WONCA News

April, 2014

El 12 de abril, en Quito, Ecuador, la V Cumbre Iberoamericana de Medicina Familiar se ha concluida después de dos días de un trabajo intenso y productivo, incluyendo el intercambio de experiencias y actividades participativas.

April, 2014

The WONCA CEO reflects on two conferences in South America, the Quito Declaration, and the upcoming World Family Doctor Day and the Asia Pacific conference coming soon in Kuching.

April, 2014

Earlier this year, the first Vasco da Gama Movement Forum, gave trainee and new Family Doctors an opportunity to meet and participate in workshops, present posters, hear a variety of speakers and generally exchange views and experiences on being a Family Doctor. One such session was the World Café workshop on the subject of 'Global Health'.

April, 2014

A report by WONCA Iberoamericana president, Dr Inez Padula, on the the V Iberoamerican Summit of Family Medicine held in Quito, Ecuador and the resultant "Carta de Quito" - Quito Declaration.

April, 2014

Well known Swiss family doctor, Dr Bruno Kissling is this month's featured doctor. His work as a family doctor was recently filmed in one of three documentaries made by Dr Sylviane Gindrat about the working life of six Swiss family doctors - "At the Doctor's Side"

April, 2014

Amanda Howe has recently been in South America - the debates between us, the formulation of policy statements based on the meetings, and the experiences and concerns of younger doctors frequently centred on questions about how we define our discipline, and ensure its unique characteristics are recognised by others.

April, 2014

John Wynn- Jones reports on the 12th World Rural Health Conference, held recently in Gramado, Brazil

April, 2014

WONCA has been informed that a recently published handbook, “Mental Health Care in Settings Where Mental Health Resources are Limited” by Pamela Smith MD, is able to be made available to family doctors electronically.

April, 2014

This year we want to encourage even more organizations to celebrate in appropriate style on 19th May. We would love Member Organisations to tell us in advance of their plans – so that we can promote at least some in WONCA News

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice presented to Dr Bruce Chater, of Queensland, Australia, at the WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Gramado, Brazil, April 2014