Guest Feature by John Wynn-Jones: the pursuit of beauty
July, 2020
Dr John Wynn-Jones is well known in WONCA circles and immediate past chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice. During the COVID-19 crisis he has been writing a daily 'Rural Miscellany' email with poems and resource ideas to help and divert us in this difficult time. He agreed to entertain us again this month on "the pursuit of beauty"
News from WP on Mental Health
June, 2020
Prof Chris Dowrick, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health, writes on some resources in the time of COVID-19 in his latest newsletter to colleagues.
Book review: How to do Primary Care Research
June, 2020
WONCA's Working Party on Research through Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Bob Mash have produced a book on "How to do Primary Care Research". A review of this book has been published and can be found online.
International PHC and COVID-19 Study
June, 2020
This multinational survey aimed to understand characteristics and strategies employed by different countries to deal with COVID-19 from a PHC perspective to determine: factors most associated with national mortality rates during the pandemic period to date, and lessons to better address both current and future pandemics
Statement of support for WHO
June, 2020
WONCA has released the following statement (endorsed by WONCA Executive) outlining its support for WHO in the current coronavirus pandemic.
Online Book: Family Practice in the EMR
June, 2020
The WONCA and WHO joint book on family practice is available now on the following WHO website and the Arabic version will be published in late August: Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region- Universal Health Coverage and Quality Primary Care.
semFYC videos on COVID-19 and Mental Health
June, 2020
After its success in Spain, the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC) has translated a series of videos that analyse the main features of COVID19 pandemic and its effects on global Mental Health.