Donald Li on the Coronavirus : first in, last out
January, 2020
With the increasing concern of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Dr Donald Li, WONCA president, has written a message regarding the important role of family doctors and primary healthcare in Disaster / Emergency preparedness and response. “First in, Last out” - The Role of Family Doctors in the Fight Against Novel Coronavirus
WONCA Calendar 2020
January, 2020
Dr Pratyush Kumar, WONCA Executive Member at large, has produced innovative calendars for several years now. This year he's created a WONCA Calendar.
Rural Round-up: Maria Bakola on telemedcine in Greece
January, 2020
Maria Bakola of Greece writes about telemedicine in rural and remote areas in Greece from ancient times to today... Greece, due to the geographical heterogeneity, combines mountain landscapes and lakes, as well as incredible beaches and many islands.
Professor Meng-Chih Lee's Bursary for WONCA Auckland applications
January, 2020
We are pleased to announce a call for applications for the Prof Meng-Chih Lee's Asia Pacific Region Presidential Bursary to financially support two family physicians registered to attend the WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2020, in Auckland, New Zealand
From the President: January 2020
January, 2020
The occurrence of environmental disasters is escalating. But keeping quiet and hoping that environmental changes are not presenting us with clear and identifiable risks would be wrong. Through small individual actions and in larger policy-making opportunities, family doctors have both an opportunity and a responsibility to speak up for our patients’ health and the risks faced by environmental change.
Del presidente : enero 2020
January, 2020
La incidencia de los desastres medioambientales va en aumento. Nadie quiere asustar. Pero quedarnos callados a esperar a que los cambios en el medio ambiente no supongan un riesgo real e identificable sería imperdonable.
From the CEO's desk : WONCA Publications
January, 2020
This month, at the start of a new year, I wanted to remind everyone about the ever-increasing portfolio of WONCA publications which are available to purchase. The WONCA Family Medicine Series is a collection of books written by world-wide experts and practitioners in collaboration with WONCA
Goodfellow GEMS - final 2019 items
January, 2020
Gems are chosen by the Goodfellow Unit director, Dr Bruce Arroll, to be either practice changing or practice maintaining. The information is educational and not clinical advice. ©The Goodfellow Unit, Auckland.