WONCA News

November, 2012

Dr Francine Lemire is announced as CEO of College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Dr Francine Lemire est annoncé chef de la direction du Collège des médecins de famille du Canada.

November, 2012

The new Secretariat is slowly assuming its roles and responsibilities. The transition really is “work in progress” and we’re trying to make this one as seamless as we can. The Nominations and Awards Committee, under the Chairmanship of Professor Michael Kidd, is still seeking nominations for all WONCA posts which will come up for election or re-election at the World Council in Prague next June.

November, 2012

Dr Kate Anteyi is a family doctor in Nigeria and member of WONCA's Working Party on Women in Family Medicine

November, 2012

Dr Wahid Khan, of Fiji, is the WONCA Asia Pacific region secretary.

October, 2012

Five new PEARLS have been added to the WONCA website. PEARLS are an independent product of the Cochrane primary care group and are meant for educational use and not to guide clinical care.

October, 2012

Mensaje del Presidente de WONCA, Octubre 2012. Tres personas han jugado un papel fundamental en esta transformación: el Dr. Alfred loh, Ivonne Cheng y Gillian Tan ... Todo ello hace especialmente difícil decirles adiós, tanto a ellos como a la Secretaría en Singapur.

October, 2012

A lecture series was delivered in Nigeria to celebrate World Family Doctor Day. Photos record the event.

October, 2012

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has launched its 8th edition of the 'RACGP Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice', commonly referred to as the College’s ‘Red Book’.

October, 2012

On September 13th, the Dutch College of General Practitioners organized a ceremony to mark the fact that Arno Timmermans stepped down as medical director and President. The occasion brought to an end an impressive leadership of primary care

October, 2012

En el número del mes de septiembre de WONCA News, la revista electrónica mensual de la sociedad mundial de médicos de familia, Richard Roberts, presidente de WONCA, trata sobre su visita al XXXII Congreso de la semFYC, celebrado en Bilbao el pasado mes de junio.