WONCA News

April, 2012

The 2012 spring meeting of EGPRN will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from May 10–13, 2012. The theme of the meeting is Quality improvement in the care of chronic disease in family practice: the contribution of education and research.

April, 2012

Prof Allyn Walsh has been a family physician in Canada for close to 35 years. Her favourite quote describing the nature of this work comes from Sir William Osler, a great clinician and medical teacher.

April, 2012

Prof Michael Klinkman MD MS, is a Michigan native who has spent most of his life serving the people of his home state. He is first and foremost a practicing family physician, with an active part-time practice in Ann Arbor where he has served his patients for over 20 years.

April, 2012

Rendez-Vous 2012 co-chairs, Sue Berry and Kaat De Backer welcome the recent news that Dr Timothy G Evans has graciously accepted the invitation as key note speaker at our upcoming conference. His inspirational delivery will open the conference and be sure to stimulate thoughts and generate discussions throughout the days.

April, 2012

Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization made the key-note address at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, held in Singapore in March 2012. The address is titled “Galvanizing global action towards a tobacco-free world” and an edited version is reproduced here.

April, 2012

This report is a summary of the records of how the Japan Primary Care Association (JPCA) has responded to the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and subsequent disaster so far, following our previous three reports.

February, 2012

The Wonca Executive committee met in Mumbai, India from December 14–17, 2011 just prior to the regional conference of the Wonca South Asia region.

February, 2012

On December 16, 2011, all roads led to the Renaissance Convention Centre in Mumbai, India! Over 700 delegates, 550 from all parts of India and about 150 international family physicians participated in what appeared to be the largest South Asia Regional conference of WONCA, in history.

February, 2012

‘The Spice Route’ is the WONCA South Asia Region working group for new and future doctors who have an interest in family/ general practice.

February, 2012

Three senior faculty members from Family Medicine department, Aga Khan University participated in the Wonca South Asia region conference, held in Mumbai.