WONCA News

March, 2016

WONCA Working Party on Research members, Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Bob Mash have edited a new book due for release in May: International Perspectives on Primary Care Research.

March, 2016

Our next WONCA World conference is coming to Rio in November. Discount registration closes on April 30. The Host Organising committee has released details of abstracts received.

March, 2016

Great news: The participants of WONCA Copenhagen will be able to train skills that are important to the daily work of a GP. We have created a “Skills lab” in an open area in the conference center.

March, 2016

Shenzhen is one of the miracles of modern China. Prior to 1979 it was a small market town. In that year it was established as the first Special Economic Zone in China, opening up opportunities for rapid foreign investment. It became one of the fastest growing cities in the world and now has a population of over 10 million people and a reputation for innovation and “leading the way”.

March, 2016

Are you interested in hosting a young GP from overseas? The FM 360 program is looking for host practices particularly in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This program is supported by WONCA and works thanks to the collaboration of the seven WONCA Young Doctors’ Movements.

March, 2016

RCGP publishes Roger Neighbour's 'The Inner Physician' -

March, 2016

En catalán tenemos un dicho que dice "roda el món i torna al Born", que significa que después de viajar por un tiempo; la gente tiene una tendencia natural a volver a su lugar de origen

March, 2016

In Catalan we have an expression that says “roda el món i torna al born”, it means that after travelling for a while; people have a tendency to come back to their native place.

February, 2016

​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?”

February, 2016

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