WONCA Europe President, Dr. Shlomo Vinker, took part in the symposium about the future of general medicine in Austria that took place in Linz (Austria) in 17/05/2024
It was organised by the head of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Prof. Dr. Erika Zelko.
Prof. Dr. Igor Švab gave a keynote lecture about the importance of academic general medicine. Dr Vinker gave his keynote lecture about the challenges of general medicine from the organisational and innovative point of view. Dr. Susanne Rabady, the Austrian Association of Family Physicians chair (OBGAM) chair, was the last speaker. Afterwards they joined a panel discussion that included local politicians, healthcare, and public healthcare leaders about the specific challenges of primary care and family medicine in Austria.