WONCA News

January, 2020

The occurrence of environmental disasters is escalating. But keeping quiet and hoping that environmental changes are not presenting us with clear and identifiable risks would be wrong. Through small individual actions and in larger policy-making opportunities, family doctors have both an opportunity and a responsibility to speak up for our patients’ health and the risks faced by environmental change.

January, 2020

La incidencia de los desastres medioambientales va en aumento. Nadie quiere asustar. Pero quedarnos callados a esperar a que los cambios en el medio ambiente no supongan un riesgo real e identificable sería imperdonable.

January, 2020

This month, at the start of a new year, I wanted to remind everyone about the ever-increasing portfolio of WONCA publications which are available to purchase. The WONCA Family Medicine Series is a collection of books written by world-wide experts and practitioners in collaboration with WONCA

January, 2020

25th WONCA Europe Conference June 24 - 27, 2020, Berlin, Germany

January, 2020

Gems are chosen by the Goodfellow Unit director, Dr Bruce Arroll, to be either practice changing or practice maintaining. The information is educational and not clinical advice. ©The Goodfellow Unit, Auckland.

January, 2020

Our WONCA book on Global Primary Mental Health Care has been published: ​​Global Primary Mental Health Care: Practical Guidance for Family Doctors, 1st Edition (Paperback) - Routledge

January, 2020

Veronica Rasic writes about the activities of the Young Doctors and medical students involved in the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice.

January, 2020

Now that 2020 is underway, it’s only a few months until the WONCA APR Conference lands in Auckland, New Zealand. We are excited to have Professor Ian Couper on board as one of our keynote speakers at WONCA this April.

January, 2020

Alors que cette dernière catastrophe environnementale grave des cicatrices dans les beaux paysages d’Australie, réagissons tous, en tant que médecins de famille, en nous engageant plus pleinement dans des initiatives locales, nationales et mondiales afin d’atténuer les risques et les défis environnementaux.

January, 2020

澳洲于过去数周发生的山林大火，为这个美丽的国家带来了灾难，情况令人揪心。我们已将恳切的慰问送至WONCA当地成员，包括Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) 及 Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)。