HAPPY WORLD FAMILY DOCTORS' DAY!
UPCOMING EYFDM VACANCIES - APPLY NOW!
We are pleased to announce that we have two upcoming vacancies on the EYFDM Executive. Stuart Holmes will finish her Presidency in 2025, so a new President Elect will be elected this year. Ana Cristina Franco Spinola's term as Policy Officer is also ending, and while she is unsure if she will restand, we encourage applications. Please click on the links below to read more about the role descriptions.
- President Elect
- Policy Officer
The elections will take place at the Council Meeting in Dublin during the pre-conference in September (exact date and time to be confirmed).
Candidates must be a member of their WONCA Europe NMO, they must be a trainee family medicine specialist or within 5 years of qualifying and cannot be an active member of the Executive or Council of WONCA Europe or WONCA World.
The following documents are required:
○ Curriculum Vitae
○ Motivational Letter
○ Proof of membership of their NMO
○ Proof of young doctor status
○ An essential letter of recommendation from their National Delegate if
the candidate is not themselves a National Delegate, or from their
NEC if the candidate is a National Delegate themselves and their
country has a NEC.
○ Up to three desirable letters of recommendation:
■ From their NMO
■ A maximum of two letters from other EYFDM members
Please find attached our Elections Policy, which details the full eligibility criteria and the required documents to apply.
Applications are now open, the deadline to apply is 27th August 2024. To apply, or to ask any questions/get more information, please email secretary@eyfdm.eu.
WONCA EUROPE DUBLIN 2024: EARLYBIRD DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Registration for the 29th WONCA Europe Conference, 25-28 September 2024, Dublin is officially open! Don't miss the earlybird reduced registration rates until 20th June 2024 - register and find out more here!
The EYFDM pre-conference will take place on 24-25th September in the same venue, and all information can be found here.
The conference will provide you with a chance to discuss choices and implement positive change. This year's theme is The Changing Nature of Family Medicine – Cultivating the Future.
EYFDM FORUM 2025 - GRANDE REGION
We are excited to announce the opening of the ticketing sale! Before you book, please familiarise yourself with this event here, check the FAQ section and please watch our HOW TO BOOK tutorial.
The Early bird tickets are only available for a limited time until 1st June 2024 and also only with a limited capacity so don't miss out and register now!. There is an option to cancel (minus a small processing fee until mid November. By then you will also hear back from our SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE conc. your submitted abstracts - more on how to submit on our website.
For the most economic booking we recommend you share a room with someone you know, as it will make the accommodation much cheaper.
If you would like to find someone to share with or if you would like to discuss abstract ideas, or if you would just like to share your enthusiasm, join our whatsapp community here.
We recommend you book all services in one go during the booking process. This includes bus transport, accommodation, two amazing Gala Dinners. You can pay with any means possible (via Eventbrite). We look forward to seeing you soon either in DUBLIN or at FORUM GRANDE REGION 2025.
YOUR HOC- GRANDE REGION 2025
APPLY TO BE THE HOST OF THE 10TH EYFDM FORUM
The EYFDM Executive Board invites Europe Council Members to submit bids to host the 10th EYFDM Forum. You can find all the information you need here.
National representatives interested in hosting are invited to submit proposals to secretary by midnight on 15 July 2024.
GPs ARE THE STARS OF MEDICINE!
If you attended the Vienna Forum in April, you may remember Florian who gave us that fantastic keynote on obesity management! He also has a blog on Family Medicine, and we would like to highlight a recent interesting and inspiring read - have a look here!
Please share this with your colleagues who may be interested, and don't forget they too can sign up to our mailing list here! If you have an event or activity that you would like to promote and share with your colleagues, please contact us here!