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  • YDM Pre-Conference Exchange 2025

    YDM Pre-Conference Exchange 2025

    Applications for the YDM Pre-Conference Exchange 2025 in Lisbon are NOW OPEN.

    This is your chance to immerse yourself in the Portuguese healthcare system, shadow GPs in their practice, and engage in community-orientated initiatives. You’ll also have the opportunity to share insights from your own country’s healthcare system and learn from colleagues coming from around the world.

    • Date: Monday, September 15, 2025

    • Application Deadline: May 15, 2025

    • Selection Process: Applications will be reviewed by your National Exchange Coordinator. If your country does not have one, the Pre-Conference Organising Committee or Regional Coordinators will handle the selection.

    • Notification: Selected participants will be informed by June 15, 2025.

    Don’t miss this unique opportunity—apply now and be part of this valuable experience!

    Submit your application here!

    Preconference Exchange Lisbon – informationDownload

  • Primary Care Show Conference Exchange May 2025

    Primary Care Show Conference Exchange May 2025

    Would you like to do an exchange to the UK before attending a conference?

    Junior International Committee RCGP Exchange Team is organising the Primary Care Show Conference Exchange in UK from 12th to 15th May 2025 (Monday to Thursday).

    Deadline to submit you application: Friday 28th March 2025

    Announcement Primary Care Show Exchange UK 2025Download
  • Application for Bursaries – WONCA Lisbon 2025

    Application for Bursaries – WONCA Lisbon 2025

    Refund

    5 applicants will receive 900 € to attend YDM Preconference and WONCA World Conference in Lisbon.

    The refund can cover:

    • registration fee for the YDM Preconference Lisbon 2025
    • registration fee for the WONCA World Conference Lisbon 2025
    • the cost of flight tickets to YDM Preconference and WONCA World Conference in Lisbon
    • the cost of accommodation during YDM Preconference and WONCA World Conference in Lisbon

    Any costs in excess of the bursary allocation will need to be covered by the bursary holder.

    Documents

    1. Application form (saved Name_AF_Lisbon 2025_Europe) (see below)
    2. Proof of a young doctor status: GP trainee or during the first 5 years after training (saved as Name_Status_Lisbon2025_Europe).
    3. Applicant’s picture (saved as Name_Picture_Lisbon2025_Europe)

    All the documents must be sent to EYFDMBursaries2025 by the 30th of April.
    The applicants will be informed about results through emails by the 31st of May.

    Other Requirements

    1. The applicant will be asked to describe her/his experience (using 250- 500 words) within one month after attending the event.
    2. The applicant will be asked to send proof of incurred costs (e.g.bills, invoices).
    3. The applicant has to attend both events: the WONCA World Conference and the YDM Preconference.

    Inclusion Criteria – to receive the bursary you must:

    1. Be a young family physician (a family medicine trainee or up to 5 years after finishing training, valid in September 2025)
    2. Be a member of a WONCA Europe National Member Organisation of WONCA (valid on the 30th April 2025). You can check it here.
    3. Prove your attendance at both the WONCA World Conference and the YDM Preconference in Lisbon
    4. Send a report of your experience within one month after the event.
    5. Not live in Portugal
    6. Not be a winner of a previous WONCA / EYFDM (previously VdGM) fund or scholarship.

    Failure to meet these requirements, including to send a report of her/his experience within one month after the event fails to prove the incurred costs.

    See more information on the bursaries below:

    Fund Lisbon 2025-1Download

  • Family Medicine Initiative

    Family Medicine Initiative

    As we ramp up to 9th forum in the Grand Region, we would like to remind of a website spotlighted by a keynote lecturer in the last Forum in Vienna, Dr. Florian Stigler. We particularly recommend this post in particular, focusing in the importance of Family Medicine:

    8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

    You can also subscribe to Golden Nuggets of Family Medicine – Essential Family Medicine Updates as 1-min-reads.

  • International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress 2025

    International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress 2025

    We are honored to invite not only the Family Medicine branch but also all branches that we manage diseases together with a multidisciplinary approach to our third International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress to be held on May 22-24, 2025 at Ordu, Türkiye.

    In our congress, with the participation of our speakers who have knowledge and experience in the national and international fields, we have prepared a strong program that will contribute to our practical applications with rich scientific content in the light of current literature information. A congress awaits us with trainings, oral presentations, hours where we find answers to our questions in hybrid sessions with interactive participation, and social programs where we will get away from fatigue and stress.

    We are looking forward to the participation of our guests from all our provinces, especially the Black Sea Region, and from various countries of the world in our congress.

    Therefore, we are announcing free online registration bursaries for 20 international participants who will present their papers in our congress.

