WES
Dutch Working Group on European Affairs
Initiative of the LOVAH
The Dutch National association of GP trainees
Subject: Dutch exchange program “GP in Motion” for GP trainees
The Netherlands, August 2008
Dear colleague,
This is your chance, so please take it! In January 2009 the Dutch Working group on European Affairs would like to invite 40 European GP trainees to participate in a 3-day exchange program in The Netherlands. This letter will provide you with more information on this exhange program and the application procedure.
Exchange program
The exchange program will take place from 20th till 24th of January 2009 and will contain the following items.
- Tuesday 20th: Arrivals of GP trainees
- Wednesday 21st: A day in a Dutch family practice
- Thursday 22nd: An interactive educational program at one of the cooperating
universities
- Friday 23rd: GP trainee (LOVAH) conference “GP in motion” with a
specially organized English program
- Saturday 24th: Departure of GP trainees
Conference “GP in Motion”
A special organized English program has been made for you as one of our international guests during our GP trainee conference “GP in motion”, on the 23rd of January in Utrecht, the Netherlands (see attachment). We expect you to play an active role in our program. This way we will be able to learn and benefit from each other experiences.
Dutch hosts and social program
Each foreign GP trainee will be accompanied by a Dutch GP trainee, who will be your host during the first two days and nights of the program. During this period, various local social activities will be organised. The last 2 nights you will stay at a hotel near the conference centre in Utrecht. The evening before the conference there will be a social program for all European GP trainees and the organizing committee. On the day of the conference there will be a dinner and party for all participants of the conference.
Costs
For every 20 VdGM-affiliated countries a GP trainee may be selected to follow the exchange program without any costs of travel (to and from The Netherlands and within the country), stay and the congress day on Friday including dinner and party. Food and social activities on the other days are on your own expenses.
The remaining 20 participants will have to finance the costs mostly by them selves. The congress and party are subsidised by the congress committee. The total costs will be approximately € 350 (excluding your travel costs to and from the Netherlands). Around € 250 euros need to be paid to the WES for the fixed costs , the other ± € 100 euro will be spend by yourself for food/travelling costs etc. within the Netherlands.
Application procedure
The Europe Council members of the 20 VdGM-affiliated countries will take care of the selection procedure. They are requested to select 1 GP trainee to participate in the whole exchange program for free and they will appoint a maximum of 2 GP trainees who want to participate at their own costs. If the situation occurs that there are extra places available, both of the candidates selected, will be able to participate in the program. If more information about the selection procedure is needed, please contact the VdGM Europe Council Member of your country.
More information
Selection procedure time frame and contact information of the Europe Council Member of your country: www.vdgm.eu
Information about the “GP in motion” conference: www.lovah.nl, click on the logo to proceed and go to: “foreign visitors”.
More information about WES, the Dutch working group on European affairs (part of the LOVAH) see: www.lovah.nl/wes.htm
We look forward to receiving an enthusiastic group of people who are willing to participate actively and spin off their experiences back home. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
WES
Dutch Working Group on European Affairs
E-mail:
‘GP in motion’
Third LOVAH conference
Friday January 23th 2009 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Please read below, some of the reasons why you should not miss our conference !
It offers you a Key note lecture by Dr Iona Heath, GP in London, England. “Palliative care in England”, by an English consultant palliative care, John Omany. “Body language”, an interactive workshop on different kinds of non verbal communication. “Musculoskeletal research presentations” by Dutch GP trainees, chaired by Professor Geert-Jan Dinant (Maastricht University). ”The grass is greener”, an interesting debate led by Professor Chris van Weel (president of WONCA), between international GP trainees on practising the GP profession in Europe.
Conference program for international GP trainees
08:45 - 09:30 Registration / Exhibition hall
09:30 - 09:45 Opening Ceremony- Chairperson: Tom van ‘t Hek
09:45 - 10:30 1st Workshop: ‘Palliative care’ - John Omany
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break / Exhibition hall
11:00 - 12:00 2nd Workshop: ‘Body Language’ - Helma Westerhof
12:00 - 13:00 Group 1: Key note lecture - Iona Heath
12:00 - 13:00 Group 2: Lunch / Exhibition hall
13:00 - 14:00 Group 2: Key note lecture - Iona Heath
13:00 - 14:00 Group 1: Lunch / Exhibition hall
14:00 - 15:00 3rd workshop: ‘Musculoskeletal research presentations’ –GP trainees and Professor Geert-Jan Dinant
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break/ Exhibition hall
15:30 - 16:30 4th workshop: ‘The Grass is greener’ – Professor Chris van Weel
16:30 - 17:00 Surprising closing ceremony
17:00 - 17:30 Cocktails and drinks
17:30 - 01.00 Dinner and a smashing party with live band
Postbus 19025 · 3501 DA · Utrecht · The Netherlands
bank account number ABN-AMRO: 46.95.17.158
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