The European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA), a key network of WONCA Europe, has released the first edition of The Grapevine for 2025. This engaging issue offers rich insight into the challenges and innovations shaping rural family medicine across Europe.
Highlights include:
🗓️ 14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum – Scheduled for 26–28 June 2025 in Wittenberg, Germany, under the theme “Rural Reformation: Meeting Wellbeing and Healthcare Needs in Rural Communities.” The Forum will feature a new "One Slide/Five Minutes" presentation format to foster idea exchange and collaboration. Registration is open and four bursaries are available to support young doctors and students. Details here
🌍 Reports from Across Europe – Learn about rural health developments in the Czech Republic, Denmark, and the UK, including a Churchill Fellowship report on digital rural care in Australia.
🩺 Practice Insights – A special spotlight on rural practice in Landsberg, Germany, in anticipation of the upcoming Forum.
🧠 New Academic Network – EURIPA introduces RHEAN: the Rural Health European Academic Network, aiming to connect and advance rural health education and research.
📚 Publication Opportunities – EURIPA members are encouraged to submit work to Rural and Remote Health and Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, which partners with EURIPA to publish conference abstracts.
From workforce shortages to social prescribing and digital health, this issue of The Grapevine underlines EURIPA’s commitment to advocacy, education, and collaboration in rural family medicine.
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