WONCA Europe

17/12/2025

💥 WATCH NOW Reshaping obesity in primary care: evolving perspectives, practical approaches

🎥 Access the recording, practical resource and certificate below

Speakers:
Prof Rocco Barazzoni
Dr Raquel Gómez Bravo
Prof Carel le Roux

Moderator:
Prof Thomas Frese

https://pnc.ee/obsty

26/11/2025

WONCA Europe is deeply committed to tackling pressing health challenges, and this commitment was strongly reinforced at the recent EARLY Project consortium meeting, held in person on 21–22 November in Craiova, Romania.
WONCA Europe is a proud consortium partner in the EARLY Project. Our representative, Dr. Shlomo Vinker, immediate past WONCA Europe president, joined partners from across Europe to advance research and practical action on youth mental health. This project is particularly significant as WONCA Europe is the only Family Medicine organization actively involved, ensuring that crucial primary care insights are integrated into the design and delivery of mental health solutions.
The primary focus of the discussions was to evaluate, identify, and reduce the complex biological, social, environmental, and structural factors that contribute to mental health conditions in young people. The meeting successfully helped to clarify scientific priorities and set the coordinated work plan for the coming months among the 19 partners from 14 countries.

https://pnc.ee/o7R9gOY

20/11/2025

📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿!

💥 Join us for an interactive webinar on 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲: 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀

🗓️ Date&Time: 10 December 2025 18:00 CET

🎙️ Speakers:
Prof Rocco Barazzoni
Dr Raquel Gómez Bravo
Prof Carel le Roux

Moderator: Prof Thomas Frese

Register here: https://pnc.ee/obpc

12/11/2025

📬 The WONCA Europe October 2025 Newsletter is live!

In this issue:
🏆 Dr. Jana Bendova wins 5-Star Doctor Award
🎓 Meet the 2025 Scholarship winners: Dr. Lavu & Dr. Arman
🧭 Highlights from EGPRN 101 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
📢 WE Statement: Family Medicine must be an EU-recognized specialty
🎗️ EHAA Statement on alcohol & cancer – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
🌍 WE speaks at WHO Europe's Regional Committee

📩 Read the full newsletter: https://pnc.ee/we2510

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28/10/2025

27/10/2025

This October, the European Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHAA) calls for greater awareness of the link between alcohol and breast cancer.
Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen — proven to increase breast cancer risk, even at low levels of consumption. There is no safe level of drinking when it comes to cancer risk.
👉 In 2022, over 379,000 women in the EU were diagnosed with breast cancer.

👉 Globally, deaths could rise to 1 million by 2045 if action isn't taken.
Let's break the silence, raise awareness, and support policies that inform and protect citizens.

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https://pnc.ee/YrDoAlY

27/10/2025

WONCA Europe calls for full recognition of Family Medicine as a medical specialty in Europe.

Approved by the Executive Board during the WONCA World Conference in Lisbon, our new statement urges the inclusion of Family Medicine / General Practice in EU Directive 2005/36/EC on professional qualifications.

This recognition is essential to ensure equitable, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare for all.

Read the full statement ➡️ https://pnc.ee/QgJWmlM

26/10/2025

15/10/2025

The WONCA Europe new Executive Board held its first online meeting on October 6th, reviewing and approving the minutes from the September EB and Council meetings.
Updates included recent international activities, preparations for upcoming WONCA Europe webinars and WHO meetings, and coordination of EU-granted projects.
Financial matters focused on funding requests and network bank accounts, while discussions around the European Journal of General Practice covered publishing charges, waivers, and strategies to support research and peer review.
Administrative planning for future conferences in Paris 2026 and Ljubljana 2027 was addressed, alongside ongoing advocacy efforts for the recognition of Family Medicine as a specialty.
Communications, including the newsletter and social media presence, were highlighted, with emphasis on wider dissemination and transparency.
Other business included guidance on endorsement requests and access to shared resources.
The next face to face EB meeting is scheduled for January 2026 in Paris.

https://pnc.ee/zwo8RMZ

11/10/2025