Newsletter: September 2019

Plus on est préparé aux situations adverses, que ce soit un désastre ou un soulèvement de caractère local, plus il est probable que les médecins de famille seront en position de continuer leurs prestations de services et plus il est probable que les patients continueront à avoir accès aux services nécessaires.

The more we can do to prepare for adverse situations, whether it is a disaster or a locality based upheaval of some sort, the more likely it is that family doctors will be in a position to continue to offer the services required, and the more likely it is that patients will continue to have access to those necessary services.

Como más preparados estemos para enfrentarnos a situaciones adversas, sean a propósito de una catástrofe natural o por una turbulencia local, más posible será que los médicos de familia nos encontremos en buena posición para ofrecer los servicios que se nos piden, y más probable será que nuestros pacientes puedan seguir teniendo acceso a estos tan necesarios servicios.

得到社区积极参与的风险管理及危机应变计划将有助缓解困境，确保一旦有危机出现时，专业人员能够持久应对。当危机降临，跨专业和社会团体的通力合作，可及时执行共同制定的应变措施，从以减低专业人员及社区的风险。

This month I want to report on two visits which I have undertaken recently. The first was to China, to undertake further practice accreditation visits. The second was to Sydney, for a conference planning meeting and site visit relating to WONCA World, Sydney 2022.

A WONCA research team, led by Working Party on Research Chair, Felicity Goodyear-Smith, won two of the grants and therefor conducted two of the studies (on organisation and on financing of primary care). Other members of the research team include WONCA past presidents Amanda Howe, Chris van Weel and Michael Kidd.

The first consultation meeting of the Primary Health Care Measurement and Improvement Initiative of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region was held in Cairo WHO EMRO regional office. It was great to see WONCA EMR being given equal billing on this initiative with WHO EMRO, UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (which is funding this initiative).

With equity at the heart of the conference, WONCA 2020 promises to deliver an inspiring and diverse programme of plenary sessions, panel discussions, skills workshops and debates which explore the theme of: Family Medicine - leading the way towards an advanced world of equity, quality and compassion.

In November, the IX EURIPA Forum will take place in the beautiful city of Ponta Delgada, located in the Atlantic island of São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.

The WONCA World Rural health conference comes to Albuquerque in October. Please consider taking up our invitation to present your passion at the “Rattlesnake Pit” session on the Assembly Day of the World Rural Health Conference in Albuquerque, October 12th.

You are invited to submit abstracts and proposals for oral and poster presentations and for workshops that are in keeping with the themes of this, the WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2020, which is coming to Auckland, New Zealand in April 2020.

Manabu Saito, Director of the Rural Generalist Program in Japan, writes on a symposium held at WONCA Kyoto 2019 (in conjunction with the Japan Primary Care Association).

A principios de este año, durante la Asamblea de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, WONCA llegó al acuerdo de trabajar para conseguir difundir la importancia del trabajo de los equipos de Atención Primaria a la hora de conseguir la cobertura universal de salud.

Donald Li, WONCA President writes: Earlier this year, during the World Health Assembly, WONCA agreed to lead a piece of work on the importance of the Primary Care Team to achieve Universal Health Coverage. As family doctors we recognize the importance of working with qualified professional colleagues who provide essential interface and inputs to the delivery of a comprehensive primary care system.

在较早时世界卫生大会举行的期间，WONCA倡议了以基层医疗团队实现全民健康覆盖这目标，亦承诺就此开展工作。不同的专业人员透过各类重要的层面，正参与提供基层医疗服务，作为家庭医生，我们十分明白与这些专业人员合作的重要性。

Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Chair, WONCA Working Party on Research writes on activities of the last year.

The WONCA World Rural health conference comes to Albuquerque in October. Please consider taking up our invitation to present your passion at the “Rattlesnake Pit” session on the Assembly Day of the World Rural Health Conference in Albuquerque, October 12th.

Manabu Saito, Director of the Rural Generalist Program in Japan, writes on a symposium held at WONCA Kyoto 2019 (in conjunction with the Japan Primary Care Association).

Desde Iberoamérica hemos desarrollado una herramienta para recopilar todos los materiales que producimos en torno al concepto de Prevención Cuaternaria. Inicialmente, fue desarrollada para ser utilizada en una región. Sin embargo, creemos que es una herramienta versátil y sugerimos aplicarla y utilizarla en todas las regiones de WONCA.

In Iberoamerica we have developed a tool to collect all the materials we are producing on the Quaternary Prevention / Overmedicalization concepts. Initially, it was developed to be used in one region. However, we think it is a versatile tool and we suggest it could be applied and used in all WONCA Regions.

With equity at the heart of the conference, WONCA 2020 promises to deliver an inspiring and diverse programme of plenary sessions, panel discussions, skills workshops and debates which explore the theme of: Family Medicine - leading the way towards an advanced world of equity, quality and compassion.

In November, the IX EURIPA Forum will take place in the beautiful city of Ponta Delgada, located in the Atlantic island of São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.

The first consultation meeting of the Primary Health Care Measurement and Improvement Initiative of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region was held in Cairo WHO EMRO regional office. It was great to see WONCA EMR being given equal billing on this initiative with WHO EMRO, UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (which is funding this initiative).

The 88th European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) meeting was held in Tampere, Finland from 9-12 May 2019. The topic of the meeting was "Research on Multimorbidity in Primary Care".

You are invited to submit abstracts and proposals for oral and poster presentations and for workshops that are in keeping with the themes of this, the WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2020, which is coming to Auckland, New Zealand in April 2020.

Shanghai is promoting family medicine and engaging the community in a very local way – inviting doctors to show their clinical skills and medical knowledge on TV.

On behalf of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. David Ponka to the role of Director of the Besrour Centre as of September 4, 2019.