WONCA News

September, 2020

If you are a practising Family Doctor, could you please answer this short survey and list three courses not already offered by EACH that you would like to be co-developed

September, 2020

We are looking for a Chief Administrative Officer to work in the new Secretariat of WONCA, based in Brussels. We seek a highly motivated individual, with a strong ‘can-do’ attitude and positive mentality.

September, 2020

We are looking for a Communications and Public Relations Officer to work for the new Secretariat of WONCA based in Brussels.

September, 2020

Education for Primary Care : Offers free access to important Covid articles and this month also free access to an article on GP training which highlights the importance of near peer teaching.

September, 2020

The newest version ICPC-3 designed by the ICPC-3 Consortium in collaboration with the WONCA classification committee is in the testing phase. We would like to invite you to test it.

September, 2020

On Monday Sept 7, 2020, a training resource on “Primary health care practice in the context of COVID-19” was launched.

September, 2020

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), in collaboration with the WONCA East Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the WONCA Working Party on Education conducted a survey of the medical schools in the EMR region.

September, 2020

September 7 marks the inaugural United Nations International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, a day to call upon governments, corporations, civil society and individuals to take action to reduce air pollution to protect human health.

August, 2020

As the latest waves of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to develop across our world many professionals are engaged in research on sources, spread, treatments, longer-term impacts on health and a range of other related issues. Journals are reporting massive increases in submitted articles and research projects.

August, 2020

Karen Flegg writes: This edition of WONCA News is the 100th edition that I have produced as WONCA editor. In May, it was my 10 year anniversary as the 9th WONCA editor having taken over from Dr Mark Rivo, at the 2010 World Council meeting held at the time of the world conference in Cancun, Mexico.