WONCA Family Medicine
About the Book Series
The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) is a not-for-profit organization and was founded in 1972 by member organizations in 18 countries. It now has 118 Member Organizations in 131 countries and territories with membership of about 500,000 family doctors and more than 90 per cent of the world’s population. The Mission of WONCA is to improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world through defining and promoting its values, including respect for universal human rights and gender equity, and by fostering high standards of care in general practice/family medicine.
Taylor & Francis is proud to partner with WONCA in the publication of the journals The European Journal of General Practice and Education for Primary Care and the series WONCA Family Medicine, a collection of books written by world-wide experts and practitioners of family medicine to help support and develop research, education and practice in primary care globally.
Primary Health Care around the World: Recommendations for International Policy and Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Chris Van Weel, Amanda Howe
October 30, 2018
This unique book is the first to bring together primary care experiences from around the world, with emphasis on non-Western regions. Utilising published articles that profile different countries’ primary health care, accompanied by expert commentaries, the book consolidates global primary health ...
How To Do Primary Care Research
1st Edition
Edited
By Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Robert Mash
October 12, 2018
This practical ‘How To’ guide talks the reader step-by-step through designing, conducting and disseminating primary care research, a growing discipline internationally. The vast majority of health care issues are experienced by people in community settings, who are not adequately represented by ...
Family Medicine: The Classic Papers
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Kidd, Iona Heath, Amanda Howe
August 17, 2016
Containing papers carefully compiled for both their historical importance and contemporary relevance, Family Medicine: The Classic Papers brings together a team of experts, led by global family medicine leaders Michael Kidd, Iona Heath and Amanda Howe, who explain the importance of each selected ...
International Perspectives on Primary Care Research
1st Edition
Edited
By Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Bob Mash
April 12, 2016
International Perspectives on Primary Care Research examines how the evidence base from primary care research can strengthen health care services and delivery, tackle the growing burden of disease, improve quality and safety, and increase a person-centred focus to health care. Demonstrating the ...
The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems: A Guidebook from the World Organization of Family Doctors
1st Edition
By Michael Kidd
June 01, 2013
"This guidebook systematically analyses the contribution of family medicine to highquality primary health care in addressing the challenges faced by current health systems, and provides options for moving forward. It serves as a pragmatic guide to potential strategies for putting in place family ...
Companion to Primary Care Mental Health
1st Edition
By Gabriel Ivbijaro
June 30, 2012
Companion to Primary Care Mental Health is the result of a major collaboration of an international group of general practitioners, psychiatrists, policy-makers, mental health professionals and mental health advocates. This extraordinary guide provides the best available evidence for the management ...