WONCA Europe Newsletter
January 2024
Editor's Preface
We are pleased to share with you the first edition of our newsletter for 2024
You may find out about our Networks, Special Interest Groups and Working parties’ activities, including an interview with Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, EURIPA president elect, an Interview to Piet Vanden Bussche, Chair of the 64th EQUIP Conference, and the IPCRG December 2023 Newsletter.
We are excited to announce the Call for Nominations for the "WONCA Europe Award for Excellence in Health Care: The 5 Star Doctor 2024". Further information may be found in the article.
Moreover, in marking two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, information on how the Interfamily Clinic is helping displaced persons and refugees in its "Ukraine Mental Health Project'' can be found in this edition.
The smartCARE project wants to hear from cancer survivors and caregivers across Europe. Please share their survey with your community. The responses will advise developers to build a user-focused app in order to better help survivors and care-givers.
In addition, this edition features WONCA Europe at the evaluation of the potential risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children born to men treated with valproate medicine
We wish all our readers a successful 2024
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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,
As we embark on the journey into 2024, following the festive season and holidays, the WONCA Europe Executive Board is filled with renewed energy and enthusiasm. We anticipate the commencement of our involvement in two new EU projects alongside the continuation of projects initiated in 2023.
Our expectations for the upcoming year are high, and we are anticipating a fruitful period marked by numerous initiatives within WONCA, its Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and Networks. Additionally, we look forward to strengthening our collaborations outside the organisation and fostering increased cooperation with leading scientific bodies and stakeholders throughout Europe.
Here's to a successful and collaborative year ahead!
Best regards,
Prof Shlomo Vinker
WONCA Europe President
News
Call for Nominations for the "WONCA Europe Award for Excellence in Health Care: The 5 Star Doctor 2024."To WONCA Europe Member Organisations Dear Colleagues, WONCA Europe is delighted to announce the Call for Nominations for the "WONCA Europe Award for Excellence in Health Care: The 5 Star Doctor 2024." The... |
Ukraine Mental Health Project (UMHP) InterFamily ClinicIn a few days, it will be two years since the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine. The last holiday days of 2023 and the first days of 2024 have been overshadowed by Russia’s brutal attacks on Ukrainian cities... |
Interview with Piet Vanden Bussche, Chair of the 64th EQUIP Conference, 25-27th April 2024, Ghent, Belgium1- Why have you chosen this theme Leading towards Health for All Creating Synergies between Public Health and Primary Care? During the Covid pandemic, we witnessed the crucial collaboration between Primary Care (PC) and Public Health... |
smartCARE project wants to hear from cancer survivors and caregivers across Europe!The smartCARE project wants to hear from cancer survivors and caregivers across Europe! We are designing a mobile application to improve their health and wellbeing, so it is important we hear from them. Please share our survey with your... |
WONCA Europe took part at the evaluation of the potential risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children born to men treated with valproate medicineProf. Shlomo Vinker represented WONCA Europe in the process of evaluating the potential risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children born to men treated with valproate medicines. The corresponding recommendations have been published... |
An interview with Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, EURIPA president electFerdinando Petrazzuoli MD, PhD, ORCID (0000-0003-1058-492X) has been an active family doctor in his native, rural, village in Southern Italy for nearly 40 years. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Primary Health Care... |
IPCRG December 2023 Newsletter is outAthens 2024: time to submit an abstract and get booking! The deadline to submit an abstract for the 12th IPCRG World Conference is now less than 3 weeks... |
Upcoming Events
 EURACT Snowball Symposium: "'A good beginning makes a good end – onboarding GP trainees and medical students in your clinic." 30 January 2024, Virtual |
 CaReMe-O 2024 15-16 March 2024, Barcelona, Spain & Online |
 EYFDM Forum 2024 12-13 April 2024, Tech Gate, Vienna, Austria |
 64th EQuiP Conference 25-27 April 2024, Ghent, Belgium |
 WONCA South Asia Region Conference 2024 3-5 May 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
 98th EGPRN Meeting 9-12 May 2024, Porto, Portugal |
 13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum 20-22 June 2024, Lincoln, UK |
 29th WONCA Europe Conference 25-28 September 2024, The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
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