Working Party News
Education for Primary Care features Scottish article
April, 2019
Prof Val Wass OBE, Chair WONCA Working Party on Education and WONCA World Honorary Treasurer, updates us on this month's free access offering from Education for Primary Care - our affiliated journal.
Air Health Train the Trainer Program update
April, 2019
Alan Abelsohn and Alice McGushin from the WONCA Working Party on the Environment report on the high level of interest in the WONCA Air Health Train the Trainer Program.
WP on Rural Practice report
March, 2019
Dr John Wynn-Jones, Chair WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (WWPRP), reports on past year's activities.
WP on Mental health report
March, 2019
Prof Chris Dowrick, chair of the WONCA Working Party for Mental Health, reports on activities during the past year.
WP on Education report
March, 2019
Prof Val Wass, chair of the WONCA Working Party on education (WWPE) reports on the past year's activities: “Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world” Mandela
Rural Round-up: Targeted Rural Health Education
March, 2019
Utilizing various forms of social media to reach the general public is a tool we can continually improve. The use of Targeted Rural Health Education to enhance the health of rural North Dakotans is a novel approach to community education. Kamille S Sherman, co-director of Family Medicine Clerkship and Rural Opportunities in Medical Education, at the University of North Dakota, describes a program of student-led writing to address a local health concern: Targeted Rural Health Education (TRHE).
Medication without harm – A WHO meeting
March, 2019
Dr Ruth Wilson of Canada, reports on the WHO consultative meeting “Implementing WHO’s Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without harm. Country guidance.” The meeting took place from November 22 – 23, 2018, in Geneva.