Dear Colleagues

WONCA Europe and the College of Family Physicians in Poland would like to invite you to participate
in the 17th WONCA Europe Conference which will be held on 8 - 11 September 2011
in Warsaw, Poland.
The theme of the Conference is ‘Family Medicine – Practice, Science and Art’.

Throughout Europe, General Practitioners and Family Doctors practice modern medicine and care for their patients. In family medicine and the other medical disciplines, decision-making process is generally supported by science that provides evidence coming from random controlled trials or observational studies.
Doctors apply this scientific knowledge in a rational manner during their everyday consultation with the patients. However, they also need to take into account psychological, social, ideological and even political factors.
They need to use their skills and judgments carefully to consider costs, patient values, prejudices and emotions that may influence their care. All these aspects make Family Medicine more an art than just a science.

Therefore we would like to warmly welcome you to the Conference in Warsaw.
Its goal is to broaden the scope of discussion referring to ‘Family Medicine – Practice, Science and Art’
and enrich it with many additional topics.
It will be interesting to share the experiences and hear the views of the other doctors from all over Europe.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Warsaw!

Adam Windak, Associate Professor
Chairman of the Scientific Committee

Tomasz Tomasik MD, PhD
Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Maciek Godycki-Ćwirko MD, PhD
Chairman of the International Advisory Board College of Family Physicians in Poland

World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic
Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians