Feature Stories

December, 2012

The American Academy of Family Physicians Center for International Health Initiatives (AAFP-CIHI) held its annual Family Medicine Global Health Workshop, in Minneapolis, September 6-8. This year’s workshop again served as a forum for AAFP members and international participants to elaborate and reflect upon the growing importance of family medicine and primary care as foundational to global health.

December, 2012

This month, the WONCA editor, Dr Karen Flegg, presents interviews of three WONCA leaders. New WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning tells out about his new staff and first impressions of WONCA. Dr David Game, President of WONCA from 1983-86 reflects on the past. Prof Job Metsemakers, secretary of WONCA Europe is interviewed about himself and life as a family doctor in the Netherlands.

November, 2012

The Wonca Editor recently had the opportunity to interview the new WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning and find out about his new staff and first impressions of WONCA.

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

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.

October, 2012

As the operations of the Singapore secretariat draw to a close, Ms Yvonne Chung, Administrative Manager since 2001, offers a farewell greeting.

October, 2012

Dr Alfred Loh retires as Wonca CEO this week. He has been CEO since 2001. Read his final message to WONCA members and report on activites since 2001.

September, 2012

WONCA's new website has a large selection of resources for family doctors. There is an A to Z listing of clinical resources. As this is still under development, family doctors around the world are invited to submit their favourite resource.

September, 2012

Professor Amanda Howe, RCGP Honorary Secretary, is a key note speaker for the WONCA world conference coming to Prague in 2013. She seeks to engage family doctors by encouraging them to post their own stories on Doctors' health and wellbeing on the WONCA website.

September, 2012

This year the Royal College of General Practitioners celebrates its 60th anniversary. There is much excitement as they are about to move into a new building in Euston Square, London and have taken a global approach to their coming annual conference, in Glasgow, in October.