Regional News

August, 2015

American colleague, Ann Evensen, has helped 14 Ethiopian residents join WONCA as direct members.

August, 2015

"Family Doctors with heads and hearts". This is the thought-provoking theme of our 2016 WONCA Europe Conference being held in Copenhagen next June. How do we combine our scientific knowledge with the tender, loving care that is a distinguishing feature of our work as family doctors

July, 2015

El objetivo es determinar los factores que influyen en la decisión de prescribir antibióticos en pacientes con sospecha de infección del tracto respiratorio en Suramérica.

July, 2015

The aim of Happy Audit ll is to determine the factors associated with prescription of antibiotics in patients with suspected respiratory tract infection I South-America. This is the second report on progress.

June, 2015

Nagwa Nashat Hegazy was a Montegut Scholar attending the recent WONCA East Mediterranean region congress was held from 30 April to 2 May 2015 in Dubai city in the UAE. This edited report written by Nagwa is reproduced with the permission of the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation (ABFM-F) who provide the scholarship.

May, 2015

A general interest item from members of AfriWON - WONCA Africa region's movement for young doctors.

May, 2015

WONCA East Mediterranean region met in Dubai from 30 April to 2 May. The conference organisers now have a wonderful selection of photos online as well as presentations available.

May, 2015

The European Academy of Teachers in General Practice (EURACT) announces its Statement on Assessment in Specialty Training for Family Medicine - “Assessment for Learning”

April, 2015

Young Family Medicine doctors left their mark at the 4th Iberoamerican Conference of Family and Community Medicine... The outcomes of this event were elaborated in the Waynakay Declaration.

April, 2015

Con gran entusiasmo y dinamismo se llevo a cabo la participación de los jóvenes médicos familiares en el marco del 4º Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria ... durante este espacio, se elaboró colectivamente la Declaración de Waynakay;