WONCA Europe president, Dr Shlomo Vinker, attended the annual meeting of the Hungarian Association of Family Doctors (HAOSZ), that took place between 5-08 June 2024 in Balatonalmádi, Hungary invited by HAOSZ president, Dr. Békássy Szabolcs.
Dr Vinker presented WONCA Europe and joined a panel discussion on the challenges to family medicine in Hungary in the face of a shortage of healthcare personnel and the introduction of academic nurse practitioners. The panel included the family medicine leaders in Hungary Dr. Pavlos Theodorakis from the WHO, and Prof. Bethlehem József, vice Rector at the University of Pécs.