Paris 2026

WELCOME TO WONCA EUROPE 2026 CONFERENCE

Paris wide opens its arms to welcome general practice

from all over Europe in 2026!

Twenty years later, it’s finally happening again!

We have been eagerly awaiting for this moment, and we are truly excited to see this event return to Paris. From June 30ᵗʰ to July 3ʳᵈ, 2026, we will once again have the pleasure of welcoming general practitioners from all over Europe.

This will be the perfect opportunity for everyone to discover Wonca Europe and its various networks: EGPRN for research, EQuiP for quality, EURACT for teaching, EURIPA for rural medicine, EUROPREV for prevention and EYFDM for young doctors

As well as its numerous Special Interest Groups: physician health, medicine and lifestyle, social prescribing, cardiovascular health, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, respiratory health, immunity and allergies, diabetes and more.

IN THE SPOT LIGHT

REGISTER

Registration for the WONCA Conference is now open! The regular fee ends on 16 June 2026. The first 3,000 registrants will enjoy a private visit to the Louvre on 30 June. Don’t miss out!

PROGRAMME

Find the detailed schedule of the conference sessions, workshops, keynote speeches, and social events.
This program provides all the information you need to plan your participation during the congress.

NEWSLETTERS

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PRECONFERENCE

Join the EYFDM Pre-Conference on June 29–30, 2026 — two days of dynamic workshops, inspiring talks, and meaningful exchanges with young GPs from across Europe. Sharpen your skills, expand your…

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FINAL COUNTDOWN

KEY DATES

SEPTEMBER 21^ST, 2025

registrations opens

SEPTEMBER 21^ST, 2025

call for abstracts opens

DECEMBER 22^ND, 2025

deadline for the call for abstracts

JUNE 30^TH, 2026

start of WONCA Europe Paris

Current Positions	Director (W3 Professor) & Head Physician Department of General Practice and Primary careUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Education
1993-1999	Study of human medicine (MD), Marburg, Wien, Paris
Qualifications
2000 2004 2008	Dissertation in human medicine (Dr. med.) Certified primary care physician (Facharzt für Allgemeinmedizin) Habilitation in General Practice and Primary Care (Priv.-Doz.)
Professional Positions
2004-2009 200920102006-2018 2010-2018 Since 2011 2015-2020 2019-2025	Senior physician, Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, Göttingen, Germany W-2 endowed professorship for Health Services Research and its Methods, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Lübeck Head of the Institute of Social Medicine, University of Lübeck Guideline coordinator of the German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM) Vice president of the German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM) W-3 endowed professorship Department of General Practice and Primary care Chief-editor Hamburger Ärzteblatt President German of the College of General Practitioners (DEGAM)
Research Interests
Since 1996	development and implementation of guidelines and quality indicators; health services and clinical research in an ambulatory setting; chronic diseases and multimorbidity
Selected Awards
2009	Dr. Lothar-Beyer-Preis German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM)
Third Party Funding
Received grants from the following Funding Bodies	German Research Foundation (DFG), German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hamburg (KVH), Institute for Quality and Efficiency of Health Care(IQWIG), German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM)