WONCA Europe Newsletter
April 2025
Editor’s Preface
We are delighted to bring you the April edition of our newsletter.
You may find out about our Networks’, SIGs’, Working Parties’ and Organisations in Collaboration’s activities, including EUROPREV Forum in Zagreb, EURACT’s Snowball, EYFDM’s News and Opportunities! and IPCRG’s newsletter
As usual, our newsletter contains a summary of WONCA Europe (WE) Executive Board monthly meeting and other activities
In addition, we feature an article about Türkiye Advances Primary Care with Updated “National Guidelines”
Furthermore, WONCA Lisbon 2025 conference abstract submission deadline was extended till April 30th. Please sure you submit yours in time.
Moreover, be sure you watch our most recent engaging webinars “Enhancing Obesity Care (EASO & WONCA Europe Webinar for Family Doctors and Primary Care Physicians)” and “Practical application of Lifestyle Medicine and Social Prescribing in daily clinical practice” that are still available in our webpage.
Please keep updated visiting our web page and follow us on our X (@WoncaEurope), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Bluesky accounts.
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,
We are now at the peak of preparations to host the WONCA World conference in Lisbon this September. We are thrilled to update you that the scientific committee and the organizing committee are working hard, as we have received a record number of over 3,000 abstracts. This means a lot of work for the reviewers, a big challenge for the program builders, and high expectations for many participants. It’s time to thank my co-chairs in the Host Organising Committee (HOC), Nuno Jacinto and Nina Monteiro, as well as the co-chairs of the Scientific Committee Mehmet Ungan, João Sequeira Carlos, Radost Assenova and all committee members for their valuable contributions.
Keep following our activities, stay involved, and share the message with your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Prof. Shlomo Vinker
President of WONCA Europe
News
“A Snowball in the Storm” — The Birth of the Snowball SymposiumA few years ago, during the height of the COVID pandemic, we found ourselves in a world of isolation — no face-to-face meetings, no casual hallway conversations, no in-person workshops with friends or professional colleagues. Communication… |
Summary of the 07/04/2025 WONCA Europe EB MeetingThe President’s report included updates on key meetings, notably regarding the European Journal of General Practice (EJGP) and the upcoming Lisbon WONCA World Conference. The report on EJGP activities given shows that the… |
Türkiye Advances Primary Care with Updated “National Guidelines”Dear Colleagues, Türkiye is taking a significant step in strengthening its primary healthcare system through a comprehensive update of its “Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care”. This initiative, led by… |
“What to Prevent When Preventing – Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention in General Practice.” EUROPREV Forum Zagreb 03-05/03/2025.The European Forum on Prevention and Health Promotion in Primary Care took place in Zagreb, Croatia on March 5-6, 2025. The event was organized by EUROPREV in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka and Zagreb, the family medicine… |
WE at the WHO Europe and UNICEF strategy addressing the unprecedented health challenges children and adolescents face across the Region.The WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF are developing a comprehensive strategy to tackle health challenges children and adolescents face, emphasizing the need for urgent action due to stagnating or worsening health outcomes in… |
IPCRG March 2025 newsletter is outThe asthma diagnosis jigsaw puzzle: an adaptable teaching concept to facilitate the diagnosis of asthma in adults and children presenting to primary… |
WE at the 33rd European Congress of Psychiatry, 5-8/04/2025 in Madrid. “Towards Real-World Solutions in Mental Health” #EPA2025The conference entitled: “Towards Real-World Solutions in Mental Health” was held from 5-8 April 2025 in Madrid (Spain) and featured the proactive presence of WONCA Europe (WE). Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, WE… |
EYFDM News and Opportunities! 01/04/2025JOIN THE EXECUTIVE – APPLY FOR TREASURER! Considering the proximity of… |
Upcoming Events
 66th EQuiP Conference 8-10 May 2025, Linz, Austria |
 100th EGPRN Meeting 8-11 May 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden |
 EGPRN Online Workshop: How to understand cohort and case-control study research 29 May 2025, Virtual |
 Cardiometabolic, Renal, Liver, and Obesity Conference (CaReMeLO 2025) 30-31 May 2025, Crowne Plaza Warsaw, Poland |
 IX. Conference of the Association of General Practice/Family Medicine South East Europe (AGPFMSEE) 5-8 June 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
 14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum 26-28 June 2025, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
 Pharmacological Advances & Case-Based Insights in Obesity Care for PCPs – 2025 Updates 30 June 2025, Webinar |
 WONCA World Conference 2025 17-21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal |
 7th EURACT Assessment Course for Trainers in Family Medicine, Thessaloniki / Greece 5-7 November 2025, |
 10th EYFDM Forum 2026 30-31 January 2026, Tallinn, Estonia |
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