Position statement PRICOV endorsed by EQuIP
Position paper Moving Forward After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned in Primary Care The Covid-19 pandemic presented a significant challenge to primary care (PC), its organization, the people working in it, and its interfaces with the w...
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THE EUROPEAN DEFINITION OF GENERAL PRACTICE / FAMILY MEDICINE. WONCA EUROPE 2023 Edition
THE EUROPEAN DEFINITION OF GENERAL PRACTICE / FAMILY MEDICINE WONCA EUROPE 2023 Edition THE EUROPEAN DEFINITION OF GENERAL PRACTICE / FAMILY MEDICINE WONCA EUROPE 2023 Edition THE WONCA TREE – AS PRODUCED BY THE SWISS COLLEGE OF PRIMARY ...
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WONCA Europe 2023 Brussels: Shortage of European Primary Health Care Workforce Statement
Excessive workload, early burnout, and the shortage of the primary care workforce are interconnected factors representing the most formidable challenge of the near future. The complexity of the shortage of doctors and other healthcare professionals in European primary care necessitates a comprehe...
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WONCA Europe Recommendation on Qualifications for General Practice/Family Medicine Academic Posts in the Universities and Academic Units
By World Organization of Family Doctors Region-Europe (WONCA Europe) WONCA Europe aims to provide evidence and guidance to Decision Makers, Rectors, Deans, Department Heads, Academic Administrators and to those others responsible for recruiting academic staff for GP/...
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WONCA Europe Recommendation on the role of Primary Health in the care for patients with chronic respiratory diseases
Background Nearly 200 million people (4% of the world’s population) have COPD, and 3.2 million die of it each year, making it the third leading cause of death worldwide, and probably significantly under-counted due to under- or mis-diagnosis. Asthma affects more than 350 million pe...
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WONCA EUROPE STATEMENT FOR THE 73rd SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE SHORTAGE OF EUROPEAN PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE
WONCA EUROPE STATEMENT FOR THE 73rd SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE SHORTAGE OF EUROPEAN PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE The interconnected challenges of excessive workload, premature burnout, and a shortage of primary care personnel represe...
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CORE VALUES OF FAMILY MEDICINE: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES - Statement of the WONCA Europe Conference 2020, Berlin
The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting every aspect of society. Obviously, it also affects healthcare provision. There are strong tendencies towards fragmentation of care. Digital technologies as a mean to tackle CoViD- 19 induced restrictions are gaining importance. Conflicting interests are i...
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Overdiagnosis in Health Care and Overmedicalisation of the Society – 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
During the 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, on behalf of WONCA Europe, Anna Stavdal presented the statement "Overdiagnosis in health care and overmedicalisation of the society" under the agend item "Advancing public health in the WHO European Re...
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Planetary Health & Primary Care – 67th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
WONCA Europe has released a joint statement on Planetary Health & Primary Care for the 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (Statement on session 5 (b): Improving environment and health in the context of Health 2020 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development)....
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Refugee Health – 67th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
WONCA Europe has released a joint statement on Refugee Health for the 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (Session 5 (a): Roadmap to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on the Health 2020 policy framework). The statement was prepared in cooperation wi...
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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization: Leaving No One Behind – 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
In the 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, Harris Lygidakis presented the statement "Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization: leaving no one behind" on behalf of WONCA Europe. This statement was supported by: the European and World Federation of Occupa...
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