We are excited to share with you the January edition of our newsletter
You may find out about our Networks, SIGs and Working Parties’ activities, including an interview with Erika Zelko, 66th EQUIP Conference Chair, 12 Tips for Family Medicine Policy Advocacy in 2025, 10 tips for promoting cardiometabolic health and slowing cardiovascular aging and EYFDM News and Opportunities!
As usual, our newsletter contains a summary of WONCA Europe (WE) Executive Board monthly meeting and other activities.
In addition, you may learn more about WE’s latest research within the PROTECT-EUROPE project published in Public Health, entitled “Unlocking the Key to HPV Prevention: Exploring Factors Influencing HPV Vaccination Decisions Among Young People and Their Parents”.
Moreover, we are delighted to announce the Call for Nominations for the “WE Award for Excellence in Health Care: The 5 Star Doctor 2025”. Details on how to apply are in this edition.
Please do not miss our next Webinar “Practical application of Lifestyle Medicine and Social Prescribing in daily clinical practice” on 6th March 2025. Remember that our thought-provoking recent webinar WE talk “Who wants to work 27h a day? – Time Needed to Treat (TNT)” is still available on our webpage.
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 holiday season is over, and I hope you all had the opportunity to rest, enjoy, and recharge for the year ahead.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is over, we are facing a severe flu season with significant illness this year. This is compounded by a decline in the willingness to get vaccinated, which presents one of the significant challenges we continue to face as family doctors in the post-COVID era.
At WONCA Europe, we are preparing for another year of intensive work. We are deepening our involvement in WHO projects, strengthening our collaborations with other scientific and professional associations, and involved in new European projects and initiatives.
We are also diligently working on the preparations for hosting the WONCA World Conference in Lisbon this September. We are pleased to announce that the conference website is now open to submit abstracts for lectures, workshops, symposia, and posters. These submissions will showcase the work done in family medicine across Europe and worldwide.
Yours sincerely,
Prof Shlomo Vinker
WONCA Europe President
News
Summary of the 13/01/2025 WONCA Europe Online EB Meeting
The President presented updates on various meetings and events and the EU projects meetings. Key actions included addressing the tax issue and creating annual balance sheets. Significant progress was reported for…
An interview with Erika Zelko, 66th EQUIP Conference Chair “The Impact of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine”
In the next decade, AI and machine learning is predicted to redefine family medicine by enabling personalised care, predictive analytics and enhanced decision-making. We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts showcasing…
Ten tips for promoting cardiometabolic health and slowing cardiovascular aging
Recent research published in the European Heart Journal (April 2024) * by L. Fontana et al., highlights the power of daily habits in promoting cardiovascular well-being and slowing down the aging process. Cardiovascular aging…
Call for Nominations for the “WONCA Europe Award for Excellence in Health Care: The 5 Star Doctor 2025”
To WONCA Europe Member Organisations Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite your nominations for the WONCA Europe Five Star Award 2025. The attributes of the 5-Star Doctor are: a care…
12 Tips for Family Medicine Policy Advocacy in 2025
January: Recognize the Importance of Policy Advocacy in Daily Practice Advocacy is a powerful way to amplify the role of family medicine in health systems. Start the…
WONCA Europe’s latest research within the PROTECT-EUROPE project published in Public Health
We are excited to share WONCA Europe’s latest research, published in Public Health, “Unlocking the Key to HPV Prevention: Exploring Factors Influencing HPV Vaccination Decisions Among Young People and Their Parents.” within the…
How to organise international collaborative research
4 February 2025, Virtual
EURACT Snowball Symposium: “How to manage relationships with a difficult patients?”
25 February 2025, Virtual
“How primary care can influence governments and politicians”.
27 February 2025, Webinar
2025 European Forum on Prevention and Primary Care
5-6 March 2025, Zagreb, Croatia
Practical application of Lifestyle Medicine and Social Prescribing in daily clinical practice
6 March 2025, Webinar
9th EYFDM Forum 2025
25-27 April 2025, Grande Région
66th EQuiP Conference
8-10 May 2025, Linz, Austria
100th EGPRN Meeting
8-11 May 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden
14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum
26-28 June 2025, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
WONCA World Conference 2025
17-21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
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