WONCA Europe Newsletter
October 2023
EDITOR’S PREFACE
It is a pleasure to share with you the October issue of our newsletter.
You may find out about our Networks, Special Interest Groups and Working Parties activities, including EURACT Conference, the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG)’s September newsletter and WONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy’s first newsletter. EGPRN meeting took place last week and EURIPA will meet this week. The respective information will be included in our next newsletter as well as the last EQUIP Assembly meeting report.
Moreover, you may learn more about WONCA Europe Executive Board activities through our last virtual monthly meeting summary.
Furthermore, you may learn more about the Perio&Family Doctors campaign, launched by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and WONCA Europe, featuring informative materials for oral and non-oral health professionals, and for the general public, in seven European languages.
To those who go to Sydney, we wish a safe trip and that they enjoy the WONCA World meeting (and Conference) – you may have a look on the WE talk sessions we held with the candidates for EB Members-at-Large and our candidate for the WONCA World Presidency, Prof. Mehmet Ungan.
We should not forget those who are affected by the terrorist attacks in Israel and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Please keep updated visiting our web page and follow us in our Twitter (@WoncaEurope), Facebook and LinkedIn.
On behalf of WONCA Europe Executive Board
Thomas Frese, President-elect
Jose M Bueno, EQuiP Member at large
WONCA Europe Newsletter Editors
The WONCA Europe president’s corner
Dear Members,
I write to you this time not only as the President of WONCA Europe but also as a family doctor and a citizen of the State of Israel. Last Saturday, my country endured a brutal terrorist attack where over a thousand elderly people, women, children, infants, and entire families were ruthlessly murdered. Dozens more were kidnapped to an unknown fate, and at an outdoor party, hundreds of young people were brutally killed, their bodies mutilated. Even now, a week after the massacre, many of them remain unidentified.
I do not seek pity, sympathy, or support in writing this message. I hope only for one thing – that all of you understand the enemy my country, the State of Israel, faces. Those who do not comprehend now may never understand the war in which Israel is engaged – a war we are determined to win.
We will bury our dead and mourn them. We will care for and rehabilitate the wounded. However, the profound and enduring emotional impact on many is deep and painful. As family doctors and caregivers, we will continue to grapple with these challenges of recovery for many years.
I am writing to you from Israel, where I have to stay due to the recent events, instead of being with you at the WONCA World Conference in Sydney. I would like you to please feel my absence and to remember the reasons for my absence.
Yours sincerely,
Prof Shlomo Vinker
WONCA Europe President
News
Summary of the WONCA Europe Executive Board October Online MeetingThe European Journal of General Practice (EJGP) will soon be retired. A call for applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief has been started. Additionally, upcoming WONCA Europe Webinars were highlighted, with a special session scheduled... |
WONCA Europe Executive Board statement on the latest developments in the Israel/Palestine conflictThe WONCA Europe Executive Board is profoundly saddened by the devastating developments on the Israel side, as well as on the Palestine side. Once again, innocent civilians are suffering and healthcare workers are forced to work... |
Surfing the waves of changes in General Practice/Family Medicine Education. 3rd EURACT Educational ConferenceThe 3rd EURACT scientific conference on education in family medicine was held on October 5 - 7, 2023 in Bled, Slovenia. This significant event, postponed in 2020 and 2022 due to the pandemic, was organized by the European Academy of... |
Teamwork for better health: dentists and family doctors join forces to improve patient careLeading experts make the case for a collaborative management of periodontitis together with cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, smoking and hyperlipidaemia. The... |
IPCRG September 2023 newsletter is out !IPCRG/AstraZeneca summit: Making Right Care Easy Asthma Right Care aims to apply the evidence of social movements for health to gain acceptance globally that we have problems to solve in the... |
EGPRN Fellowship interview with Jelena DanilenkoThe EGPRN offers fellowship program for primary care researchers who are early in their research careers, and who would like to be mentoring during a Zoom-based practical course on research skills. Here is the interview with one... |
Conversations in Nephrology: 4 new PCP focussed KDIGO PodcastsCKD is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the community1 and is often a silent component in multi-morbid patients. Early identification, risk stratification, and treatment can reduce the morbidity and mortality rates from CKD and its related... |
WONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy NewsletterWONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy has just produced it first Newsletter to update you on the latest developments and upcoming initiatives Do not miss it Click here to view WONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy |
Call for WONCA Europe Scholarship CandidatesCall for WONCA Europe Scholarship Candidates The WONCA Europe Scholarship Committee is excited to invite outstanding individuals to apply for the WONCA Europe Scholarship. This scholarship is meant to support and encourage two exceptional... |
WONCA Europe Executive Board meetings with Networks and WESIGsDuring the recent WONCA Europe conference in Brussels, the WONCA Europe Executive Board met with Networks and WESIGs for their annual meeting. This meeting served as a platform for sharing updates on recent activities and discussing future... |
Upcoming Events
 Latest insights into managing COVID-19 in family medicine 17 October 2023, Webinar |
 12th EURIPA Rural Health Forum 19-21 October 2023, Călimănești-Căciulata-Romania |
 WONCA World Conference 2023 26-29 October 2023, International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, Australia |
 Webinar: Reflection on Adult and Elderly Health: Early Detection, Prevention, and Vaccination 29 November 2023, Webinar |
 EYFDM Forum 2024 12-13 April 2024, Tech Gate, Vienna, Austria |
 29th WONCA Europe Conference 25-28 September 2024, The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
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