WONCA Europe Newsletter
December 2024
Editor's Preface
We are proud to bring you the December edition of our newsletter, the last one of 2024.
You may find out about our Networks, SIGs and Working Parties’ activities, including EQuiP/WE Core Values workshop, Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Family Medicine for Type 2 Diabetes Management, IPCRG Newsletter and EYFDM News and Opportunities!
As usual, our newsletter contains a summary of WONCA Europe Executive Board monthly meeting and other activities.
In addition, you may learn more about WE contributions to the 11th ESPEN Symposium in Portugal, the International Conference “East meets West in Family Medicine” in Romania and the European Alcohol Health Alliance Symposium in Denmark.
Moreover, we are excited to announce the Call for Applications for WONCA Europe Scholarship 2025. If you are interested, details on how to apply are in this edition.
WONCA Europe fully agrees with and endorses “WONCA World Statement on the Protection of Health Personnel in Areas of Conflict 12/2024” which can be found in this edition.
Lastly, if you missed our thought-provoking recent webinar WE talk "Who wants to work 27h a day? - Time Needed to Treat (TNT)" with Associate Professor Minna Johansson, lead investigator of the Global Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and director of Cochrane Sustainable Healthcare, we recommend you visit our website where you can watch it at your leisure.
We, as WONCA Europe Executive Board, wish all our readers and their families Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, filled with peace, prosperity and success. We hope war and plight give way to peace and the coming year is happier and brighter than this one.
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On behalf of WONCA Europe Executive Board
Thomas Frese, President-elect
Jose M Bueno, EQuiP Member-at-large
WONCA Europe Newsletter Editors
President’s Corner
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the WONCA Europe Executive Board, I am proud of the past year's achievements. Our organization has continued to pioneer advancements in family medicine with a successful annual conference and valuable publications. We made significant progress in enhancing our collaboration with WONCA and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Cancer Organisation (ECO), the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC), the European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO), and other scientific and professional organizations. Our collective efforts have bolstered the quality of family medicine and primary care across Europe.
As we approach the New Year, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering dedication and contributions. Let's embrace the coming year with renewed enthusiasm and commitment to excellence.
Wishing you all a prosperous and healthy New Year!
Warm regards,
Prof Shlomo Vinker
WONCA Europe President
News
Summary of the 09/12/2024 WONCA Europe EB meetingThe EB addressed technical issues with the EJGP publication codes and proposed considering policy changes. Networks and WESIGs were invited to submit opinion papers and position statements on family medicine and primary healthcare by 31 January... |
WE at the European Alcohol Health Alliance Symposium. Copenhagen 11/12/2024Jose M Bueno, WE member at large, represented WE at the European Alcohol Health Alliance Symposium held in Copenhagen (Demark) on 11th December 2024. It was organised by WHO/Europe and the European Association for the Study of the... |
WONCA Europe fully agrees and endorses WONCA World Statement on the Protection of Health Personnel in Areas of Conflict 12/2024”The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) unequivocally calls for the protection of all health personnel working in areas of conflict. Healthcare personnel, by virtue of their commitment to saving lives and alleviating suffering, must... |
NCD Academy: Vaccine Preventable Diseases free online courseNCD Academy provides global health care clinicians and community health providers with innovative, free online ducation, available anytime and anywhere. The latest NCD Academy course, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, explores how vaccines address the... |
IPCRG December 2024 Newsletter is outIPCRG Research School 2025: join our introductory webinar Last month, we announced our latest Research School on implementation science studies in primary care, taking place on 12 April 2025,... |
8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine by Florian StiglerFamily medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Is that appropriate, or should it be the opposite? Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? As a general practitioner and primary... |
EYFDM News and Opportunities! 18/12/2024... |
Call for Applications: WONCA Europe Scholarship 2025The WONCA Europe Scholarship Committee is excited to invite applications for the prestigious WONCA Europe Scholarship, designed to support and nurture the academic and professional aspirations of one exceptional individual. This... |
WE at the International Conference “East meets West in Family Medicine” in RomaniaThe conference “Eastern Europe meets Western Europe in Family Medicine”, entitled: “Clinical Research and innovative methods in medical practice" held at the CRAFT Congress Center in Timișoara (Timişoara... |
WONCA Europe Core Values Workshop 2024During the WONCA Europe Conference 2024 in Dublin, a team under the lead of Prof. Dorien Zwart hosted a workshop on the 26th of September to find out and discuss how the exiting WONCA Europe Core Values are recognized in the workshop... |
“Access and Care Coordination: France-Europe Comparison”. Round table at CNGE 2024 CongressThe Collège National des Généralistes Enseignants (CNGE) held its annual Congress in Strasbourg (France), 21-24 November 2024, with the theme “Exercer et Enseigner la Medicine General”. The conference... |
WE at 11th ESPEN Symposium in Sintra (Portugal)The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) invited WONCA President, Prof Vinker, to its 11th ESPEN Symposium. It was held in Sintra (Portugal) on December 1st-2nd 2024 with the theme was "Home nutritional care: from... |
Evidence-Based Tools for Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Family Medicine for Type 2 Diabetes ManagementCase Study Maria, a 52-year-old woman, was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). She came to her primary care clinic feeling overwhelmed and unsure about how to manage her condition. Maria struggled with a sedentary... |
Upcoming Events
 EURACT Snowball Symposium: "How to manage relationships with a difficult patients?” 25 February 2025, Virtual |
 2025 European Forum on Prevention and Primary Care 5-6 March 2025, Zagreb, Croatia |
 9th EYFDM Forum 2025 25-27 April 2025, Grande Région |
 66th EQuiP Conference 8-10 May 2025, Linz, Austria |
 100th EGPRN Meeting 8-11 May 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden |
 Cardiometabolic, Renal, Liver, and Obesity Conference (CaReMeLO 2025) 30-31 May 2025, Crowne Plaza Warsaw, Poland |
 14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum 26-28 June 2025, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
 WONCA World Conference 2025 17-21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal |
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