WONCA News

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.

September, 2012

Professor Amanda Howe, RCGP Honorary Secretary, is a key note speaker for the WONCA world conference coming to Prague in 2013. She seeks to engage family doctors by encouraging them to post their own stories on Doctors' health and wellbeing on the WONCA website.

September, 2012

This year the Royal College of General Practitioners celebrates its 60th anniversary. There is much excitement as they are about to move into a new building in Euston Square, London and have taken a global approach to their coming annual conference, in Glasgow, in October.

September, 2012

Dr Pavlo Kolesnyk, from Ukraine, reports on being the second European Montegut scholar. His scholarship enabled him to attend the WONCA Europe Vienna conference in July 2012.

September, 2012

At the 18th WONCA Europe Conference in Vienna Austria , held in July, the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) has shown itself once again to be one of the most active organizations among the WONCA Europe networks.

August, 2012

the 3rd Wonca Africa Regional conference to be held at Victoria Falls, in Zimbabwe, from 19-21 November 2012, is fast approaching.

August, 2012

Elections have taken place in Jordan and Iraq for new board members of the family medicine society in each country.

August, 2012

Prof Amanda Howe seeks doctors' health and wellbeing stories for Prague 2013. A discussion area has been set up to post your story in the WONCA forum - please register and login to the WONCA forum via the WONCA homepage.

August, 2012

The WONCA SIG on Migrant Care, International Health and Travel Medicine held several events recently at the WONCA Europe Vienna conference.

August, 2012

Dr Jelle Stoffers, editor-in-chief of the European Journal of General Practice (EJGP), gave an update, in Vienna, to the WONCA Europe Council on the journal’s progress.