The Scientific Programme of Wonca Cancun 2010 consists of more than 600 scientific sessions, and 685 poster presentations, at which over 2,000 scientific papers will be presented. In addition, top key note speakers will present five Plenary Sessions. View the Preliminary Programme to get an overview of this interesting Conference:

KEY NOTE SESSIONS

The contribution of Family Medicine/Primary Health Care to the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals.
Prof. Jan De Maeseneer

Children Health: New and old challenges for the family physician.
Prof. Catherine Law

Gender issues: the role of family physicians.
Dr. Bene E. Madunagu

Primary Health and Medical Education.
Dr. José Narro Robles

The Future of Family Medicine.
Prof. Barbara Starfield

SYMPOSIUMS
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1. Co-morbid Diabetes and Depression
2. Medical Unexplained Symptoms
3. Disseminate Peer Health Coaching Programs
4. Patient-centered clinical methods(Spanish)
5. Research in Family Medicine (Spanish)
6. Teaching in Family Medicine (Spanish)
7. International criteria for contraceptives prescription (UNFPA)
8. Family Medicine Development in Europe (Wonca Europe)
9. Family Medicine Development in Latin America (Wonca Iberoamerica-CIMF)
10. Family Medicine in Brazil and Portugal (Portuguese)

WORKSHOPS
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1. Achieving excellence in Diabetes Care though the use of a Diabetes Registry
2. Learning how to do Group Visits for chronic disease-diabetes as the model
3. Prescribing in general practice – how can we improve the quality of drug use?
4. 15 by 2015: Strengthening Primary Health Care in Developing Countries
5. Linking family doctors everywhere – a practical workshop on information communication technology (ICT) – Part of the Women’s Track
6. An introduction to realist synthesis
7. Open Source Program, for client -doctor medical support
8. Cultural competency training for health professionals
9. Using Dr. Google for Patient Education
10. A model for integrating cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) into routine primary care consultations
11. Dr ZEUS: A vertically integrated model for nurturing a future General Practice workforce
12. Group visits as a model for patient empowerment
13. Workshop on leadership skills for family doctors
14. Family Doctors taking responsibility for producing and delivering their own robust evidence informed education
15. Ethical dilemmas in general practice / family medicine - a workshop
16. How can a busy physician help patients take prescribed medicines correctly?
17. Complexity sciences – an emerging way of solving problems in medicine presented by Complexity-SIG
18. Strengthening our writing: A writing workshop for family medicine educators and clinicians
19. Issues in choosing and translating an outcome measure
20. Developing new standards for enhancing the contribution of academic institutions: Meeting the Millennium Development Goals through family medicine
21. First do no harm: Re-thinking resident didactic education
22. Psychodrama in Training of Family Doctors
23. Increasing GP Training from 3 to 4 years- A Major UK Pilot
24. General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA): An integrated model for supporting GP Registrars and grassroots solutions in education and training
25. What really matters: Developing standards for recognition of family medicine training between countries
26. Faculty development and practice based small group learning: an approach to enhance clinical teaching
27. The use of drawing to enhance observational skills in primary care
28. A European story: Insight into a selection of GP Training Programmes across Europe
29. Global standards for education/training in family medicine
30. Faculty development for teachers of family medicine in Europe – Reflections on 16 years’ experience with the International Bled Course
31. Developing student projects for developing countries
32. Applying Multiple Methods of International Faculty Development in Family Medicine
33. Two educational strategies in family medicine
34. Fight or flight? Win or lose? Or.....?
35. Strategies to Develop Research in Family Medicine
36. MDG7 and the Family Doctor: if not us, then who?
37. Climate change and health: the role of the family physician as a clinician and as an advocate in the community.
38. Is the environment contributing to your pediatric patient’s illness? A case based workshop on how to assess and manage environmental health issues in the office and in the community.
39. Stop Domestic Violence: International Research Workshop for Identifying and Responding
40. Detecting family abuse using multiple risk assessment and case management by providers in Primary Care
41. Why school health services fail to improve health of students: A new role of family doctor
42. Program Accompanying and Support Given to Communities of Displaced People in the Urban Zone of Suba - Bogota, in Accordance with the Family Health Model that Has Been Proposed by ASCOFAME and the La Sabana University
43. Alcohol and managing its problems in family practice
44. Rational Drug Use in the Elderly: Addressing and Minimizing Polypharmacy
45. Fundamentals of tobacco cessation interventions for busy physicians: What you need to know to help your patients change
46. Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM): What providers need to know and do
47. Guidelines for interpreting results of testing for antibody to hepatitis C virus
48. Comprehensive foot assessment / work shop
49. Five minutes to change: Evidence based behavioral health interventions for PCPs
50. Partners in Practice - an International Development Programme of the Danish College of General Practitioners
51. Low back pain: what can we do in our surgery?
52. Get acquainted with the International Family Practice Maturity Matrix
53. Outpatient Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
54. Family Doctor and the Integration of a Multidisciplinary Work Group Assisting Terminal Patients (53)

