WONCA News

December, 2015

Ian McWhinney was a family doctor from the UK who moved to Canada in 1967 to establish the Department of Family Medicine at Western University in Ontario. Ian influenced the careers and the attitudes of family doctors in many parts of the world.

December, 2015

Many GPs are already looking very much forward to the WONCA Europe Conference in June 2016 in Copenhagen. We have already received a promisingly high number of abstract submissions and we hope you are considering submitting your abstract to the congress

November, 2015

Ian McWhinney influyó en las carreras y las actitudes de los médicos de familia en muchas partes del mundo, y fue uno de los líderes pioneros del desarrollo de la base académica de nuestra disciplina profesional. Ian murió en 2012 a la edad de 85 años.

November, 2015

Ian McWhinney a influencé les carrières et les attitudes des médecins de famille dans beaucoup de régions du monde, et il fut l'un des pionniers du développement de la base universitaire de notre discipline professionnelle.

November, 2015

One of the most heart wrenching aspects of the photos of refugees is the sight of small children trailing across deserts, being dragged into boats, or through police lines. Any family can be the victim of a tragedy, but the odds are stacked against children from lower income families.

November, 2015

At the Annual Meeting of Members (AMM) of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), members voted to approve a new governance structure for the College that will see a transition to a smaller skills-based Board of Directors.

November, 2015

Dr Jens Holst, from Germany is this month's Rural Round-up author. He writes about a new elective, undergraduate rural practice course at the University of Magdeburg.

November, 2015

The scientific committee of 3rd WONCA East Mediterranean Region Family Medicine Congress 2016 invites presenters worldwide to submit abstracts to be presented as an oral or poster presentation

November, 2015

Our aims in creating this ePDF, through using actual case studies in peer-to-peer social media usage, were to empower family doctors, GP trainees and medical students, enabling them to make good use of social media, and to develop professional social media strategies that support the maintenance of a healthy work/life balance

November, 2015

With less than two weeks away from the climate change negotiations in Paris (COP-21), please take a moment, if you haven’t done so, and sign the WHO Call to Action on health and climate change