    Winners of the scholarship will be selected according to the acceptance date of the oral presentation. For more information please visit our website: www.kahsed.com

    Our unity will add strength to our strength and carry the value and vision of the Family Medicine specialty discipline to higher levels for the future. Hope to see you at our congress.

    Best regards,

    On behalf of the Organizing Committee

  • EYFDM & WWPWFM Webinar – watch

    EYFDM & WWPWFM Webinar – watch

    The collaborative webinar between EYFDM and WWPWFM, “Violence against female doctors”, held on 8 Dec 2024 has been uploaded. The webinar was organised by WONCA’s Women’s Health Special Interest Group and the European Network of Young Doctors’ Movement. It was moderated by Helena Alonso (EYFDM Policy Officer) as the past chair of the Women’s Health Special Interest Group.

    Violence against women doctors is a serious and widespread problem that affects women all over the world. This webinar explores the issue from a global perspective, with speakers from Nigeria, Colombia, and the UK. The webinar discusses the prevalence of violence against women doctors, the impact of this violence on their work and well-being, and actionable solutions to create safer and more supportive medical workplaces.

    During the webinar we got to hear from several experts, including Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar from Pakistan and currently at Australian National University Pakistan, Dr. Rimola Silva from Nigeria, Dr. Alejandra Leon from Colombia, and Dr. Mary Robertson from the UK. The speakers discussed the prevalence of violence against women doctors in their respective countries, the impact of this violence on their work and well-being, and strategies for prevention and response. The webinar also highlighted the importance of data collection and research to better understand the scope of the problem and develop effective interventions.

    Watch the recording of the webinar and learn more about how to address this important issue.

  • Call for bursaries -Forum 2025 – new deadline

    Call for bursaries -Forum 2025 – new deadline

    Dear EYFDMians,

    The call for bursaries to Grand Region Forum 2025 is open. Get all the details in the document call below. The number of bursaries has been extended from 2 to 6 with generous sponsorship from Health Ministry of Luxembourg. The new deadline to send all documents to our Awards Officer: December 31st. Announcement on January 12.

    EYFDM FUND Grand RegionDownload

  • WONCA YDM & WP/SIG webinar – Violence against Female doctors

    WONCA YDM & WP/SIG webinar – Violence against Female doctors

    Coming next week, Sunday 8th December at 13:00 UTC a webinar on Violence against Female doctors organised by EYFDM and Women’s Health SIG with WONCA Working Party on Women’s and Family Medicine (WWPCWFM).

    Be sure to register here or scanning the qr code.

    Speakers:

    Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar – Australian National University Pakistan //Australia, South Asia

    I am a GP from Pakistan with extensive back ground of primary health care teaching and research. I am based in Australia for now, where I am working as a Fellow in Department of applied epidemiology at the Australian National University. My clinical practice is in Pakistan. I pioneered Department of Family Medicine at the Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan and launched Regional Diploma of Family Medicine in 2020. I moved to Australian in 2021, however, I am involved in teaching and research with Family Medicine faculties at the Health Services Academy and Khyber Medical University. In Australia, I teach first and second year medical students at the ANU Medical School. Most recently, I along with Dr Hina Jawaid and Dr Humaira Khattak authored a case study on violence against female doctors in Pakistan, for a book on “Sexual harassment and abuse doctors by doctors” which is right now at the Cambridge press. It is authored by Dr Louise Stone from the ANU.

    Official ANU page is Dr Tehzeeb Zulfiqar | ANU National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

    Dr. Mary Robertson – EYFDM, UK, Europe; MBBS M.Sc B.Sc Hons UWI

    GP Registrar – Training in England, UK.
    Member of the Women’s Health SIG EYFDM (Special Interest Group of European Young Family Doctors Movement).
    UK Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Severn Faculty International Representative (Junior).
    WONCA EURIPA (European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association) member.

    Dr. Abimbola Silva – Family Physician, W, Nigeria, Africa

    Family Physician with Special Interest in Intimate partner violence, also a member of the WONCA SIG Family Violence.

    Dr. Alejandra León – Waynakay, Colombia, South America

    Specialist in Family Medicine at the Miraflores Hospital. Lecturer in Medicine and Family Medicine UPTC. Representative of Waynakay Latin America to the CIMF. Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the SOCMEF.

    Moderator:

    Dr. Helena Alonso – UK, Europe

    Family doctor (GP) in Cornwall, South West of Great Britain. Past chair of EYFDM Women’s health SIG and current EYFDM Policy officer. Member of WWPWFM Europe.

  • Call for bursaries – Grand Region

    Call for bursaries – Grand Region

    Dear EYFDMians,

    The call for bursaries to Grand Region Forum 2025 is open. Get all the details in the document call below. Also, keep in mind the important deadline to send all documents to our Awards Officer: December 22nd.

    EYFDM FUND Grand RegionDownload

    Hope to see you in Grand Region.