WONCA News

July, 2017

Dr John Wynn-Jones, Chair of RuralWONCA (WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice) summarises the annual report of the Working Party: It has been particularly busy year with two conferences within six months; at the World WONCA Conference in Rio de Janeiro (November 2016) and at our own 14th WONCA World Rural Health Conference in Cairns Australia (April 2017). Both were highly successful and it was valuable for our council to meet on both occasions.

July, 2017

Greetings from the Himalayan Kingdom. After our devastating earthquake we are trying our best to rebuild ourselves. We would like to thank our well wishers and assure them that in spite of the recent past we now hosting a WONCA South Asia region conference in Kathmandu, on November 25 and 26, 2017.

July, 2017

Register by August 31 to Secure Super Early Bird Rate for WONCA World Rural Health Conference 2018. USD450 for WONCA Direct members and USD100 for Young Doctors.

July, 2017

The CEO reflects on a "quiet" time of year.. conferences just held, more to come and the 2017 Annual report in final preparation. And WONCA signs an MOU with IPCRG. See what Garth Manning has to say.

July, 2017

The College of Family Physicians in Poland is pleased to invite all general practitioners to the 23rd WONCA Europe Conference 2018 in Krakow.

July, 2017

Leadership in Family Medicine: From the Personal to the Policy Level is a compilation of chapters from CRC Press texts, selected by Professor Amanda Howe, President, World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA), with an Introduction written by Professor Howe giving her insight into each chapter.

July, 2017

Ana Nunes Barata, WONCA executive's representative for Young Doctors is also interested in Family Violence. Here she writes for the WONCA SIG on Family Violence.

July, 2017

Mi único viaje al extranjero desde la última vez que escribí fue el que hice para asistir al excelente Congreso de WONCA Europa en Praga, y en ese momento estoy a punto de hacer una serie de viajes en África, Tanzania, y al Congreso regional en Sud África. En Tanzania, voy a ser una invitada de una de nuestras “organizaciones colaboradoras”, la Federación Internacional de Estudiantes de Medicina (IFMSA),

July, 2017

Mon seul voyage à l’étranger depuis la dernière lettre a été à Prague pour l’excellente conférence européenne de WONCA. Je m’apprête maintenant à voyager en Afrique -en Tanzanie, et également à la conférence régionale en Afrique du Sud.

July, 2017

Michael Harris, EGPRN Educational Committee writes: The European GP Research Network (EGPRN) is now offering Fellowship mentoring to young EGPRN members.