WONCA News

November, 2012

Past President of WONCA, Dr David Game was recently interviewed by the WONCA editor about his perspectives on WONCA past, and present. It was a priviledge and a joy to spend some time with an elder of WONCA, whose memory of days past seems unfaded by the years. Read more about David and past days of WONCA.

November, 2012

Featured WONCA leader for this month is Asia Pacific personality Prof Zorayda 'Dada' Leopando from the Philippines

November, 2012

Professor Job FM Metsemakers generously agreed to be interviewed by the WONCA editor, in Vienna, in July 2012. He has been secretary of WONCA Europe for five years. This interview ended with the editor asking why WONCA colleagues might be interested in Job’s story. Job’s reply was: “After all, I am just an ordinary guy….”. But most WONCA colleagues are not ordinary, so we leave it to the reader to decide.

November, 2012

WONCA world conference 2013 to be held in Prague has generous registration fee concessions for WONCA direct members until February 2013. Read the latest conference newsletter.

November, 2012

This is not a column about remote geology. Rather, it is about the unique and extraordinary work of family doctors in more isolated settings. Read more of the President's journey to the WONCA Rural conference held in October, in Thunder Bay, Canada.

November, 2012

Mensaje del Presidente de WONCA, novembre 2012. Esta no es una columna sobre geología distante. Más bien trata sobre el excepcional y extraordinario trabajo de los médicos de familia en algunos de los lugares más aislados.

November, 2012

In his Opening Ceremony speech at the 2012 AAFP Scientific Assembly, newly-installed AAFP President Jeffrey Cain, MD, of Denver said that family physicians are poised to pilot a strained system to a brighter, healthier future.

November, 2012

Dr Francine Lemire is announced as CEO of College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Dr Francine Lemire est annoncé chef de la direction du Collège des médecins de famille du Canada.

November, 2012

The new Secretariat is slowly assuming its roles and responsibilities. The transition really is “work in progress” and we’re trying to make this one as seamless as we can. The Nominations and Awards Committee, under the Chairmanship of Professor Michael Kidd, is still seeking nominations for all WONCA posts which will come up for election or re-election at the World Council in Prague next June.

November, 2012

Dr Kate Anteyi is a family doctor in Nigeria and member of WONCA's Working Party on Women in Family Medicine