Polish Society of Family Medicine (PTMR) invites to the Conference of Scientific Societies of Family Medicine from the Three Seas Area, taking place in Warsaw on May 22-23, 2026.

The primary goals of this meeting include:

• Sharing Experiences: An opportunity for participants to present and discuss national solutions in the field of primary care and family medicine.

• Systemic Discussion: A focus on discussing system-level challenges, educational frameworks, and the latest developments in the field.

• International Cooperation Plans: Exploring opportunities for international collaboration in research, education, and innovation.

• Funding Acquisition: A focus on strategies for obtaining funding for international projects in the field of family medicine.

We believe your expertise and participation would be valuable in shaping the discussions and advancing our shared objectives.

Event agenda:

Day 1 – May 22, 2026

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

• Registration

• Participant Accommodation

• Lunch

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Paweł Żuk, Aleksander Biesiada)

• Presentation of National Primary Care Solutions (Presentations by participants: up to 10 minutes + discussion)
Topics:

➞ Number of practices, teams working, service scope

➞ Legal and systemic framework of primary care

➞ Forms of ownership and financing rules

➞ Focus on Poland: Primary care system and training in family medicine in Poland; systemic changes in primary care (OK, Moje Zdrowie)

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

• Coffee Break

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM (Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Michalina Bou-Matar)

• Primary Care in Daily Practice (Case Study Panel by Participants)
Topics:

➞ Prevention, vaccinations, chronic disease care

➞ Scope of digital services

5:15 PM – 7:00 PM (Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Aleksander Biesiada, Mateusz Babicki)

•⁠  ⁠Pre- and Post-Graduate Education (Presentations by participants: up to 7 minutes + discussion)
Topics:
➞ Number of family medicine departments, years of specialization, residency spots, interest of students and young doctors in the specialty
➞ National initiatives in family medicine education
➞ WONCA: Recognition of specialization in the EU

Special guest online: Sara Ares
Chair of the Policy Advocacy Group of WONCA Europe

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• Break

8:00 PM – onwards

• Dinner (Group Outing)

•Networking

Day 2 – May 23, 2026

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

• Breakfast

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Karolina Kłoda)

• Scientific Activities – Overview
Short presentations by participants (7 minutes each) + discussion
Topics:

➞ Journals, conferences, international cooperation

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

• Coffee Break

• Check-out

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Special guest – Adam Kozierkiewicz)

• Opportunities for International Cooperation
Expert lecture on EU funding
Panel discussion and group work:

➞ National and EU funding opportunities

➞ Discussion on local project collaboration

➞ Scientific cooperation

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Justyna Ledwoch)

• Proposal for Joint Actions in All the Above Areas Moderated panel discussion
Topics:

➞ Choosing the best solutions

➞ Joint research and publication activities

➞ Internship exchanges

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Alek Biesiada)

• Summary

➞ Photo session

➞ Conclusion

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

• Lunch

Date: May 22-23, 2026

Place: Royal Tulip Warsaw Centre, ul. Grzybowska 49, 00-844 Warsaw

Transportation from the Airport:

Chairperson:

dr hab. n. med., prof. uczelni Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas

Committee Members:

• prof. Aleksander Stepanović – Slovenia
• dr Ainis Dzalbs – Latvia
• lek. Triinu-Mari Ots – Estonia
• lek. Karina Schweiger – Austria
• dr Zane Dāboliņa – Latvia
• lek. Valdone Valiene – Lithuania
• prof. Leonas Valius – Lithuania
• lek. Tatjana Polgar Pavošević – Croatia
• lek. Vanja Hmelik – Croatia
• lek. Lucas Olsavsky – Slovakia
• lek. Rastislav Zanovit – Slovakia
• dr n. med. Aleksander Biesiada – Poland
• prof. Karolina Kłoda – Poland
• prof. Aneta Nitsch-Osuch – Poland
• lek. Paweł Żuk – Poland
• lek. Justyna Ledwoch – Poland
• lek. Michalina Bou-Matar – Poland
• dr n. med. Mateusz Babicki – Poland