Newsletter: December 2012
President's Messages
Presidente de WONCA: El amanecer de África
Mensaje del Presidente de WONCA diciembre 2012. Este era el tercer congreso de la región africana, con las dos previas en 2000 (Abuja, Nigeria) y 2009 (Rustenberg, Sudáfrica). En el año precedente al congreso, había quien dudaba de si la reunión se haría o se podría convocar en Zimbabwe.
From the President: Africa Rising
This was the third conference of the African region... In the year leading up to the conference, there were some who doubted that the meeting would, or could, actually be convened in Zimbabwe. Those doubters were proved wrong.
From the CEO's Desk
From the CEO's desk: a busy month
New WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning, is encouraged by the number of individual family doctors seeking to join WONCA as direct members. He also writes of setting up the new WONCA secretariat in Bangkok.
Feature Stories
From the WONCA Editor: Interviews with three WONCA leaders
This month, the WONCA editor, Dr Karen Flegg, presents interviews of three WONCA leaders.
New WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning tells out about his new staff and first impressions of WONCA.
Dr David Game, President of WONCA from 1983-86 reflects on the past.
Prof Job Metsemakers, secretary of WONCA Europe is interviewed about himself and life as a family doctor in the Netherlands.
An interview with the new WONCA CEO
The Wonca Editor recently had the opportunity to interview the new WONCA CEO, Dr Garth Manning and find out about his new staff and first impressions of WONCA.
An interview with Dr David Game, Past President of WONCA
Past President of WONCA, Dr David Game was recently interviewed by the WONCA editor about his perspectives on WONCA past, and present. It was a priviledge and a joy to spend some time with an elder of WONCA, whose memory of days past seems unfaded by the years. Read more about David and past days of WONCA.
An interview with Professor Job FM Metsemakers - Secretary of WONCA Europe
Professor Job FM Metsemakers generously agreed to be interviewed by the WONCA editor, in Vienna, in July 2012. He has been secretary of WONCA Europe for five years. This interview ended with the editor asking why WONCA colleagues might be interested in Job’s story. Job’s reply was: “After all, I am just an ordinary guy….”. But most WONCA colleagues are not ordinary, so we leave it to the reader to decide.
WONCA and WHO News
PMNCH 2012 Report
The PMNCH 2012 Report - Analysing Progress on Commitments to the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health reviews progress on commitments made by 220 stakeholders to the UN Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.
Conference News and Reports
WONCA Africa conference
The recent Wonca Africa regional conference was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Everyone enjoyed the superb Elephant Hills Hotel, a short shuttle away from the breathtaking Victoria Falls.
Prague 2013 enews
WONCA world conference 2013 to be held in Prague has generous registration fee concessions for WONCA direct members until February 2013. Read the latest conference newsletter.
Featured Family Doctors
An interview with Professor Job FM Metsemakers - Secretary of WONCA Europe
Professor Job FM Metsemakers generously agreed to be interviewed by the WONCA editor, in Vienna, in July 2012. He has been secretary of WONCA Europe for five years. This interview ended with the editor asking why WONCA colleagues might be interested in Job’s story. Job’s reply was: “After all, I am just an ordinary guy….”. But most WONCA colleagues are not ordinary, so we leave it to the reader to decide.
Working Parties News
Rendez-Vous 2012 inspires many, advocates new ways of thinking
Rendez-Vous 2012 brought together the WONCA World Rural Health conference and The Network: Towards Unity for Health annual conference, as well as the next NOSM/Flinders conference on Community Engaged Medical Education, the Consortium for Longitudinal Integrated Curricula, and the Training for Health Equity Network. More than 850 delegates from nearly fifty countries and six continents attended.
Regional News
WONCA Africa conference
The recent Wonca Africa regional conference was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Everyone enjoyed the superb Elephant Hills Hotel, a short shuttle away from the breathtaking Victoria Falls.
An interview with Professor Job FM Metsemakers - Secretary of WONCA Europe
Professor Job FM Metsemakers generously agreed to be interviewed by the WONCA editor, in Vienna, in July 2012. He has been secretary of WONCA Europe for five years. This interview ended with the editor asking why WONCA colleagues might be interested in Job’s story. Job’s reply was: “After all, I am just an ordinary guy….”. But most WONCA colleagues are not ordinary, so we leave it to the reader to decide.
Member Organization News
Canada - CFPC annual conference
The College of Family Physicians of Canada recently held its annual conference. Honorary membership was bestowed on WONCA North America region president, Daniel J Ostergaard.
CFPC introduce new Executive
CFPC introduce the members of the new Executive Committee, including the College's new President, Dr Marie-Dominique Beaulieu from Montreal, Quebec.
Resources for Family Doctors