14/12/23 Webinar on Navigating Challenges of the Young Health Professionals
EFPC Webinar: “Navigating Challenges of the Young Health Professionals: Empowering the Next Generation” The EFPC will be hosting a webinar on “Navigating Challenges of the Young Health Professionals: Empowering the Next Generation”, a Kenyan, Kazakh and British perspective, next 14th of December, at 13 -14(CET), with Mercy Wanjala, [...]
16/11/22 Webinar: Students’ mental health from a Primary Care perspective
EFPC Webinar series 2022 | Main Theme 2022: “Primary Care and the Patient Perspective" Webinar: Students' mental health from a Primary Care perspective. 16th November 2022 | 14-15h CET The Greek educational system doesn’t offer routine screening for [...]
EFPC receives prestigious UN award
European Forum for Primary Care has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 UN Interagency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award. We, as the EFPC, are highly honored to be [...]
EFPC receives United Nations Primary Care Award
We are proud to inform you that the European Forum for Primary Care has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 UN Interagency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award. These [...]
EFPC Position Paper | Organization of primary care
The EFPC Primary Care Organization Working Group has published a new Position Paper in the official EFPC Journal Primary Health Care Research & Development (PHCR&D): Title: Organization of Primary Care Published: 1st September 2022 Authors: Mehmet Akman, Duygu Ayhan [...]
2022 General Assembly EFPC
The EFPC General Assembly will take place in Ghent, on the 26th of September. The agenda and annexed documents will be sent to the EFPC members in the upcoming days. Date: Monday, 26 September 2022 Time: from 18.00h to 19.30h (CET) [...]
ASCEND is launching blogs!
Free online CME-accredited content covering diabetes and obesity. The Academy for Science and Continuing Education in Diabetes and Obesity (ASCEND) is a free online CME-accredited educational content covering diabetes and obesity. The E-learning Portal is a learning [...]
BeWell project kicked-off
Blueprint Alliance for a Future Health Workforce Strategy on Digital And Green Skills: BeWell project kicked-off A strategy on upskilling and reskilling the European health workforce is being produced by a consortium of 24 partners from 11 [...]
EFPC PRIMORE Meeting 2022
The first onsite EFPC meeting in Bergen, Norway, since Nanterre 2019! Looking forward to meeting all other members in Ghent later this year.
EFPC with Advisory Board member Elena Petelos selected as a member of the HERA Civil Society Forum
The EFPC would like to congratulate Elena Petelos as the new member of the HERA Civil Society Forum. The EFPC is thrilled and fortunate to have an exquisite representative like Elena Petelos to represent us in future [...]
EFPC Prison Health WG PP
The EFPC Prison Health Working Group has published a new Position Paper in the official EFPC Journal Primary Health Care Research & Development (PHCR&D): The health of detainees and the role of primary care: Position paper of [...]
3i Collaboration: Promoting Community Health through Primary Care (ProComm)
3i Collaboration: Promoting Community Health through Primary Care (ProComm) In May, the EFPC collaborated with the Universities of Kent, Ghent, and Lille to hold the '3i Collaboration: Promoting Community Health through Primary Care (ProComm)' event. The event [...]
EFPC Advisory Board vacancies. Call for nominations!
The EFPC would like to invite members interested in joining the Advisory Board for the next 3 years to come up with a nomination or submit your interest! If you would like to know more about what [...]
PRIMORE Bergen 16/17 June event: Interprofessional Primary Care Research 2022
Download the program here! Register here EFPC Bergen masterclass Thursday 16 June (full day)* This master-class is aiming for early career researchers to further develop their professional and [...]
EFPC 2022 PRIMORE Webinar series
Main Theme 2022: “Primary Care and the Patient Perspective" April 2022: Introductory webinar 25 April 12.30-13.30 CET “The patient perspective explained” by Dolf de Boer (NIVEL). Register here! Dolf de Boer (PhD, MBA) Program [...]
“Desperately Wanted: Family Doctors“
The documentary starts with gloomy music and dramatic words, at the beginning a house with closed shutters is shown and aerial views of rural villages. The commentary talks about fear and worries because of closed surgeries in [...]
EFPC Statement | Ukraine
EFPC Statement February 28th 2022 With abhorrence, the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC) has taken notice of the war against Ukraine. A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding for the people of Ukraine who lose home [...]
What is your take on Equity? Debate on the results of on-line questionnaire of participants of the WFPHA
Global Public Health Week (GPHW) Public Health Matters: Building the New Future Day 3: Achieving Health Equity Wednesday, 6 April Striving for equity is one of the key issues of WHO as part of the Sustainable Development [...]
EFPC Prescribing a healthier future for Europeans #TheFutureIsYours
Primary Health Care (PHC) is an indispensable good for equitable and high-quality care in Europe and beyond! The European Forum for Primary Care prescribes a healthier future for Europeans #TheFutureIsYours Primary Health Care (PHC) is an indispensable [...]
10/11/21 Webinar: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
Early Detection of Prostate Cancer in the 2020’s – an update for primary care professionals The EFPC will be hosting a webinar on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer in the 2020’s – an update for primary [...]
#HealthyClimate Prescription
Global health community calls for climate action ahead of UN climate conference (COP26) to avert “biggest health threat facing humanity” WHO report calls for ambitious climate commitments as the only path to long-term recovery from pandemic Geneva, [...]
EFPC at the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
EFPC at the 71st session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (virtual) 13–15 September 2021 We are glad to inform you that the EFPC is given the opportunity to present its’ statement at the 71st session [...]
24/09/21 Webinar: PRICOV19
Webinar: COVID: threat or opportunity for quality improvement (QI) in primary care? The EFPC will be hosting a webinar on COVID: threat or opportunity for quality improvement (QI) in primary care? - PRICOV-19 study, Friday 24 [...]
06/10/21 Webinar: “European primary care” Dutch Health Council report
Webinar "European primary care" Dutch Health Council report from 2004; one of the starting points of the EFPC With the presence of Prof Andre Knottnerus, previous Chair of the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy [...]
22/09/21 Webinar: Strategic Task & Finish group
Webinar Strategic Task & Finish group: EFPC strategic 5 year plan for retaining and fostering membership and extra funding The EFPC Strategic Task Group (Sally Kendall, Maria vd Muijsenbergh, Judith de Jong, Kate O'Donnell & [...]
2021 General Assembly
EFPC 2021 General Assembly Date: Monday, 6 September 2021 Time: from 18.00h to 19.30h (CET) Place: online chaired by Prof Sally Kendall, Alessandro Mereu takes notes. Agenda: Opening Executive Board current composition and rotation grid (ExBo rotation [...]