Special Interest Group News

April, 2019

The Special Interest Group on Family Violence (SIG FV) has focused over the last two years on expanding our global connections to systematically support family doctors to address family violence in practice and policy. We have an Executive group consisting of the co-convenors, Hagit Dascal-Weichhendler and Kelsey Hegarty, the past co-chair Leo Pas and communications lead Raquel Gomez Bravo.

April, 2019

The WONCA SIG on Emergency Medicine was formed in 2016 at the WONCA world conference at Rio de Janeiro. Since that time, we have grown to include over 100 members representing trainees and practising family doctors from all regions of the world. We have a strong work plan that is engaged in creating networks among members who are interested in acute and emergency medicine as a component of their family practice.

April, 2019

The Special Interest Group on Workers Health has achieved several things, but perhaps its greatest achievement has to do with being living proof that working together between major organizations is possible and fruitful.

March, 2019

Miguel Pizzanelli, convenor of WONCA Special Interest Group on Quaternary Prevention and Overmedicalization (QP&O) reports on the period August 2018 to March 2019.

March, 2019

The Special Interest Group on Point of Care testing (POCT) has a new convenor - Dr Rogier Hopstaken of The Netherlands.

February, 2019

WONCA is pleased to work in partnership with the World Health Organisation to assist in implementing the WHO recommended guidelines on family violence. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience, WONCA’s primary care experts from the Special Interest Group on Family Violence are available to provide a range of international consultancies.

January, 2019

Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Chair of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Migrant Care, International Health and Travel Medicine, introduces the new chair Guus Busser.

November, 2018

WONCA SIG on Family Violence co-conveners Kelsey Hegarty and Hagit Hagit Dascal-Weichhendler report on activities of the group held recently at the WONCA world conference in Seoul.

November, 2018

Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, WONCA Special Interest Group on NCDs convener, reports on the General Meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) held in Geneva, 5-6 November 2018.

November, 2018

“Family Doctors are core to the delivery of quality care for older people”: Populations worldwide are ageing, and family doctors must be available and able to play a major role in care in their communities for people as they age. The family doctor should be the primary medical care provider for older people covering the full spectrum of older people’s care from health to end stage frailty, including for those in long term care facilities.