The WONCA Europe Working Group for

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The WONCA Europe Working Group for Young and
Future General Practitioners
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VdGM General meeting, 2006
Vasco da Gama Movement

• Time frame
• Report on history and present status of VdGM (15
  min)
• Presentations of activities in theme groups ( 5
  min each)
• Brainstorm session on future structure of VdGM
  (15 min)
• Interactive session on theme groups (10 min)
• Summary and conclusions (10 min)

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The Conception
Vasco da Gama Movement

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Vasco da Gama Movement
The birth Junior Doctor Pre-conference
WONCA
Europe ConferenceAmsterdam June 200466
participants 13 European countries
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Vasco da Gama Movement

• Foundation of the European Network for GP/FM
  Junior Doctors
• Declaration of Intent
• Under the aegis of
• WONCA Region Europe
• Doctors in training
• following 5 years

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Vasco da Gama Movement

• The Baptism - Vasco da Gama movement
• Lisbon meeting, Jan. 2005
• Preconference planning, Kos 2005
• Communication with WONCA Europe
• Discussing structure and future
• Theme groups Recruitment issues, educational
  agenda, VdGM image

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• WONCA World Conference Orlando, USA
• Residents/Trainees Symposium
• ENJD participation
• VTP across Europe
• European view on GP/FM Future
• Network presentation
• Induction for global organization

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Maastricht meeting, May 2006
University of Maastricht offered office and
2 hours /week to VdGM and international
affairs Participation in workshop on
training Organising Preconference, Kos 2005
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• 2nd Preconference, Kos 2005
• 52 participants from 19 countries
• 3 workshops in the main conference
• Presenting VdGM and highlights from the
  Preconference
• Keep General Practice Sexy Recruitment issues
• The educational agenda from users perspective

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General assembly, Kos 2005
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• Conclusions from the General Assembly, Kos 2005
• Organizational structure was discussed a theme
  group was formed.
• The interim executive group from Amsterdam was
  mandated to organize the next Preconference in
  2006.
• Theme groups were formed with volunteers
• International exchange
• Recruitment
• Organizational structure
• Education and training
• Research
• Image

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Vasco da Gama Movement

• Growing up - London meeting Jan, 2006
• Farewell to Fons Sips and Justin Allen, now
  Honorary members
• Organizational changes and nomination of members
  for different tasks.
• Renewed statement of intent
• Preconference planning, Florence 2006,
  collaborating with Andrea Moser and David
  Fasolettti and HOC 2006

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Vasco da Gama Movement

• The Statement of intent
• Providing a forum, support and information for
  trainees and young GPs through access to WONCA
  Europe regional conferences and pre-conferences.
• a1. By means of co-organising a Preconference
  meeting during the WONCA Europe regional
  conferences and pre-conferences

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Vasco da Gama Movement

• B. Establishing a communication network between
  European trainees and young GPs and identifying
  their concerns, doubts and needs and helping to
  address them.
• b1. By means of writing and publishing
  newsletters concerning the movement for national
• b2. By collaborating with national colleges and
  associations in general practice and stimulating
  the formation of national representation of
  young and future GPs.
• b3. By collaborating with international
  organisations of general practice and the
  representation of the movement at international
  meetings.

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• C. Improving the quality of training programmes
  for general practice.
• c1. By establishing a central information
  database on training programmes for general
  practice.
• c2. By setting up quality standards.

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• Organisational structure

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• Milestones, achievements
• Name
• Website, www.vdgm.eu, secretary, office
• Organised 2 preconferences in close cooperation
  with EURACT and HOC
• Arranged workshops at 2 WONCA-Europe conferences
• Published 3 newsletters www.vdgm.eu and articles
  in EJGP and national journals
• Theme groups have formed and started working
• Participation in WONCA World Conference 2005

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Vasco da Gama Movement

• 3rd Preconference, Florence 2006
• 27-28th of August VdGM Preconference
• 35 participants from 19 countries
• The definition of GP/FM in Europe
• Training schemes and cultural differences
• General meeting Monday 28th 14.10-15.20, open to
  all.
• 2 VdGM workshops
• professional development fro starters
• Personal development

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• VdGM General meeting, Florence 2006
• Recruiting new members
• Report on current achievements
• Presentations by theme groups
• Communication, PR
• VdGM Structure
• National organisations involvement
• The future - Visions for VdGM

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Vasco da Gama Movement

• The future - Visions
• Future structure. Network organisation or Working
  group?, Membership, statues, bylaws.
• Funding
• Theme groups
• Communication, PR

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• Encounter
• Exchange
• Enlighten
• and Enjoy
• Endure

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