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ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES
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SUPPORT THE REVIEW OF PROGRAM SUBMISSIONS!
WONCA CONFERENCES
Areyou: *qualifiedinfamilymedicine *cancriticallyappraisenewevidence *areuptodatewithevidence-informedpractice *interestedinlendingyourexpertisetothesubmissionreviewprocess? Andeither *anexperiencedinfamilymedicineresearch OR *apractisingfamilydoctor Then we want you! We are looking for family doctor reviewers to assess the quality and relevance of submissions. We expect to allocate each reviewer between two and 10 submissions – the final number will be determinedbythetotalnumberofsubmissionswereceiveandthenumberofreviewersavailable. The submission review process will start in January 2023 and should be completed no later than 3 March2023.
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WONCA SYDNEY EXTENDS PROGRAM SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE
The WONCA community has spoken. With the end of year just around the corner, the upcoming end of year celebrations, we have revised our close date to now be in the new year. We hope this will assist you in preparing and submitting your program submission fortheWONCA2023WorldConference
PREPARE ASSEMBLE APPLY TO PRESENT
Reviewthepresentation stylesandsubmission guidelinesbeforepreparing yoursubmission. Prepareyoursubmission followingthesubmission guidelines,usingeitherthe clinical/educationalOR// researchguide. OnlysubmissionscompletedintheWONCA 2023submissionportalby11.59pm AustralianEasternDaylightTime(AEDT),9 February2023willbereviewedand consideredforinclusionintotheprogram. Emailedandincompletesubmissionswill notbereviewed.
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28TH WONCA EUROPE CONFERENCE
7 - 10 JUN 2023, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
WONCA CONFERENCES
The 28th WONCA Europe conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, from June 7th to 10th 2023. The theme will be “Making Choices in Primary Care” . The abstract submission deadline is
January10th2023.
Registrationis open! Do not hesitate and take thechancetogetanearlybirdpriceandsave. Please contribute with your participation and registerHERE.
Still, hesitating about submitting an abstract? We encourage you to contribute with your knowledge.Follow the guidelines for abstract submission We are happy to introduce to you the members of the Scientific and Organising Committees. Findthecompletelisthere.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The virtual edition of the Toronto International Program to Strengthen Family Medicine and Primary Care (V-TIPS) is informed by nearly a decade of engagement with international family medicine leaders and champions through our yearly in-person TIPs-FM program. The virtual program provides an overview of how to leverage excellence in education, research, clinical services and leadership to deliver high quality family medicine globally, by sharing experience and building on lessons learned at theDFCM,inCanadaandaroundtheworld.
PROGRAM GOAL
Taught by faculty leaders from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) and international guest faculty, this year's program willrunfromMarch29-June14,2023. This program will enable participants to strengthen family medicine (FM) and comprehensive primary care (CPC) in their own setting through state-of-the-art education, evidence-informed high-quality care and transformativeleadership.
V-TIPS is delivered over 12 weeks through asynchronous and synchronous sessions with a focus on collaborative learning. The program includes weekly readings, pre-recorded videos, and a weekly 90-minute session delivered live on Zoom on Wednesdays at 7am EST. Where indicated, weekly synchronous sessions are recorded for future reference. In addition, biweeklydrop-insessionswillbeoffere
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V-TIPS is a program for current and emerging leaders in the areas of health services delivery, policy and academia interested in strengthening family medicine and comprehensive primary care asacoreelementofhealthsystems.
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LSHTM WEBINAR SERIERS: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: THE HEART OF EVERY HEALTH SYSTEM
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites you to a ten-part seminar series that will run from October 2022 to July2023. The series provides an overview of the key features and functions of PHC, the potential of PHCinallhealthsystemsanditsroleinachieving universal health coverage. Sessions draw on examplesacrossdifferentsettings. For more details and joining instructions follow links" with "For more details, joining instructions andrecordingsofpreviouseventsfollowlinks:
12.45–13.45,Wed5Oct2022:PanelDiscussion.PrimaryHealthCare:Theheartofeveryhealthsystem? 12.45–13.45,Wed2Nov2022,WhatisPrimaryHealthCare? 12.45–13.45,Wed7Dec2020,AchievingPrimaryHealthCarethroughMultisectoralActionandPolicy 12.45–13.45,WedJan2023,EmpoweringPeopleandCommunities Feb2023,IntegratingPrimaryCareandPublicHealth Mar2023,FinancingPrimaryCare Apr2023,GettingthePrimaryCareWorkforceright May2023,Holdingittogether:PrimaryCareInfrastructure Jun2023,Measuring,regulating,andimproving PrimaryCare Jul23,PanelDiscussion:PrimaryHealthCareat theheartofeveryhealthsystem-anachievable dream?
