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- - NAME:
The name
of the organization is European
Network on Prevention and Health Promotion in Family Medicine and General
Practice (EUROPREV).
- - AIM:
General: to promote evidence-based prevention
in general practice
Specific objectives:
- To review the scientific evidence available
in Europe and the rest of the world related
to health promotion and prevention.
- To elaborate recommendations based on
scientific evidence and disseminate them
to all general practice and family medicine
associations in Europe.
- To implement and adapt evidence-based
recommendations into clinical practice.
- To define the role of the primary care
doctor in health promotion and prevention.
- To promote and encourage multicenter research
and educational programs in health promotion
and prevention throughout Europe.
- - ORGANIZATION
General Council: consisting
of one member for each country within the WONCA
European Region represented in EUROPREV (national
representatives).
National representatives are designated by each
national college of GP/FM.
Task of the General Council:
- To make and approve proposals about scientific
meetings, workshops, seminars and publications.
- To discuss and endorse recommendations
in prevention and health promotion in primary
care.
- To participate in different forums in
prevention and health promotion representing
EUROPREV as a network organization within
WONCA Region Europe.
- To consider for approval all the proposals
and acts of the coordinating group.
Coordinating Group: consisting
of a chairperson, coordinating assistant,
and up to three members designated by the
national college where EUROPREV is located,
and two members of the General Council. It
meets officially at least twice a year.
Task of the Coordinating Group:
- To govern the network and
ensure that decisions taken by the general
council are achieved.
- To guarantee an adequate
functioning of the organizational secretariat.
- To guarantee the optimal
organization of meetings and workshops.
- To guarantee the optimal
functioning of the WEBpage of EUROPREV.
- - GENERAL COUNCIL
MEETINGS
- At least one General
Council meeting must be held per year.
- Every member of the General
Council has the right to vote (only one vote
per country).
- A member of the General
Council may delegate in writing another EUROPREV
member to represent him/her.
- No valid decisions can
be taken unless at least half of the elected
members are present.
- Minutes of the meeting
will be kept and approved in the subsequent
meeting.
- All the meetings will
be conducted in English.
- - MEMBERSHIP
- Membership can be either
individual or institutional (academic organizations
of GP/FM) from Europe and also from outside
Europe.
- Individuals members can
be either General Practitioners/Family Physicians,
other specialists, nurses, or other health
professionals working in prevention and health
promotion.
- A charge for membership
in EUROPREV to cover the costs of administration
will be made.
- Membership fees are defined
by the General Council and are annual.
- Members will be entitled
to receive reports on all EUROPREV meetings,
publications and newsletters from EUROPREV.
- Members will be entitled
to attend seminars or scientific meetings
of EUROPREV at a special fee.
- - NOMINATION PROCEDURE
The period of office for
the coordination of EUROPREV is three years.
Countries candidates for coordinating EUROPREV
(including the chairman and the coordinating
group) will be presented at the General Council
meeting and one will be elected based on the
greatest number of votes.
- - FINANCIAL MATTERS
The financial means of EUROPREV may consist
of:
- grants and subsidies
- income from members.
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© 2008 EUROPREV
Contact: Institute for development of Family Medicine -
Medical Faculty, Department of Family Medicine
Poljanski nasip 58
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel: + 386 1 43 86 914
- Fax: + 386 1 43 86 910 / email
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