WONCA APR 2026 SESSION & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & GUIDELINES

INVITATION
WONCA APR Conference 2026 invites session & abstract submissions relating to any aspects of family practice and education to highlight the innovations and best practices of individuals, organizations and institutions across the globe.
We want to facilitate your participation and maximize the potential of your abstract to be included in the Scientific Program by following the guidelines. Before starting, please carefully choose the right submission type from the menu and ensure that you can meet the criteria set.

CONFERENCE THEME
Family Physicians Gifted to Give: Hearts that Care for Persons, Family, and Community

SESSION & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
Extended Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025 23:59 PST (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

TOPIC THREADS

1. Primary care innovations: This covers novel or improved approaches in delivering primary healthcare to overcome changes in clinical practice models, integration of digital or health technologies, and redesign of service systems that enhance access, quality, efficiency, and patient-centeredness in care.

2. Health systems strengthening: This covers strategies, programs, and initiatives that enhance the responsiveness, and sustainability of health systems through contributions from educational institutions, training programs, and special interest groups in family medicine, especially in advancing the role of family doctors in a health care system. Special considerations are given to initiatives in enhancing the educational continuum of family medicine education – basic medical education, residency training, fellowship training and continuing professional education to cultivate a culture of service, leadership, and lifelong learning rooted in care for families and communities.

3. Social determinants of health: This covers how family doctors address the non-medical factors—such as income, educational systems, environment, and social inclusion—that influence individual and community health outcomes, both in clinical care services and population health strategies.

4. Planetary health and environmental health: This area encompasses the interconnection between human health and the health of the planet, addressing how environmental change, climate crisis, disasters and ecological sustainability influence primary care practice and WONCA member organizations’ functions and advocacies.

5. Family-based care interventions: These are health interventions designed to support health and wellbeing within the family unit, recognizing the shared health behaviors, caregiving roles, and genetic and social environments that influence outcomes across generations. This can also cover the care-models across nations that makes the family as the unit of care of the discipline, practice and research.

6. Community-based care interventions: This can be any innovative or traditional interventions in enabling better health outcomes in the community. This can include but not limited to models of Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC).

7. Health equity and social accountability: Health equity encompasses any practice model that enables family practice to increase access to inclusive health care services. Social accountability encompasses educational models in basic medical education, residency training, and continuing professional development (CPD) in family medicine and primary care that are fit-for-purpose and responsive to the health system model and specific population needs.

ABSTRACT FORMAT GUIDELINES

Submit abstract in just one area and not to multiple tracks or themes. Choose the best theme or track that your work can be BEST considered.


A. Symposia: A 60-minute session on a theme or topic of interest. This is to disseminate the latest knowledge in the field in a plenary type of format and structure involves 3 to 4 formal presentations at 8 minutes each and/or a panel discussion (with maximum of 30-to-45-minute total) and with the rest of the time for audience Q&A.

Symposia Structure

  • Title (maximum of 20 words)
  • Session Description (Maximum of 300 words) with indicating:
    - Why the topic is important
    - Intended Outcomes (in bullet/numerical format)
    Format – (e.g. interactive plenary presentations of individual speakers, panel discussion followed by Q and A)
  • Theme (select one of the 7 topics above)
  • Proposed Presentation title
  • Presenters, Affiliations and their presentation titles (maximum of 4 people with one designated as LEAD person)
    • Last Name, First Name
    • Email address
    • Primary institution
  • Conflict of Interest if any
  • Lead person contact details for the Symposia
  • Information if Lead Presenter is part of WONCA Member Organization or Special Interest Group

B. Conference Workshop: This is a 45-minute interactive workshop designed to teach or develop a specific skill with a small group of participants.

Workshop Structure

  • Title (maximum of 20 words)
  • Workshop Description (Maximum of 300 words) with indicating:
    - Why the topic is important
    - Intended outcomes (in bullet/numerical format)
    Who should participate (specify the target audience)
  • Structure of the Workshop
  • Level of Workshop (Basic/Advance Skills)
  • Maximum number of participants
  • Special Requirements - AV needs, room set-up. (This can facilitate logistical considerations if selected.)
  • Theme (select one of the 7 topics above)
  • Presentation title
  • Presenters, Affiliations and their presentation titles (maximum of 4 people with one designated as LEAD person)
    ● Last Name, First Name
    ● Email address
    ● Primary institution
  • Conflict of İnterests if any
  • Lead person contact details
  • Information if Lead Presenter is part of WONCA Member Organization or Special Interest Group

C. Research Papers: A 7-minute presentation followed by 3 minutes question and discussion selected for oral presentation. The presentations will be placed together with up to 4 presentations in a themed session of 45 minutes.

Those not accepted for oral presentation will be for e-poster consideration.

Abstract Structure

  • Title (maximum of 20 words)
  • Abstract body maximum of 300 words excluding the Title and name of Authors
    • Introduction
    • Methods
    • Summary of Results
    • Conclusion
  • Theme (select one of the 7 topics above)
  • Authors and Affiliations (maximum of 4 people with one designated as LEAD author)
    ● Last Name, First Name
    ● Email address
    ● Primary institution
  • Conflict of Interests if any
  • Contact person details for the Co-Authors
  • Consent to publish in the Philippine Academy of Family Physician Journal (by invitation)
  • Information if Presenter is part of WONCA Member Organization or Special Interest Group

D. Policy Pitch Contest: This is a competition to engage researchers – medical students, trainees and family physicians in policy-oriented discussions by presenting their research findings relevant to family and community medicine and/or primary care in a compelling and actionable manner. It provides a platform to bridge the gap between research and policy making by articulating how their research work can influence healthcare policies, family medicine organizational policies and family and community health care programs, and others.

A 3-minutes pitch using 1 PowerPoint slide will be delivered by qualifiers to a panel of judges from the government sector, academe, clinical practice and world organizations like WONCA, WHO and the likes.

Abstract Structure

  • Title (maximum of 20 words)
  • Abstract body maximum of 300 words excluding the Title and name of Authors
    • Background and Purpose
      Methods
    • Summary of Results
    • Recommendations
    • Policy Implications
    • Target Policymaker/s for the pitch
  • Track (student/trainee track or professional track)
  • Authors and Affiliations (with one designated as LEAD presenter)
    ● Last Name, First Name
    ● Email address
    ● Primary institution
  • Conflict of Interests if any
  • Contact person details for the Co-Authors
  • Consent to publish in the Philippine Academy of Family Physician Journal (by invitation)
  • Information if Presenter is part of WONCA Member Organization or Special Interest Group


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Extended Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025 23:59 PST (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

 

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