WONCA News

May, 2019

​WONCA APR 2019 was held from May 15-18, 2019 at Kyoto International Conference Center, hosted by the Japan Primary Care Association. Total number of participants was 1643, from 46 countries, from all over the world.

May, 2019

All the latest information for those coming to WONCA Europe's conference in Bratislava in June. Practice visits, skills labs, walking workshop.

April, 2019

As President-Elect, I had two years in which to plan how I wanted my presidency to look and to decide how it should operate. I realised very early in the process, that WONCA is truly blessed with the range and depth of knowledge within the organisation. There is a huge amount of institutional knowledge and expertise among those who have been Presidents in the past, and those who have served on WONCA Executive.

April, 2019

Nihao! Hello from Beijing where we have just completed the first full face to face meeting of the 2018-20 WONCA Executive. The meeting was planned to coincide with the 4th Annual General Practice Training Forum of the Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association (CMDA) Society of GPs (a WONCA Member) during which all members of Executive took part in a global panel discussion. My article this month is to try to summarise some of the key issues discussed, and decisions reached, by Executive during the meeting.

April, 2019

我时任侯任主席的过去两年间，需为即将来临的主席职务勾画蓝图。在开展这过程时，我深深体会到这确是一个人才济济的大家庭，成员都拥有广阔的知识

April, 2019

WONCA's Young Doctors' representative on World Executive, Ana Nunes Barata (Portugal), writes: These have been the first six months of my second term as the Young Doctor Representative on WONCA World Executive. I have the privilege to collaborate with a new team on the Executive, learning through new experiences and knowledge, which make these meetings a true, global experience.

April, 2019

A chaque séance du Conseil mondial, nous élisons un nouveau comité directeur qui poursuivra le travail de l’organisation pour le mandat à suivre. Historiquement, ce mandat était d’une durée de trois ans, mais à la réunion de 2013 le conseil a voté pour le réduire à deux ans. WONCA est bien servi par ses membres enthousiastes et actifs, allant de nos groupes de travail et groupes d’intérêts spéciaux à nos rôles de premier plan au sein de l’exécutif.

April, 2019

En cada reunión del Consejo Mundial de la WONCA elegimos a un nuevo Ejecutivo para hacerse cargo del trabajo de la organización para el próximo periodo. Históricamente, este mandato ha sido de tres años, hasta que, en 2013, el Consejo votó reducir el mandato y que fuera de dos años.

April, 2019

Existe una opinión que defiende que podemos mantener la mayor parte de nuestras reuniones de trabajo utilizando APPS como por ejemplo Skype, Go-To-Meeting o ZOOM. Es muy útil, sin duda, tener la posibilidad de vernos con otros colegas y observar sus expresiones durante un debate. Hay diversos argumentos de peso que defienden que este tipo de reuniones son coste-efectivas en términos de tiempo,

April, 2019

​WONCA主席 李国栋医生 ​不少人认为，我们可使用各式各样的应用程序，例如skype、go-to-meeting以及zoon等，来进行大部份的工作会议。视讯会议让我们在进行讨论时作实时的观察与交流，有助沟通。 亦有意见认为，网络会议省时便利，各人可随意加入讨论，减少对工作日程的影响。 还有一种观点指出，减少出行可降低航空、 火车和汽车旅程的碳足迹 ，无疑是为环保作了一件功益好事。 尽管如此，我仍相信没什么较「面对面」的沟通来得更直接、更有效。