WONCA Europe Newsletter
June 2024
Editor's Preface
We are pleased to share with you the June edition of our newsletter.
You may find out about our Networks, Special Interest Groups and Working parties’ activities, including the 64th EQuiP Conference, the EURIPA Forum 2024, 1st EURACT Leonardo Course in Ukraine, IPCRG May 2024 Newsletter and an interview with EUROPREV’s chair John Brodersen.
Moreover, you may learn more about WONCA Europe Executive Board activities through our monthly meeting summary.
Additionally, details of our participation in 2024 EU4HEALTH stakeholder’s Conference are also featured in this edition.
If you could not attend our Advancements in Obesity Management (AOM) webinar/course, you can find all content recorded on our website
Please do not forget to register for the engaging Free Online Course on Early Chronic Kidney Disease Detection launched by WONCA Europe
To those of our readers who are starting their summer holidays we wish them a relaxing and fulfilling break.
Please keep updated visiting our web page and follow us on our Twitter (@WoncaEurope), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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,
The spring brought enhanced academic and professional activity both on the national and international levels.
Celebrating Family Doctors Day, I sent pre-recorded greetings to the Ukrainian Rural Doctors Association (EURIPA-Ukraine) for their first conference.
I attended the annual meeting of the Hungarian Association of Family Doctors (HAOSZ), following the invitation of their president, Dr. Békássy Szabolcs. I shortly presented WONCA 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.
The head of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, Prof. Dr. Erika Zelko, invited me to a symposium about the future of general medicine in Austria. Prof. Dr. Igor Švab gave a keynote lecture about the importance of academic general medicine. I followed him with my 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. We all 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.
In between, we are accelerating our preparations for our Annual WONCA Europe conference in Dublin and looking forward to seeing you all face-to-face.
Yours,
Prof Shlomo Vinker
WONCA Europe President
News
WE at the 2024 EU4Health Stakeholders' ConferenceLast 19 June 2024 WONCA Europe (WE) member-at-large José M Bueno-Ortiz, WONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy chair Sara Ares and executive communication officer Raquel Gomez-Bravo took part in the EU4Health Stakeholders'... |
Summary of June WONCA Europe EB MeetingThe WONCA Europe Executive Board met online on Monday, 10 June 2024, for a regular monthly meeting. The President reported involvement in EU projects, PROTECT, EARLY and POINT. WONCA Europe's tax situation was... |
WONCA Europe Launches Free Online Course on Early Chronic Kidney Disease DetectionWONCA Europe is pleased to announce a new free online course designed to empower primary care physicians (PCPs) in the early detection and management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Launching on June 10th, 2024, "Early Chronic Kidney Disease... |
"Tackling Health Inequalities in Rural and Remote Communities”. 13th EURIPA Rural Health ForumThe 13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum was held in Lincoln, UK, from 20th – 22nd June 2024. The title of the conference was " Tackling Health Inequalities in Rural and Remote Communities” and was organised under the patronage of the... |
WE at the annual meeting of the Hungarian Association of Family Doctors (HAOSZ)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... |
“Towards Health for all. Synergies between Public Health and Primary Care”. 64th EQuiP ConferenceThe 64th EQuiP Conference with the theme “Towards Health for all. Synergies between Public Health and Primary Care” took place between 25th-27th/04/24 in Ghent (Belgium) It began with an introduction by Leen Vanzele, the... |
WE at the symposium about the future of general medicine in AustriaWONCA 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... |
Successful 1st LEONARDO Course in UkraineWhen not a long time ago together with our colleagues from European Academy of Family Medicine Teachers (EURACT) we launched EUSIT Project (European Support to Ukrainian GPs and GP trainees), nobody believed that 2024 InterFamily would be able to... |
"Anno 2024 GPs are not a part of the solution of how to get a healthy planet and healthy people”. An interview with John Brodersen, EUROPREV’s chair“Anno 2024 GPs are not a part of the solution of how to get a healthy planet and healthy people”. Interview with John Brodersen, EUROPREV’s chair To most people, including physicians and some GPs, it is... |
New TAHUD (Turkish Association of Family Physicians) Executive Board electedDear Colleagues, I would like to begin by greeting you all. We are proud to announce that we have been elected to the Central Executive Board of the Turkish Association of Family Physicians (TAHUD) in the well-attended... |
IPCRG May 2024 Newsletter is out!IPCRG welcomes Amanda Barnard as new president & committee updates Our... |
Upcoming Events
 Ubuntu 2024 10-13 September 2024, Cape Town, South Africa |
 The Bled Course 2024 "Teaching and Learning about Emotions in Family Medicine" 18-21 September 2024, Bled, Slovenia |
 29th WONCA Europe Conference 25-28 September 2024, The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
 99th EGPRN Meeting 17-20 October 2024, Budapest, Hungary |
 Leonardo EURACT Level 3 Programme For Trainers in Family Medicine, Romania 7-8 November 2024, Iași, Romania |
 65th EQuiP Assembly Meeting 8-9 November 2024, Barcelona, Spain |
 9th EYFDM Forum 2025 25-27 April 2025, Grande Région |
 66th EQuiP Conference 8-10 May 2025, Linz, Austria |
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