We would like to bring to your attention the 2nd International Scientific Conference of Primary Care that will take place on November 23 and 24, 2023 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The Ljubljana Community Health Centre, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, a member of the University of Ljubljana, is organizing the Conference under the main theme: Interprofessional Teamwork and Quality in Healthcare. The main Conference Topics that will be covered are:

•             Integrated primary care

•             Quality and safety of interprofessional work in primary care

•             Planetary health and sustainability in primary care

•             Interprofessional education and training with simulators and other new approaches

The Scientific Committee has been preparing an exciting programme based on the main topics, addressing all professionals involved in primary healthcare (physicians, nurses, social workers, public health specialists, physiotherapists, dentists, administrators, psychologists, sociologists), as well as educators, key opinion leaders, informal caregivers, and patients.

You can find more information on www.iscpc.si, where you can register for the event.

We believe the Conference will bring our attention to the important issue that is Primary Care and we look forward to meeting you in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in November.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for the WONCA Europe Pre-Conference and Conference in Brussels! We had a fantastic time. We would like to welcome two new executive members: Marika Svatošová (Treasurer) and Yanica Vella (Exchange Officer) who were elected during our council meeting! Special thanks to the pre-conference HOC for an amazing event – see more here.

Young family doctors also made up 32% of all attendees at the main conference, which is huge! 3 of our EYFDM Members (Stuart Holmes and Ikbal Humay Arman from the executive and Daria Gheorge, our National Delegate from France) gave a very impactful plenary speech – if you missed it you can watch it here.

Thanks to the generosity of attendees, we also raised €3940 for our EYFDM Fund via the lottery, which we will use to fund bursaries for those from LMIC to attend our future events. If you have been lucky enough to win a prize, please contact awards@eyfdm.eu. 

Speaking of…

The 8th EYFDM Forum will take place in Vienna, Austria from 12-13th April 2024, with a pre-conference exchange starting on 9th April. Registrations open on 16th July – you can find all the information you need right here, including the pre-conference application process and abstract deadlines! Put the date in your diary and get registering now!

And if you love attending EYFDM Events, why not host your own…

WE ARE LOOKING FOR BIDS FOR THE 9TH EYFDM FORUM!

We will soon be inviting bids for the next EYFDM Forum! We will be sharing more information about deadlines and voting soon – but in the meantime, why not check out our bid teaser, and start thinking about whether you could host an event in your own country!

Big thanks to the HoC for two inspiring conference days and to all active and energetic participants. You are at the heart and future of general practice.

Meet your teaching GP colleagues in a beautiful environment. (Klick on the image before or after reading it, your choice.)

Abstract Submission Deadline is approaching fast and is set to 16 April 2023.

The 62nd EQuiP Conference will take place in Dublin-Ireland between 12-13 May 2023. The preliminary Conference Programme can be viewed here.

Our 2023 conference theme is to focus a spotlight on the wide range of quality activities in Europe, the “Hot Topics” of quality. Delegates will exchange knowledge and innovations, and this promotes future networking among professionals.

We invite you to submit abstracts for short panel presentations within symposia to update colleagues on current and recent publications, projects and project proposals that shine a spotlight on quality of care in GP/FM. The abstracts can be based on your personal work, or the outputs of your institution or based on the work of colleagues in your national college / national WONCA Europe member organisation for GP/FM. The theme of each plenary symposium will be decided by abstracts received.

We look forward to welcoming you to Dublin!

Dr Andrée Rochfort, President of EQUIP
ICGP Director of Quality Improvement

Check out our own preconference overview or head directly to the conference website. The only thing you definitely shouldn’t do is sitting on the fence.