WONCA Rural Bangladesh 2020 extends deadlines
January, 2020
John Wynn-Jones, Immediate Past Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice encourages support for the coming WONCA World Rural Health conference in Bangladesh, from April 15-18, 2020. Deadlines for abstract submission and early bird registration are still open.
New WONCA CEO announced
January, 2020
The WONCA Executive Committee is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Harris Lygidakis as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Dr Garth Manning, in November 2020
WONCA President writes to Australian colleagues
January, 2020
WONCA President, Dr Donald Li has written to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to express his sadness and sympathy for colleagues in the wake the current devastation and loss of life in many parts of Australia as a result of fires.
WONCA Rural's Outstanding Service Award to John Wynn-Jones
January, 2020
The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice was presented to Dr John Wynn-Jones at the 16th WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Albuquerque October 2019.This award recognises a clinician’s exemplary service to their rural communities, to their professional colleagues and to the next generation of doctors.
EGPRN involved in Frailty and Falls project
January, 2020
The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN), a network of WONCA Europe, is proud to announce its involvement in an ERASMUS+ (is the European Commission programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe) project on innovative training for technology-based frailty and falls management with the project “Fall-in-Age”
From the President: December 2019
December, 2019
It is not unusual to look back on the year that is coming to an end, to reflect on how things have changed and set in place plans for the year to come. When Executive held their meeting at the end of November 2019 it was almost exactly one year since the new Executive had been formed. An appropriate time for reflection.
Du président: Decembre 2019
December, 2019
Il n'est pas rare de revenir sur l'année qui s'achève, de réfléchir à la façon dont les choses ont changé et de mettre en place des plans pour l'année à venir. Lorsque l'Exécutif a tenu sa réunion à la fin novembre 2019, cela faisait presque exactement un an que le nouvel Exécutif avait été formé. Un moment propice à la réflexion.
Del presidente: diciembre 2019
December, 2019
Ante un año que está terminando, mirar atrás para reflexionar acerca de cómo han cambiado las cosas y establecer planes para el año que se acerca no es algo habitual. Cuando el Ejecutivo se reunió a finales de noviembre de 2019, hacía exactamente 12 meses desde que se había formado, lo que representó una buena ocasión para reflexionar.