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WONCA EUROPE 2008
Weaver Vale Practice, Runcorn E-mail: anitakor@doctors.org.uk
Heathville Surgery, Gloucester, UK E-mail: cliona_doyle@hotmail.com
Tower House Practice, Runcorn, Chesire, UK, E-mail: pdgrocock@doctors.org.uk
Manchester Road Surgery, Sheffield, UK, E-mail: rowan.langton@doctors.org.uk
Newly qualified GP, London
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WONCA EUROPE 2008 opened with fire! The enigmatic city of Istanbul, where east meets west, provided a rich cultural backdrop suitable for the theme of the 14th Regional WONCA conference: Overcoming the Distance.
We sat alongside 4778 international family medicine practitioners for the opening ceremony; an inspiring lecture from the WONCA president followed by