QT23 continuous medical education

WONCA 2013: Shifting perspectives in healthcare: becoming partners with patients

Submitted by Harris Lygidakis on Fri, 14/06/2013 - 23:05

The workshop Shifting perspectives in healthcare: becoming partners with patients will be held during the WONCA World 2013 Conference Prague on Thursday 27th June 2013, at 2pm (room Club E). Organised by the Vasco da Gama Movement and WONCA Europe, moderated by Carl Steylaerts, Charilaos (Harris) Lygidakis, Raquel Gomez-Bravo and Greg Irving. Background: The Internet-savvy users, the so called e-patients, seek online health information, connect and collaborate with others and take advantage of this medium not only for decision making and management of their own condition, but also for education and advocacy purposes. The connectivity and the wide availability of a large amount of data, thanks to worldwide health databases, mobile devices and personal health records, enable the patients to play an active role in healthcare at an individual and community level, as shown by the connected communities of care and the movement of participatory medicine. Relationships between clinicians and patients are bound to be transformed fundamentally. In this context, it is crucial now, more than ever, that Family Doctors become partners with patients and lead the way into a new paradigm of Medicine.

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Winners of the 2012 Hippokrates Exchange and Carosino Prizes

Submitted by Harris Lygidakis on Thu, 23/05/2013 - 13:15

The VdGM is happy to announce the winners of this year Carosino and Hippokrates Exchange Prizes, which award respectively the best exchange in a rural and any setting which took place in 2011 or 2012.

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Exchanges

The Vasco da Gama Movement offers three types of Exchanges. Please select one of the following for further information.

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Events

VdGM events offer participants the opportunity to be introduced to the concept of being a GP/FP in a worldly context, to exchange experiences and visions, discusss with colleagues from all over the globe widening their perspectives and horizons, and help them to "think globally and act locally".

The events are open to all trainees and young GP/FP up to 5 years after qualification. There is usually a fixed number of places available and registrations are carried out in a first-come, first-served basis.

The Vasco da Gama Movement events include: