Regional News

June, 2015

Nagwa Nashat Hegazy was a Montegut Scholar attending the recent WONCA East Mediterranean region congress was held from 30 April to 2 May 2015 in Dubai city in the UAE. This edited report written by Nagwa is reproduced with the permission of the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation (ABFM-F) who provide the scholarship.

May, 2015

A general interest item from members of AfriWON - WONCA Africa region's movement for young doctors.

May, 2015

WONCA East Mediterranean region met in Dubai from 30 April to 2 May. The conference organisers now have a wonderful selection of photos online as well as presentations available.

May, 2015

The European Academy of Teachers in General Practice (EURACT) announces its Statement on Assessment in Specialty Training for Family Medicine - “Assessment for Learning”

April, 2015

Young Family Medicine doctors left their mark at the 4th Iberoamerican Conference of Family and Community Medicine... The outcomes of this event were elaborated in the Waynakay Declaration.

April, 2015

Con gran entusiasmo y dinamismo se llevo a cabo la participación de los jóvenes médicos familiares en el marco del 4º Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria ... durante este espacio, se elaboró colectivamente la Declaración de Waynakay;

April, 2015

WONCA Europe region's conference this year is in Istanbul in October. abstract submission closes May 22 and early bird registration close on June 22. Mehmet Ungan writes more about the conference.

March, 2015

From March 4-8, 2015 WONCA Asia Pacific region held their conference in Taipei, Taiwan. WONCA Asia Pacific region has met before in Taipei -16 years ago

March, 2015

The countdown to the WONCA Africa region conference is on! Coming to Accra, Ghana from May 6-9.

March, 2015

The fifth Asia Pacific research conference is coming to Malaysia this year, in December.