Announcements and Updates

October, 2013

Congresso Peruano de Medicina Familiar y communitaria en Cusco, Peru de diciembre 5-7, 2013

August, 2013

It's a great honor for us to invite you to the Balearic Meeting of European Residents and Young GPs of the Ibamfic

April, 2013

World Family Doctors' Day is coming up on May 19. Send us details of your activities or read about last year's activities

March, 2013

The 10th International Symposium for the Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine is upcoming on 19-21 March 2013.

February, 2013

Dr Jelle Stoffers, Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of General Practice, seeks new peer reviewers for the journal.

October, 2012

It is with sadness that the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) acknowledges the passing of Dr Ian McWhinney on September 28, 2012. C'est avec tristesse que le Collège des médecins de famille du Canada (CMFC) a appris du décès de Dr Ian McWhinney, le 28 septembre 2012.

October, 2012

World Mental Health Day was initiated by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992. The main theme for the 20th anniversary of World Mental Health Day is depression.

August, 2012

Prof Amanda Howe seeks doctors' health and wellbeing stories for Prague 2013. A discussion area has been set up to post your story in the WONCA forum - please register and login to the WONCA forum via the WONCA homepage.

July, 2012

The conference organising committee for Prague met in Vienna last week and plans for next year’s world conference are well underway. Newsletter number 3 contains a draft program, registration fee details, key note speaker names, messages from Professors Amanda Howe and Igor Švab, and many ideas for sightseeing in and around the Czech capital.

July, 2012

The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) is pleased to announce Dr Garth Manning FRCGP FCGP[SL](Hon), as its new Chief Executive Officer. Dr Manning was selected after an extensive global search that followed the announcement by current CEO, Dr Alfred Loh, of his plan to retire.