Newsletter: May 2016

I was in Costa Rica to participate in the 6th Iberoamericana Family and Community Medicine Summit (Cumbre in Spanish), hosted in the capital city, San José, by the Association of Family and Community Medicine of Costa Rica, and our WONCA Iberoamericana CIMF Region, which includes the Spanish speaking nations of Central and South America, as well as Brazil, Portugal and Spain

J' étais au Costa Rica pour participer au 6ème sommet ibéro-américain de médecine familiale et communautaire (Cumbre en espagnol), tenu dans la capitale San José, par l'association de médecine familiale et de médecine Communautaire du Costa Rica et de la région ibéro-américaine de WONCA CIMF, qui inclut les nations de langue espagnole d'Amérique Centrale et d'Amérique du Sud, ainsi que le Brésil, le Portugal et l'Espagne.

Estuve en Costa Rica participando en la 6ª Cumbre Iberoamericana de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria que tuvo lugar en la capital del país, San José, organizada conjuntamente por la Asociación de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria de Costa Rica y por nuestra Región WONCA CIMF Iberoamericana, en la que se encuentran los países de habla española de la América Central, así como Brasil, Portugal y España.

World Family Doctor Day is fast approaching. What is your WONCA Member Organization doing on May 19? We already have some proposals for the day from Portugal, the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago), and Bangladesh.

The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) announces the theme for World Mental Health Day coming on October 10, 2016: "Dignity in Mental Health - Psychological & Mental Health First Aid for All"

WONCA has provided a submission to the Commission through the recent public call for contributions issued by the Expert Group of the Commission, and Professor Ruth Wilson (WONCA President North America region) participated in a face-to-face consultation with health professional organisations on 11th April in Geneva.

WHO has just published the document “Communicating radiation risks in paediatric imaging: Information to support health care discussions about benefit and risk”. This document is intended to be a tool for health care providers to communicate about risks associated with paediatric imaging procedures.

​A global stakeholder meeting seeking to shape a global agenda on measurement for improvement in primary health care (PHC) took place over 6th-8th April 2016 at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

The WHO intranet reports on the recent WONCA East Mediterranean region conference.. and do watch the great video "Family practice: towards universal health coverage."

We are delighted to present the first edition of the ”programme at a glance” for WONCA Europe 2016. We received a record-large number of session proposals and abstracts. Based on external reviews and a thorough assessment by the energetic Scientific Committee, we are proud of the result.

Esta semana tuve mi evaluación – una especie de control anual de mi trabajo que me hizo un colega, y pasé por una valoración estandarizada basada en la evidencia que engloba todas las áreas de mi trabajo

Prof Amanda Howe, WONCA President-elect​, writes: I had my appraisal this week – an annual review of my work with a trained peer, and with a standardised submission of evidence that covers all areas of my work.

Mayara Floss and John Wynn-Jones have been working with IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations) to establish a World Rural Medical Student Network (WRMSN).

Bwindi Community Hospital, adjacent to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of southwestern Uganda, is a 120 bed hospital rated as one of the best in Uganda. The hospital’s original focus was addressing the health care of the Batwa pygmies, the original inhabitants of the Bwindi Forest.

During 2014, the WONCA Special Interest Group on Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) launched an online survey. The survey closes on June 30 - respond now!

We are delighted to present the first edition of the ”programme at a glance” for WONCA Europe 2016. We received a record-large number of session proposals and abstracts. Based on external reviews and a thorough assessment by the energetic Scientific Committee, we are proud of the result.

On the first day of the WONCA EMR conference in Dubai, the Al Razi Young Doctors’ Movement was privileged to present their first workshop in a regional conference

A Message from WONCA Europe President, Prof Job FM Metsemakers on the launch of the first WONCA Europe newsletter.

The College of Family Medicine Pakistan inaugurated a Certificate Course for Diabetes Management for Family Physicians, on 10th April 2016. The Course is aptly titled, “Fighting diabetes: educate 2 health.” The title is chosen in line with the WHO slogan 2016: "Beat the diabetes."

WHO has just published the document “Communicating radiation risks in paediatric imaging: Information to support health care discussions about benefit and risk”. This document is intended to be a tool for health care providers to communicate about risks associated with paediatric imaging procedures.

WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning has recently been in South America preparing for the coming WONCA world conference in Rio. He provides this summary of WHO information on the Zika virus.

The International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) is proudly launching a training manual, titled Climate and Health: Enabling Students and Young Professionals to Understand and Act Upon Climate Change Using a Health Narrative,

The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) welcomes applications for the current round of International Travel Scholarship and Eric Gambrill Memorial Awards.