Newsletter: March 2016

WONCA Asie du Sud a tenu sa conférence annuelle à Colombo au Sri Lanka en février. Plus de 600 médecins de famille du Sri Lanka, d'Inde, du Pakistan, du Bangladesh, du Bhutan et des Maldives se sont joints à des collègues de nombreuses autres nations afin de partager leurs expériences en soins cliniques, en éducation et formation, et en recherche.

Nuestra región de WONCA Asia del Sur organizó su conferencia anual en Colombo, Sri Lanka, el pasado mes de febrero. Más de 600 médicos de familia de Sri Lanka, India, Pakistán, Bangladesh, Bután y las Maldivas coincidieron con colegas de muchos otros países de todo el mundo, para compartir sus experiencias en la Clínica Práctica, Educación y Formación e Investigación.

Our WONCA South Asia Region held its annual conference in Colombo in Sri Lanka in February. Over 600 family doctors from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives, joined together with colleagues from many other nations around the world, to share experiences in clinical care, education and training, and research.

WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning reflects on the recent WONCA South Asia region conference and looks forward to the next WONCA conference in Dubai, in March, and to World Family Doctor Day, on May 19.

The journal Education for Primary Care aims to reflect the best experience, expertise and innovative ideas in the development of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing primary care education. The journal is currently seeking submissions for a 'WONCA' special edition.

WHO has confirmed that WONCA has had its "Organization in Official Relations" status renewed for a further three years. The decision was confirmed at the 138th session of the WHO Executive Board and detailed in a letter to the WONCA CEO .

The WHO has released two reports - the Ending Childhood Obesity report and the World report on Ageing and Health.

​June and WONCA Europe in Copenhagen is getting closer :-) In Copenhagen in June we are delighted to present: Professor Martin Roland, University of Cambridge – giving a keynote on The future of primary care “What is primary care going to look like in the future?”

The Foundation for Family Medicine Educators will celebrate its 30th Anniversary on April 21-23, 2016 at, in Manila.

Es un gran privilegio tener la oportunidad de viajar a otro escenario y aprender de nuevos colegas. Aquellos de nosotros que trabajamos en la docencia médica debemos considerar cuál es la mejor forma de hacer este trabajo en relación a los nuestros estudiantes y residentes, así como asegurarnos de que viven una gran experiencia.

It is a great privilege to have the chance to go to another setting and learn from new colleagues. Those of us who work in medical schools need to consider how best to make this work for those who host our students and residents, as well as making sure they have a great experience.

Professor Amanda Howe, our new President–Elect, said in her speech at the WONCA Council in 2013 that she would “help with policy messages". These are her policy bites from 2015.

It is planned to launch the WONCA Rural South Asia (WoRSA) health group formally during forthcoming WONCA-SAR conference in Feb 2016.

Family Medicine is rapidly evolving in Africa. By the year 2000, family medicine was well known only in South Africa and Nigeria. However by 2016, efforts to promote the discipline were underway in almost all African countries. This article summarises developments in Uganda.

It is planned to launch the WONCA Rural South Asia (WoRSA) health group formally during forthcoming WONCA-SAR conference in Feb 2016.

The Foundation for Family Medicine Educators will celebrate its 30th Anniversary on April 21-23, 2016 at, in Manila.

PEARLS are an independent product of the Cochrane primary care group and are meant for educational use and not to guide clinical care.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has just published guidance to help clinicians understand uncertainty in medical practice, help them manage it effectively and improve their stress levels and resilience as a result.