WONCA News

October, 2012

World Mental Health Day was initiated by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992. The main theme for the 20th anniversary of World Mental Health Day is depression.

October, 2012

Dr Alfred Loh retires as Wonca CEO this week. He has been CEO since 2001. Read his final message to WONCA members and report on activites since 2001.

September, 2012

The next WONCA world conference is coming to Prague in June 2013. Promotion was undertaken at the WONCA Europe conference in Vienna .. find out more.

September, 2012

The Vasco da Gama young doctors' movement held a large range of activities at the recent WONCA Europe conference held in Vienna. Prizes, a play, presentations and above all innovations featured.

September, 2012

The closing keynote address for the WONCA Vienna conference was replaced with a play, written and directed by Dr Carl Steylaerts of Belgium. A video of the performance is now available for online viewing. The WOnca Vienna conference site now hosts an extensive gallery of photos of the conference.

September, 2012

The Wonca Asia Pacific 2012 conference was held in Jeju from 24-27 May 2012 with a council meeting on 23 May.

September, 2012

WONCA 2013 Prague world conference is offering young doctors from a specified list of countries the chance to apply for a bursary to assist financially with attendance costs.

September, 2012

New resources added to the website this month

September, 2012

WONCA's new website has a large selection of resources for family doctors. There is an A to Z listing of clinical resources. As this is still under development, family doctors around the world are invited to submit their favourite resource.

September, 2012

The WONCA president, Richard Roberts, reports on his trip to Bilbao, Spain ... I began this column at cruising altitude en route from Frankfurt to Chicago. While I enjoy my travels, there is always something special about the return home. This time it was even more so. This time I was returning as a patient.