Europe
WONCA Europe Council outcomes
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.
semFYC interview Dr Anna Stavdal
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.
Catching up with the Dragon!
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.
WONCA Europe Kraków - we hear from Adam Windak
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.
WONCA Europe statements at WHO Regional Committee
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.
WONCA Europe Prague Statement
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
EGPRN launches international web-based course on PHC research
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.
WONCA Europe Prague 2017 in photos
July, 2017
This past week WONCA Europe held its annual conference in Prague. A photographic report is attached including the three minute conference video