Wonca News
An International Forum for Family Doctors


Wonca President

Dr Michael Boland
Irish College of General Practitioners
4/5 Lincoln Place
Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: 353 1 676 3705
Fax: 353 1 676 5850
Email: bolandgp@indigo.ie

Wonca Chief Executive Officer
Dr Alfred W T Loh

Wonca Administrative Manager
Yvonne Chung
World Organization of Family Doctors
College of Medicine Building
16 College Road # 01-02
Singapore 169854
Tel: 65 6224 2886
Fax: 65 6222 0204
Email: admin@Wonca.com.sg

Wonca News Editor
Marc L Rivo, MD

Wonca President-elect
Prof Bruce Sparks, South Africa

Wonca Immediate Past President
Robert W Higgins, United States

Honorary Treasurer
Dr Geoffrey D Martin, Australia

Wonca Regional President
Dr Abra T Fransch, Africa
Dr Warren A Heffron, Americas
Prof Goh Lee Gan, Asia Pacific
Dr Philip Evans, Europe
Prof Shatendra K Gupta, Middle East
South Asia
Dr Javier Dominguez, Iberoamericana-CIMF (Interim)

Wonca Executive Members at Large
Prof Chris van Weel, Netherlands
Dr Geoffrey D Martin, Australia
Dr med Ilse Hellemann, Austria

Chair, Bylaws and Regulations
Dr Dan Ostergaard, USA (co-opted)

Wonca News Editorial Office
Marc L Rivo, MD
4566 Prairie Avenue
Miami Beach Florida 33140 USA
Tel: 305 671 7327
Fax: 305 671 4770
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Contents - June 2004

From the Wonca President

From the CEO's Desk

From the Editor: Meet Wonca's Working Parties, Task Forces and SIGs in Orlando!

FEATURE STORIES

Wonca Working Party Reviews the Global Status of Women Family Doctors
Visa Assistance Provided for 2004 Wonca World Conference

Wonca REGIONAL NEWS

Bled 2004 - 13th EURACT Course and 1st Annual Europe GP/FM Teachers Meeting
Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Research Network Development in Thailand

HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEM NEWS

The Brisbane Initiative: International Education for Leadership in Primary Care Research

MEMBER AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS

Wonca to Establish Special Interest Group in Travel Medicine
Educating Physicians for the Health of Brazil: The Role of Family Medicine

RESOURCES

Wonca Offers New International Certificate in CME/CPD in Family Medicine
Additional Asthma and COPD Programs Offered during the WONCA World Conference

Wonca Dictionary of General/Family Practice and ICPC-2E

WONCA CONFERENCES 2004-2008 AT A GLANCE

GLOBAL MEETINGS FOR THE FAMILY DOCTOR

The Wonca Shop