WONCA News

March, 2019

WONCA is seeking applications for the Atai Omoruto Scholarship award to attend the WONCA Africa Regional Conference and WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine preconference in Kampala, Uganda 5 -8 June, 2019.

March, 2019

Each WONCA President has an advantage in one part of the world or another depending on where they were born, what language(s) they speak, where they practice, and where they live. We use the advantages we have to help influence the uptake of and quality of family medicine globally – but we also use any advantage we have to influence things closer to home as well.

March, 2019

Last year I wrote about a visit undertaken by Professor Rich Roberts and me, when we visited China to undertake practice accreditation visits to Beijing and Shanghai, using the newly developed WONCA Global Standards for Practice Accreditation. These visits stimulated additional interest and so we were invited back in February this year.

March, 2019

Todos los presidentes de la WONCA tienen ventaja en función de en qué parte del mundo provienen, dependiendo de dónde nacieron, de qué idioma hablan, de dónde realizan su prática médica y de dónde viven. Todos utilizamos las ventajas que tenemos para ayudar a influir en la aceptación y la calidad de la medicina familiar a nivel global, pero también nos servimos de todas las ventajas de las que disponemos para influir en las cuestiones que ocurren lo más cerca posible de nuestros hogares.

March, 2019

Adrián Castellote is semFYC’s representative in WONCA Europe’s Network, EURIPA – the organisation for doctors from rural and remote areas in Europe. He is now embarking on a working trip on a sailing expedition to Antarctica. Follow his footsteps live with semFYC with hasgtag # MFenAntártida. This time Adrián deals with a medical evacuation question.

March, 2019

The European Young Doctors Movement! We are getting ready for our busiest time of year here preparing for the WONCA Europe Conference, the VdGM Pre-conference and the VdGM Council Meeting in Bratislava this June. As part of our preparations for Bratislava we are receiving nominations for our various awards.

March, 2019

Dr John Wynn-Jones, Chair WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (WWPRP), reports on past year's activities.

March, 2019

Prof Chris Dowrick, chair of the WONCA Working Party for Mental Health, reports on activities during the past year.

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

March, 2019

Enrique Barros gives a summary report on the WP on the Environment e-meetings and ongoing projects.