Wonca Europe Podcasts

This is a fascinating interview with Dr Ueli Grueninger, who designed the Wonca Tree. In the interview, Ueli discussed the start of the Wonca tree idea and how it has developed over time, including reflections on its relevance to us as family medicine doctors. Listen to Ueli’s reflections about the tree, and how it can shape all of our ideas and practices as an emblem of Wonca Europe and our shared values.

Recorded on 22 January 2026.Dr Tara Kiran will set some context on the Canadian system and then review OurCare. OurCare is Canada’s largest public engagement initiative on the future of primary care, which has shaped policy direction in multiple provinces and informed Ontario’s Primary Care Act. She will cover what the initiative did, what patients told them, and how it has influenced policy and the work they are continuing to do to try and advance reforms.

12 December 2024, 16:30 CET The way we currently practice medicine is unsustainable for patients, clinicians, health systems, societies and the planet. We urgently need a new way of thinking about human, financial and environmental resources in healthcare. But how can we advance care without overwhelming capacity?

20 November 2024, 16:30 CET This session of WE Talk will examine the vital role of primary health care in crisis situations, using the February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye as a case study. This event will highlight the resilience and adaptation of primary care services amidst disaster, as well as share firsthand experiences from healthcare personnel who were on the ground during this catastrophic event. Following the introductions by WONCA Europe President Prof Shlomo Vinker and President-elect Prof Thomas Frese, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özsarı and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raziye Şule Gümüştakım will share their experiences.

This session of WETalk will explore the dynamic changes occurring in primary care across Europe, highlighting innovative strategies aimed at enhancing its effectiveness through continuous transformation. As well as, assessing the performance of health systems in delivering high quality primary care through the OECD’ international PaRIS survey of people living with chronic conditions. This session was recorded on 11 April 2024.