Europe

June, 2018

WONCA Europe under the leadership of Prof Johann Sigurdsson (from Iceland and Norway) have developed and endorsed a "Position Paper on Overdiagnosis and Actions to be Taken".

June, 2018

Dr Anna Stavdal, WONCA Europe president reports on recent WONCA Europe Council endorsements:- two equity statements, the Overdiagnosis /Overtreatment position paper, and papers on Training Requirements for GP/FM, as well as Quality in family medicine.

January, 2018

Anna Stavdal of Norway, President of WONCA Europe, is interviewed by Pere Vilanova of the Spanish Society of Family Medicine, semFYC. Topics include Family medicine in Norway and Europe and the recent WONCA Europe statements on refugees and planetary health. This is an edited English version of that interview.

January, 2018

What’s new about the 23rd WONCA Europe Conference coming to Krakow in May? We have new Key Note Speakers of the Conference: Dr Anna Stavdal - President of WONCA Europe, Dr Przemysław Guła, Prof Sara Willems. Early bird registration ends 28 February.

December, 2017

Early bird registration closes December 31, 2017 and abstracts are open only until December 17, for WONCA Europe Kraków. Prof Adam Windak, Conference Scientific Committee chair, speaks to the WONCA editor about this conference and comparisons to the previous excellent one he help organise in Warsaw in 2011.

December, 2017

​An aesthetic walk along the border between the worlds of art and science at the WONCA Europe Prague conference tried to find insight into the mystery of doctor patient encounters.

September, 2017

The 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe was held in Budapest on 10th - 14th September 2017. WONCA Europe has released a statement on Family Medicine, focusing on the educational needs (both undergraduate and postgraduate) and the policies for retaining and, when necessary, supporting the migration and emigration of family doctors. The statement was delivered by Dr Anna Stavdal, President of WONCA Europe.

September, 2017

All the latest on WONCA Europe coming to Krakow in 2018 - dates, deadlines, program information and a welcome message.

July, 2017

WONCA Europe developed and endorsed the following statement at their recent Prague Conference : Growing together in diversity for the benefit of all Europeans

July, 2017

The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) officially launched the International Web-based Course on Research in Primary Health Care at the WONCA Europe Conference in Prague. The course is suitable for European family doctors and other healthcare professionals who are interested in research.