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WONCA CONFERENCES

VIRTUAL WONCA EUROPE 2021 EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The WONCA Europe 2021 Conference, originally planned to take place in Amsterdam, is now comingtoyou,virtually! We are pleased to invite you to the Virtual WONCA Europe 2021 Conference, hosted by the Dutch College of General Practitioners, which willtakeplacebetween6-10July2021,online. We are still facing the challenges stemmed from the global pandemic, including many uncertainties regarding travelling and gatherings worldwide. We are adapting to these challengesandpreparingfortheWONCAEurope 2021Conferenceaccordingly. WONCA Europe 2021 will enable us to continue exchanging knowledge and advancing science, despitethecircumstances. Inrecognitionofthecontinuingpressuresonclinical services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have also decided to extend the WONCA Europe 2021 abstract submission deadline until 15 February 2021. Mark your calendar now and join the WONCA Europecommunityonline!

WONCA CIMF - 7º CONGRESO IBEROAMERICANO

On February 4, the 7th Ibero-American Congress of Family Medicine was officially announced during a digital session led by Prof Jacqueline Ponzo, President of WONCA IberoamericanaCIMF. The congress will be held on August 18 to 21, 2021, in Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The event will be held in a hybrid way (face-to-face and online), enabling greater participation due to possible mobility restrictions concerning the COVID-19 pandemic for some Latin America countries. The event program will integrate the members' suggestions of the SBMFC and CIMF, following guidelines previously defined by the organizing committee, aligned with this year's theme Health and Sustainability: From the Environment to Health Systems.