Working Party News

July, 2014

Prof Roger Strasser, inaugural chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice delivered the 2014 John Macleod oration at Gramado. The oration is titled "Improving the Health of Rural People through Health Workforce Policy"

June, 2014

Dr Jo Scott-Jones writes on preparing for the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice 13th WONCA World Rural Health Conference being held in Dubrovnik Croatia, in April 2015.

June, 2014

Family Doctors in The Field - environmental stories from across the globe, was launched on 4 July at the WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon, Portugal. It is a collection of inspiring stories from doctors from around the world who have combined working as a family doctor with some form of environmental work.

May, 2014

Jo Scott- Jones of New Zealand, writes this month's rural round up - and reflects on some lessons learned at Gramado.

April, 2014

John Wynn- Jones reports on the 12th World Rural Health Conference, held recently in Gramado, Brazil

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice presented to Dr Bruce Chater, of Queensland, Australia, at the WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Gramado, Brazil, April 2014

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice launches its "Rural Medical Education Guidebook" in Gramado, Brazil on Saturday April 5.

March, 2014

Dr José Lopez-Albuin, President or EURIPA writes this month's rural round-up

December, 2013

A report from the WONCA Working Party on Quality and Safety in Family medicine

December, 2013

Prof Ian Couper of South Africa and Past President WONCA Working Party on Rural Health writes this month's Rural Round-up.