. Tres personas han jugado un papel fundamental en esta transformación: el Dr. Alfred loh, Ivonne Cheng y Gillian Tan ... Todo ello hace especialmente difícil decirles adiós, tanto a ellos como a la Secretaría en Singapur.
Presidente de WONCA: No fue mi visita habitual
En el número del mes de septiembre de WONCA News, la revista electrónica mensual de la sociedad mundial de médicos de familia, Richard Roberts, presidente de WONCA, trata sobre su visita al XXXII Congreso de la semFYC, celebrado en Bilbao el pasado mes de junio.
From the CEO's Desk
From the CEO's desk : Greetings from Bangkok
The new Secretariat is slowly assuming its roles and responsibilities. The transition really is “work in progress” and we’re trying to make this one as seamless as we can.
The Nominations and Awards Committee, under the Chairmanship of Professor Michael Kidd, is still seeking nominations for all WONCA posts which will come up for election or re-election at the World Council in Prague next June.
Conference News and Reports
WONCA Europe Bursaries for WONCA World conference 2013 Prague
WONCA Europe is calling for applications for bursaries for the WONCA World conference 2013 Prague. The bursaries will support conference registration, accommodation and travel to a maximum of $1,000 per person. The bursaries will be available worldwide in competition to any family doctor or resident in a family doctor programme, who can make a case for such a bursary and who is supported by their own College or Association.
Featured Family Doctors
Working Parties News
Regional News
WONCA Europe Bursaries for WONCA World conference 2013 Prague
WONCA Europe is calling for applications for bursaries for the WONCA World conference 2013 Prague. The bursaries will support conference registration, accommodation and travel to a maximum of $1,000 per person. The bursaries will be available worldwide in competition to any family doctor or resident in a family doctor programme, who can make a case for such a bursary and who is supported by their own College or Association.
Member Organization News
Resources for Family Doctors
PEARLS added this month
Five new PEARLS have been added to the WONCA website. PEARLS are an independent product of the Cochrane primary care group and are meant for educational use and not to guide clinical care.
RACGP launches 8th edition of its ‘Red Book’
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has launched its 8th edition of the 'RACGP Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice', commonly referred to as the College’s ‘Red Book’.