The Wonca Working Party on Mental Health was established in October 2006 and serves as a focus for the development of mental health issues for Wonca worldwide.
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Vision
To provide a universal gold standard of care for mental health by empowerment through primary care and in collaboration with all interested stakeholders.
Mission
To improve mental health and healthcare around the world.
Objectives
- To serve as a focus to stimulate and promote standards of excellence in the primary care management of mental health, consistent with patient and professional values and with reference to evidence based health care
- To promote the concept of mental health & well-being
- To promote and develop mental health research activities in primary care & the primary care interface
- To hold scientific meetings, which may include sessions and workshops, during Wonca Regional and World conferences, to present original papers and to address broader educational issues through discussion, training and debate
- To promote and develop patient information about mental health issues
- To develop and promote appropriate literature for primary care professionals using a variety of resources, including Wonca Online
- To promote the discipline of primary care mental health world-wide through collaborative working within Wonca, NGO’s, government organisations, patient groups & other medical colleges
- To address the issue of stigma associated with mental health difficulties.
Our Activities
- Guideline development on mental health issues
- Scientific presentations on mental health issues
- Advice to Wonca & affiliated Colleges on mental health issues
- Participation in Wonca activities and conferences with a focus on the mental health agenda
- Working with WHO to develop a resource book on the integration of mental health into primary care
- Provision of a regular Working Party newsletter and educational materials
- Supporting the mental health curriculum in primary care education
- Organising regular online Primary Care Mental Health Grand Rounds
- Developing and supporting postgraduate accreditation programmes for General Practitioners with a Special Interest (GPwSI) in Mental Health
Our Products
- Primary Care Fact Sheet
- Culturally Sensitive Depression Guideline (October 2004)
- Website on www.GlobalFamilyDoctor.com
- Newsletter and regular communication to members
- Supporting Primary Care Mental Health – a journal dedicated to primary care mental health
Educational Materials & Links
- Implementing Mental Health Promotion Action (Imhpa) aims to support the development and implementation of mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention action across Europe. Resources are available on http://www.imhpa.net/
Our Meetings
- Annual Scientific Symposium at a Wonca Regional / World Meeting
- Annual General Meeting at a Wonca Regional / World Meeting
- Regional / National workshops scientific and educational meetings to be organised by the Committee
- We have agreed to provide a seminar on Recent Advances in Primary Care Mental Health at all Wonca Europe Conferences. We hope to extend this model to all Wonca Regional and Wonca World Conferences
Organisational Structure
Executive Members:
Chairman Dr Gabriel Ivbijaro
Secretary Dr Helen Rodenberg
Treasurer Dr Henk Parmentier
Educational Adviser Dr Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten
Executive Dr Ian Wilson
Executive Dr Tawfik Bin A.M. Khoja
Executive Dr Jill Benson
Executive Dr Filippo Zizzo
Executive Dr Hakan Yaman
Executive Dr Badar Ali
Executive Prof Meng-Chi Lee
Executive Prof Christos Lionis
Executive Dr Juan Mendive
Interface Dr Lucja Kolkiewicz
Interface Dr Eleni Palazidou
Scientific Advisory Group:
Dr Abdul Abyad
Dr Ejiro Akpowowo
Dr Abdallah D Al-khatami
Prof Fuad Antun
Dr Stella Argyriadou
Dr Ken Aswani
Dr Deji Ayonrinde
Dr Segun Bammeke
Dr Aya Biderman
Dr Eric Camus
Prof Mike Carmi
Dr Alan Cohen |
Dr Ian Crabbe
Dr Shahid Dadabhoy
Prof Chris Dowrick
Dr George Dreher
Dr Didier Duhot
Dr Jochen Gensichen
Senator Walid Jibrin
Dr Margalit Goldfracht
Dr Mike Grenville
Prof Neil Jackson
Prof Rachel Jenkins
Dr Brian Kable |
Dr Anwar Khan
Dr Huw Lloyd
Dr Fiona MacMillan
Dr Leone Ridsdale
Dr Damian Sharpe
Dr Freddy Shaw
Dr Wolfgang Speigel
Dr G T Suleiman
Dr Tim Swanwick
Prof Andre Tylee
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Proposed Collaborations
Co-operating organisations e.g. WPA, WHO, reputable patient representative groups, all Wonca Working Parties and Wonca Special Interest Groups will be approached to propose members to join the Working Party Executive on specific projects. All Wonca Regions will be approached to send representatives to become members of the Working Party Executive.
Financial Governance
The finances provided by Wonca to the Working Party on Mental Health will be used solely to support secretarial activities and payment for meetings & cannot be used for expenses for individual executive members. The treasurer will provide an annual account to the Working Party and this will be forwarded by the Working Party Chair to the Wonca Executive.
How to Become a Member
You can become a member by registering your interest by contacting:
gabriel.ivbijaro@gmail.com
Or by post/ fax to:
Dr Gabriel Ivbijaro
The Forest Road medical Centre PMS Mental Health Practice
354 – 358 Forest Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 5JL
UK
Tel: 020 8925 7854
Fax: 020 8521 6505
Planned Meetings
- Granada , Spain : 19th – 21st June 2008 – WPA thematic conference on ‘Depression and Relevant Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care.’
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