WONCA News

August, 2015

The WONCA Special Interest Group on Conflict & Catastrophe Medicine (WONCA SIG C&CM ) provides a forum through which WONCA can lend its support to improving the quality of care of peoples of the world when they face some of life’s greatest challenges. General membership is open to all GP/FMDs. A workshop will be held during the WONCA Europe Conference in Istanbul (22-25 October 2015).

August, 2015

2015 has been a big year for WONCA conferences - with more still to come. A collection of links leading to photos of WONCA conferences held so far in 2015.

August, 2015

L’enseignement en milieu ambulatoire est un guide pratique conçu pour aider les médecins de toutes les spécialités à former les étudiants en médecine et les résidents dans des cabinets privés et des cliniques en milieu hospitalier.

August, 2015

Ruth Wilson, WONCA North America region president, reports that ,ember organizations of the North American region of WONCA remained strong and active in the past year.

August, 2015

The WONCA Special Interest Group on Point of Care Testing (POCT) reports on its activities in the last six months for the WONCA annual report including its activities at the recent WONCA rural health conference in Dubrovnik

August, 2015

The Brazilian Journal of Family and Community Medicine (RBMFC) is recently published a special issue about 'Quaternary Prevention' which has had a significant spread in South America. The articles are in English Portuguese and Spanish.

August, 2015

American colleague, Ann Evensen, has helped 14 Ethiopian residents join WONCA as direct members.

August, 2015

"Family Doctors with heads and hearts". This is the thought-provoking theme of our 2016 WONCA Europe Conference being held in Copenhagen next June. How do we combine our scientific knowledge with the tender, loving care that is a distinguishing feature of our work as family doctors

July, 2015

The VdGM Pre-Conference 2015 will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, between 21-22 October 2015 immediately preceding the WONCA Europe conference.

July, 2015

I was in Romania in June to deliver the opening address at the 2015 World Psychiatric Association Congress. The visit provided me with the opportunity to meet with Sandra Alexiu and other family medicine colleagues in Romania and to discuss some of the challenges facing family medicine and the delivery of universal health coverage.