Newsletter: January 2020
President's Messages
From the President: 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.
Del presidente : enero 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.
Du président: Janvier 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.
From the President
主席通讯2020年1月
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)。
WONCA President writes to Australian colleagues
WONCA President, Dr Donald Li has written to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to express his sadness and sympathy for colleagues in the wake the current devastation and loss of life in many parts of Australia as a result of fires.
From the CEO's Desk
From the CEO's desk : WONCA Publications
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
Feature Stories
New WONCA CEO announced
The WONCA Executive Committee is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Harris Lygidakis as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Dr Garth Manning, in November 2020
WONCA President writes to Australian colleagues
WONCA President, Dr Donald Li has written to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to express his sadness and sympathy for colleagues in the wake the current devastation and loss of life in many parts of Australia as a result of fires.
Conference News and Reports
Make WONCA APR conference in NZ your 2020 resolution
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.
Bursary Winners for Abu Dhabi
The WONCA World confernece 2020 host organising committee has offered 30 bursaries for young doctors, which were distributed among the seven young doctor’s regions after a careful selection process.
WONCA Rural Bangladesh 2020 extends deadlines
John Wynn-Jones, Immediate Past Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice encourages support for the coming WONCA World Rural Health conference in Bangladesh, from April 15-18, 2020. Deadlines for abstract submission and early bird registration are still open.
Working Parties News
Rural Seeds 2019 annual summary
Veronica Rasic writes about the activities of the Young Doctors and medical students involved in the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice.
WONCA Rural's Outstanding Service Award to John Wynn-Jones
The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice was presented to Dr John Wynn-Jones at the 16th WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Albuquerque October 2019.This award recognises a clinician’s exemplary service to their rural communities, to their professional colleagues and to the next generation of doctors.
Regional News
EGPRN involved in Frailty and Falls project
The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN), a network of WONCA Europe, is proud to announce its involvement in an ERASMUS+ (is the European Commission programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe) project on innovative training for technology-based frailty and falls management with the project “Fall-in-Age”
Resources for Family Doctors
Goodfellow GEMS - final 2019 items
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.