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WONCA WP & SIG NEWS
by WONCA
WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice shares some exciting news! The 17th WONCA World Rural Health Conference original lecture recordings and webinar series are now available forviewinganddownloadhere! You can also relive some of the best moments and memorable global experts discussions at theconferenceClosingCeremony.
AGEING AND HEALTH AGEING LINES: STORIES FROM CAREGIVERS AND ELDERLY PATIENTS
Thisisaspacededicatedtocaregiversandelderlypatients,createdwithanonymouscollaborationsfrom the WONCA Special Interest Group on Ageing and Health. This section includes inspiring anecdotes for thesimplepurposeofaddingvalueandqualitytoolderpatient’slives.
"I have a 97-year-old patient who tells me that one of the joys of his life is to watch the sunset light up trees outside his bedroom window. We often underestimate how much pleasure nature can bring our older patients. Perhaps we should encourage them or their family members to get outside, or place them so they can look through the window, or if that is not possible, to have a pot plant or some flowers nearby to give them some pleasure. "
