Family Medicine

World Book of Family Medicine – European Edition 2015
What is a World Book?
It is a series of 100 titles selected from 20 years of World and European WONCA Congresses, by concept small essays
on the topic inviting to read more. It is in no way meant to be exhaustive text book material, but short and crisp texts
to highlight why the title was selected in the first place.
Why a World Book?
When you have an Anniversary, WONCA Europe's 20 th to be precise, it is time to reflect, to look out for more, and for
exchanging gifts. Selecting the best 100 titles, asking the original or guest authors to make a crisp contribution is a way
of honouring our past, but also a few good moves into the future. The future of the World, of Family Medicine, of
WONCA. Hence the title ;))
Since the selection was biased by a European look, we decided to name it European Edition.
How did we do it?
Collecting the abstracts, making them digitally available, correcting for language, selecting a long list, asking a
competent jury (Executive Members of the Board of WONCA Europe and WONCA World) to come to a short list of 100.
What is to be expected from a World Book?
Inspiration. Also a sense that when you present at WONCA, your work is not lost and there is a chance that – who
knows when! - there will be more to follow. When? As soon as someone comes with the idea …
Volunteering
One can ask oneself: what's all this volunteering good for? (Perhaps you didn't know: all the authors did this for free,
including the editors).
Let's use the Ant's Theme: an ant doesn't ask whether it is useful to live, she just carries out a task, like the rest of the
tribe. And by doing so, the tribe survives and thrives.
Enjoy !
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