WONCA News

September, 2018

This will be my last news as President, which feels very strange! I would like to thank all our members for their support for family medicine, and for WONCA. Soon we shall host our World Council and World conference in Seoul in South Korea, where we shall have much business to discuss.

September, 2018

Así que estamos esperando con mucha ilusión, tanto nuestro encuentro en Seúl como el de Astana. Nosotros también debemos hacer nuestra propia Declaración WONCA en Seúl, y llevar a cabo los compromisos que alcancemos en nuestro próximo bienio, y con la vista puesta en Astana.

September, 2018

Esta será mi última columna como Presidenta, ¡lo que me hace sentir muy extraña! Me gustaría dar las gracias a todos los miembros de la WONCA por su apoyo a la Medicina de Familia, y por su trabajo en la WONCA.

September, 2018

Ceci sera ma dernière lettre en tant que présidente, sentiment étrange. Je voudrais remercier tous nos membres pour leur soutien de la médecine familiale et de WONCA.

September, 2018

On September 14-15, 2018, more than one hundred European Residents and Young GPs met at the College of Doctors of the Balearic Islands (COMIB) in Palma de Mallorca, to take part in the VI Balearic Meeting of European Residents and Young GPs.

September, 2018

John Wynn-Jones writes : Our 15th World Rural Health Conference last April in Delhi seems such a long way now as we find ourselves preparing for another WONCA Conference, the 22nd WONCA World Conference which will be held in Seoul from October 17 to 21. Included are a list of rural themed presentations and workshops in Seoul.

September, 2018

The Young Doctors' Movement has developed a WONCA statement on the value of exchanges in Family Medicine which has been endorsed by WONCA Executive.

September, 2018

So we look forward, both to Seoul and to Astana. We shall make our own WONCA Declaration at Seoul, and carry this forward into the next biennium, and onwards to Astana. We hope all members will feel part of this effort, and share their views and actions to our common goal – “to improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world … by fostering high standards of care in general practice/family medicine”.

September, 2018

Prof Val Wass updates us on the activities of the Working Party on Education including the challenges for the group, the preconference in Seoul and the latest open access article of interest from "Education for Primary Care"

September, 2018

The WONCA Europe conference is coming to Bratislava, Slovakia in 2019. Call for abstracts and registration are both open. Find out more about the lovely city of Bratislava!