WONCA WORKING PARTIES AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
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WONCA WORKING PARTY ON WOMEN AND FAMILY MEDICINE

• Primary health care research: how to start. A skills workshop to develop research capacity
• Trainees and young women doctors – working together though issues and challenges
• Leadership Challenges in the Face of Adversity
• Strengthening our writing: A writing workshop for family medicine educators and clinicians
• Effective interventions against forms of gender violence around the world
• Gender Issues in Rural Practice- Joint Wonca Working Party on Women and Family Medicne and Wonca Working Party on Rural Practice Workshop
• Empowerment of Women in the HIV era
• Maintaining equity standards at Wonca meetings: an interactive workshop to discuss the standards
• Caring for Marginalized Women: Homeless and Prisoners
• Women Practitioners and Research - overcoming the barriers
• Women’s Sexuality throughout the Lifespan

SIG CANCER RESEARCH

• Early diagnosis of cancer
• Primary Palliative Care for patients with cancer

WONCA WORKING PARTY ON MENTAL HEALTH

• Mental Health Skills Training
• Indigenous Issues and Health Outcomes
• Symposium - Book Launch. Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care: A Global Perspective

WONCA WORKING PARTY ON RURAL HEALTH

• Empowering Rural Health in Central and South America: the role of Primary Health Care.

JUNIOR DOCTORS AND RESIDENTS TRACK
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• A Country Practice - training in regional, rural and remote communities
• Leadership - Stepping up to develop our profession
• Vasco da Gama Movement: how to unite and motivate GP trainees and junior GPs for international activities
• Wishing to broaden horizons in GP?. Hippocrates is the answer...
• How to establish a national committee for junior GPs in your country
• Looking after your own health
• Uniting Junior Doctors Worldwide
• The Rajakumar Movement - unity in the Asia Pacific Region
• What is Research and how do I get started?

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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554 scientific papers will be presented, clustered on the next areas:

• Food and Nutrition,
• Child Health,
• Mental Health,
• Family Medical Care,
• Health Administration,
• Practical Experiences,
• Herbal Medicine,
• Homeopathy,
• Influenza,
• Educational intervention,
• Family Medicine in Rural Areas,
• Family Medicine at the Undergraduate,
• Family Medicine and Education on the Internet,
• Operationalization and Monitoring Models,
• Models operationalization and Update,
• New Technologies,
• Geriatric Profile,
• Docent Activities in Family Medicine,
• Health Programs,
• Family Medicine Residency,
• School satisfaction and burnout,
• Epidemiology

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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685 scientific papers will be presented on three sessions, clustered on the next areas:

• Family medical care
• Epidemiology
• Training of family doctors
• Child Health
• Patient Health
• Education and Health Promotion
• Gerontology and Geriatric Health
• Mental Health
• Community Health
• Planning and Policy
• School Health Education and Services
• Health Administration
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
• Population, Family Planning and Reproductive Health
• Maternal Health
• HIV/AIDS
• Alternative and Traditional Medicine
• Family Studies
• Food and Nutrition
• International Health Programmes
• Oral Health
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Health Teams
• Family Therapy
• Environment
• Gender Topics
• Statistics
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
• Injury and Emergency Health Services
• Podiatric Health
• Vision Care Section
• Other Topics of Interest