Workshop: Developing a Rural Strategy for European Family Medicine/General Practice Workshop Leader: Dr J Wynn-Jones. 20th Wonca World Conference. Prague 25-29 June 2013

1. Developing a Rural Strategy for
European Family Medicine
“The Educational Agenda”
Jaume Banqué Vidiella
Semfyc – Camfic – Spain
ABS Tortosa Oest – Tarragona
jbanquev@gmail.com

2. • There is a big variety in systems for health services
• There are important differences in Family Medicine // Rural
Health development and in educational programs
• There are multiple GPs associations, medical institutions,
foundations, etc..
• There are different international administrations
> Complexity <
“We are Europeans but every country is different”
European Educational Background

3. VERTICAL INTEGRATION
HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION
Students/Doctors/ Nurses/ Physios/ OTs/ Dentists/ Pharmacists etc.
Retirement
CPD
Advanced professional training
> Residents <
> Undergraduates <
School leavers
Barossa Valley. October 2010. Dr John Wynn-Jones
Education and Training

4. Undergraduates
Powys
Welsh Rural Campus
South Shropshire
Rural Campus
Barossa Valley. October 2010. Dr John Wynn-Jones

5. The Rural Campus Experience in Wales
• An innovative approach designed to empower and
improve local health services through working with
neighbouring medical schools
• Developing a learning environment in a rural
community for students and practitioners
• An innovative flexible learning experience for
students and health care professionals using
effective and relevant approaches for lifelong
learning in rural areas
Barossa Valley. October 2010. Dr John Wynn-Jones

6. Postgraduates
Vasco Da Gamma Movement
Research Conclusions
• Poor rural background from
medical schools
• Rural training in 46,67% of
residents
• Big differences within
compulsory (or not) rural
programmes but the same
needs in every country
Rural Wonca Conference. Crete. June 2009

7. What essential rural competences to learn and practice ?
(32 Participants from 23 countries. Only 5 countries have
compulsory rural training program for residents)
• Emergencies, communicational skills, managing elderly
people, paediatrics,...
• Flexibility, knowing the place you work, leadership,..
• Networking, multidisciplinary point of view,...
Rural Training Program for Residents
Suggestions from the Wonca Europe Conference Workshops
in 2010 and 2011

8. • Creating an “ Euripa´s Educational Manifesto”
(Underlying Under and Postgraduate recommendations)
• Evaluating and describing GP // Rural Training in Europe.
Clarifying the importance of the International Advisory
Board
• Working in collaboration with National Medical
Associations
• Connecting with different Rural initiatives in Europe
Educational Suggestions to discuss

9. The European Rural & Isolated Practitioners Association
“To ensure that all the rural and isolated populations in Europe
have access to high quality health care irrespective of location,
culture or resource”