News
September 30, 2008
Date and theme announced!
- Mark your calendars! MonWHO 2009 will be held in Montreal from March 6 to 8th, 2009 and will address the timely topic of Environmental Health. The Secretariat is busy preparing another action packed edition and is ready to exceed all expectations. Stay tuned for information on new additions such as travel bursaries. Whether you would like to act as liaison with your respective university, help with background research or public relations, its never too early or too late to get involved in the organization of this entirely student-led and run conference!! We look forward to seeing you all in March!
August 18, 2008
MonWHO receives international recognition
- MonWHO won the prize for 3rd best IFMSA project at the August Meeting of the IFMSA in Jamaica. The International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) is the largest student organization in the world, representing over a million
medical students from 98 countries, and acting as an official NGO at the World Health Organization (WHO).
http://www.ifmsa.org/
Congratulations to the MonWHO team and participants. And very special thanks to Ben Albright, who presented the MonWHO project at the August Meeting. Bravo!
August 13, 2008
MonWHO How To Guide
- Learn how to make your own World Health Organization Simulation by reading though the MonWHO How To Guide !
March 1, 2008
McWHO 2008 Awards
- Take a look at the McWHO 2008 Award recipients!
- The contacts section has also been updated with photos of the organizing committee.
February 25, 2008
McWHO 2008 Outcomes
- You can find the McWHO 2008 resolutions in the Outcomes section!
- Go check out the McWHO 2008 photos in the Photos section!
- The name McWHO will officially change to MonWHO. If you are interested in participating in the organisation of the 2009 edition of the World Health Simulation (MonWHO 2009), please send us an email at applications@mcwho.org.
- Feel free to join the McWHO group on Facebook!
February 20, 2008
End of McWHO 2008 - The Gazette Article
Thank you all for participating in the McWHO 2008! We hope you enjoyed your experience, learned a lot about the migration of healthcare practitioners, and met lots of intersting people! Congratulations to all! Take two minutes to read the article about McWHO 2008 published in The Gazette.
February 14, 2008
McWHO 2008 - Conference starts tomorrow!
1) Registration - Note that registration will open tomorrow, Friday 15th, at 3 pm and will last till 8 pm. If you can't make it, you can still register Saturday 16th from 8 am to 9 am. We strongly encourage you to attend the workshops on Friday afternoon, as they will help you get ready for the simulation. A 1 hour open bar will follow the workshops and opening ceremony at the Sheraton hotel.
2) Rules of Procedure - The Rules of Procedure are now available!
3) Delegate Dinner Tickets - The tickets for the delegate dinner on Saturday night will be sold at the conference (10$, to be paid cash at registration). Tickets include a dinner at La Cabane Grecque, wine and free entry to the club Orchid, where we will continue the evening.
4) Article - Another very interesting recent article, Searching for Docs on Foreign Shores has been posted in the Topic Section.
4) Guest Speaker - Information about McWHO 2008's guest speaker, Ted Schrecker is available!
February 8, 2008
McWHO 2008 - Important: Workshops info and more articles!
1- Very important information about next Friday's workshops has been posted.
2- 5 new recent articles have been posted in the Topic Section:
- Des « médecins des colonies » pour combler la pénurie au Québec?
- Restrictions on health worker migration proving problematic
- Canada increasingly reliant on foreign-trained health professionals
- Why Pakistani Medical Graduates Must Remain Free to Emigrate
Take some time and read them as they are valuable information for the debate ahead…
February 2, 2008
McWHO 2008 - Important Registration News
1- Since the conference date is near, if you intend to pay by cheque you must mail the cheque by Friday 8, 2008. Anything postmarked past that point will not be accepted. Note that you can still pay via PayPal up to the day of the conference — February 16, 2008.
2- Take a few minutes to read the short article that summarizes the McWHO 2008 topic, How to Reverse Brain Drain into Global Gain?, which you can also find in the Topic Section.
January 22, 2008
McWHO 2008 - Background Guide and more
Don't know where to start to prepare for McWHO 2008? Check out the new Topic Section! You will find there numerous links about this year's topic, The Migration of Healthcare Providers, as well as the background guide, a necessary read to prepare for the simulation.
January 15, 2008
McWHO 2008 - Short text and Hotel information
1 - We have posted a very interesting short text, Les faucheurs de blouses blanches, related to the McWHO 2008 conference. Read it to get more insight about the topic.
2 - There is new information about possible accomodations in the Hotel section. Please check it out if you need a place to stay during the conference.
January 6, 2008
McWHO 2008 - Article about McWHO
If you want to know more about McWHO, you can read an article about last year's simulation that appeared in Le Pouls, the Université de Montréal medical students' newspaper.
December 31, 2007
McWHO 2008 - Posters available!
The posters for McWHO 2008 are now available for download in french and english.
November 29, 2007
McWHO 2008 - Brochures available!
The delegate brochures for McWHO 2008 are now available for download in french and english.
October 7, 2007
The information about McWHO 2008 has been posted! The simulation will take place in Montréal, Quebec from February 15th - 17th 2008, and the topic will be the Migration of Health Workers.