WONCA News

March, 2016

In Catalan we have an expression that says “roda el món i torna al born”, it means that after travelling for a while; people have a tendency to come back to their native place.

February, 2016

​June and WONCA Europe in Copenhagen is getting closer :-) In Copenhagen in June we are delighted to present: Professor Martin Roland, University of Cambridge – giving a keynote on The future of primary care “What is primary care going to look like in the future?”

February, 2016

The Foundation for Family Medicine Educators will celebrate its 30th Anniversary on April 21-23, 2016 at, in Manila.

February, 2016

The journal Education for Primary Care aims to reflect the best experience, expertise and innovative ideas in the development of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing primary care education. The journal is currently seeking submissions for a 'WONCA' special edition.

February, 2016

PEARLS are an independent product of the Cochrane primary care group and are meant for educational use and not to guide clinical care.

February, 2016

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has just published guidance to help clinicians understand uncertainty in medical practice, help them manage it effectively and improve their stress levels and resilience as a result.

February, 2016

WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning reflects on the recent WONCA South Asia region conference and looks forward to the next WONCA conference in Dubai, in March, and to World Family Doctor Day, on May 19.

February, 2016

WHO has confirmed that WONCA has had its "Organization in Official Relations" status renewed for a further three years. The decision was confirmed at the 138th session of the WHO Executive Board and detailed in a letter to the WONCA CEO .

February, 2016

The recent WONCA South Asia region conference was preceded by ‘The Spice Route Movement session’ at Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo on 12 February 2016. The session manifested over seventeen young doctors representing seven different countries.

February, 2016

WONCA Asie du Sud a tenu sa conférence annuelle à Colombo au Sri Lanka en février. Plus de 600 médecins de famille du Sri Lanka, d'Inde, du Pakistan, du Bangladesh, du Bhutan et des Maldives se sont joints à des collègues de nombreuses autres nations afin de partager leurs expériences en soins cliniques, en éducation et formation, et en recherche.