Working Party News

Rural Round-up: de vuelta a la medicina rural catalana

March, 2016

En catalán tenemos un dicho que dice "roda el món i torna al Born", que significa que después de viajar por un tiempo; la gente tiene una tendencia natural a volver a su lugar de origen

Rural Round-up: returning to rural health in Catalonia

March, 2016

In Catalan we have an expression that says “roda el món i torna al born”, it means that after travelling for a while; people have a tendency to come back to their native place.

Rural Round-up: WONCA South Asia group launch

February, 2016

It is planned to launch the WONCA Rural South Asia (WoRSA) health group formally during forthcoming WONCA-SAR conference in Feb 2016.

Rural Round-up: reflections on three years

January, 2016

John Wynn-Jones write: On behalf of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (WWPRP), I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. We are coming to the end of our latest triennium and it’s a good time to reflect on what we have achieved and what we need to do in the next three years.

Research Workshop at WONCA Istanbul

December, 2015

A one-day workshop on Research in Primary Health Care was organised by a joint collaboration between the European General Practice Research Network and the Vasco da Gama Movement during the VdGM preconference in Istanbul

Rural Round-up: new elective for undergraduates in Germany

November, 2015

Dr Jens Holst, from Germany is this month's Rural Round-up author. He writes about a new elective, undergraduate rural practice course at the University of Magdeburg.

WHO mental health guidelines updated

November, 2015

The World Health Organisation has recently updated its mhGAP guidelines for the management of common mental health problems in low and middle income countries. WONCA works closely with WHO and offers consultancy services in support of mhGAP.

Rural Round-up: Rural Medical Generalism in Tasmania, Australia

October, 2015

This month's rural round-up is written by a trio of Australians working in Tasmania, who consider the different workforce needs of that island.

Working Party on Women in Family Medicine report

October, 2015

Prof Dada Leopando reports on a meeting of the WONCA Working Party on Women in Family Medicine (WWPWFM) held in June in the Philippines

Rural Round-up: a Tokunoshima after party

September, 2015

Ewen McPhee writes of an exchange of ideas between rural doctors from Queensland, Australia, and rural doctors in Japan, after a chance meeting at the WONCA rural conference in Dubrovnik.

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