WONCA News

June, 2021

WONCA NEWS June includes crucial information related to the WONCA World Conference 2021 and a a special tribute dedicated to Professor Barbara Starfield

June, 2021

After carefully considering the circumstances, the Executive Committee of WONCA has decided to organise the General Meeting of the Council by videoconferencing techniques in November 2021.

June, 2021

Read the messages from members of the WONCA Family to honour the legacy of Professor Barbara Starfield

June, 2021

The 2021 WONCA Foundation Award, which aims at furthering WONCA's mission of “fostering and maintaining high standards of care in general practice/family medicine”

June, 2021

The first encounter I had with Barbara Starfield – and I think many in European primary care – was in 1994, when she published her paper ‘Is primary care essential?’ in the Lancet. It was what we now would call a virtual meeting, but virtual with an impact that still can be felt today.

June, 2021

The telephone rang loudly, propelling me out of bed. The bedside clock glowed 01:00. What was it that Barbara said that night?

June, 2021

It has been 10 years since we last spoke. I miss the conversations during our many walks which I treasured. A lot has happened since then!

June, 2021

In 2009 Barbara Starfield was the star guest speaker at The Nordic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. After her keynote she chaired a workshop, it was by far the most popular of the parallel sessions.

June, 2021

Many of us in WONCA have Barbara Starfield stories. Most recall her humour and her passion, her advocacy for primary care and her belief in the use of evidence to prove her point.

June, 2021

It has been a decade since Professor Starfield passed away, on 10th June, 2011. Today we honour her memory and legacy with a special section full of inspiring stories, personal anecdotes and heartfelt messages from WONCA members and close colleagues