WONCA Europe Newsletter
September 2024
Editor's Preface
We are pleased to bring you the September edition of our newsletter.
You may find out about our Networks, Special Interest Groups and Working parties’ activities, including the EYFDM News and Opportunities! August 2024, IPCRG August 2024 Newsletter, Lifestyle Medicine letter and WEWP on Policy Advocacy September Newsletter and WEWP on Policy Advocacy chair’s interview.
As always, our monthly newsletter contains a summary of WONCA Europe Executive Board monthly meeting and other activities.
Under the EU4Health project, PROTECT-EUROPE, WE led a task to identify and analyse strategies for clinicians’ interpersonal communication skills when discussing HPV and its vaccination with young people and their parents. We are excited to feature a paper recently published in the EJGP about the study.
Regarding the concerns of WE members, you may also find WW Statement on Health Professionals Working in Areas of Conflict which WE fully agrees with and endorses.
Please do not forget to register for the engaging Free Online Course on Early Chronic Kidney Disease Detection launched by WE.
We look forward to welcoming and meeting you in Dublin where WE will have its own booth at the conference.
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,
I am both honoured and thrilled to share our extensive preparations for our upcoming annual conference, which will be held very soon in Dublin, Ireland. For those who have registered, this year's conference promises to be an exciting experience. Over a thousand abstracts were submitted, and over 2,400 participants from Europe and many countries outside of Europe are already registered.
I had the privilege of serving on the scientific committee for the conference. We worked very professionally, and this is the right time to express my heartfelt gratitude to the committee members and especially to Andree Rochfort and Walter Cullen, the co-chairs of the committee chair, who steered the committee’s work with great professionalism, thoughtfulness, and creativity.
I would also like to thank the organising committee members, led by Claire Collins and Diarmuid Quinlan, for the thorough preparation of the conference. The president-elect, Thomas Frese, represented WONCA's board in the committee and kept our EB closely updated on the significant efforts made in preparing for the conference.
We are all looking forward to an interesting and scientifically high-level conference and, of course, a social gathering. It will be an opportunity to exchange opinions, meet old friends, and make new ones, all in a pleasant and respectful atmosphere.
See you in Dublin!
Prof Shlomo Vinker
WONCA Europe President
News
The European Journal of General Practice is Looking for an Associate EditorThe European Journal of General Practice (EJGP) is a peer-reviewed international open- access journal publishing high-quality original research in European primary care medicine (family medicine, general practice). It is the official journal of... |
WE at the COST Action ENABLE closing eventProf. Shlomo Vinker, President of WONCA Europe, participated in the COST Action ENABLE closing event as an honorary guest of Job van Boven, the project leader, and Ioanna Tsiligianni from Greece, the Vice-Chair of this project. The... |
WE at the 5th Euroson PoC-US School, Vienna 6-7/09/2024Prof. Shlomo Vinker, President of WONCA Europe, was an invited speaker and active participant at the 5th Euroson PoC-US School, held from 06 to 07 September 2024 in Vienna, Austria, with the theme “The POCUS Curriculum and... |
Summary of September WONCA Europe EB MeetingShlomo Vinker updated WONCA Europe projects and WONCA activities, including upcoming meetings. Regarding EJGP matters, the transition has been successful, with a new contract with the publisher, a new editor-in-chief, and a... |
Think Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) Educational Program for Primary Care PhysiciansPrimary care physicians are the cornerstone of our healthcare system, and their ongoing education is crucial for maintaining high standards of patient care. Primary care physicians are the first point of contact for neuroendocrine cancer... |
TRANSiTION. Enhance Your Digital Skills for Better Patient CareEU-funded TRANSiTION project (id: 101101261) is an innovative, two-year pilot project to enhance the digital skills of cancer care professionals in Europe. It started in 2023 and will continue until... |
"Promoting our presence and importance to policymakers”: WE WP on Policy Advocacy chair’s interview“Promoting our presence and importance to policymakers”: WE Working Party on Policy Advocacy’s chair interview Subheadings: The 2024 EU4HEALTH stakeholders’ conference is a very important event that we have been... |
WONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy September Newsletter is outWONCA Europe Working Party on Policy Advocacy has just produced it's September Newsletter to update you on the latest developments and upcoming initiatives Do not miss... |
WONCA Europe Empowers Family Doctors: Advancing HPV Vaccine CommunicationAn EU4Health Project in the EJGP The EU4Health project PROTECT-EUROPE champions gender-neutral vaccination programmes across EU Member States to protect against cancers caused by HPV. As a consortium member, WONCA Europe led efforts to enhance... |
IPCRG August 2024 Newsletter is out!Braşov 2025: start preparing your abstracts! Start getting your abstracts ready... |
EYFDM NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES 26/08/2024In this newsletter: 1. Statement on Current Conflicts in our... |
WONCA Europe fully agrees and endorses WONCA World Statement on Health Professionals Working in Areas of ConflictIn the face of escalating tensions and violence around the world, WONCA seeks the global cessation of all violence as a solution to conflict and condemns both terrorism and oppression of vulnerable peoples everywhere. WONCA supports all health... |
Beware of fraudulent websitesIt has come to our attention that there are fraudulent websites impersonating the official WONCA Europe 2024 conference. These websites are not affiliated with WONCA Europe and are attempting to mislead attendees. We have reported these sites... |
Is Lifestyle Medicine Relevant to Family Medicine?The short answer is - yes! A slightly longer answer: Lifestyle Medicine is a medical specialty within conventional Western Medicine that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to prevent, treat, and even... |
Upcoming Events
 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 |
 PROTECT-EUROPE Masterclass 6 & 7 - Let's Talk HPV 10 October 2024, Virtual |
 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 |
 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 |
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