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August 18-21 2021
WONCA CIMF 7th Ibero-American Congress
Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Regional President

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Adj/Prof Jacqueline Ponzo (Uruguay)

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Other office bearers

Executive Members

WONCA Iberoamericanca-CIMF executive committee, for the period 2018 to 2020

President
Dra. Jacqueline Ponzo Gómez (Uruguay)

Treasurer
Dra. Marina Almenas (Puerto Rico)

CEO
Dr. Thomas Meoño Martín (Costa Rica)

Sub-Regions Vice presidents
Andina: Dra. Dora Patricia Bernal O. (Colombia)
Conosur: Dra. Macarena Moral Lopez (Chile)
Iberica: Dr. Jorge Brandaõ (Portugal)
Mesoamerica: Dr. José Luis Huerta (México)

Groups and Organizations

Latest News

WONCA CIMF: Family Medicine is Essential for an Adequate Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
February, 2021

The Ibero-American Confederation of Family Medicine (WONCA - CIMF) issued a statement on behalf of the multiple national associations of Family Medicine that constitute it, about the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Aplazamos las fechas de realización de la Cumbre Iberoamerica, y el Congreso Mesoamericano
March, 2020

Nos unimos al esfuerzo mundial para disminuir la posibilidad de expansión del virus y APLAZAMOS las fechas de realización de la VIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Medicina Familiar, el II Congreso Mesoamericano de Medicina Familiar/Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria.
Report on Iberoamericana-CIMF congress May 2019
May, 2019

WONCA Iberoamericana CIMF, which brings together twenty countries including Spain and Portugal, held its sixth Congress of Family and Community Medicine of Ibero-America, in Tijuana, in May. More than 1,500 family doctors and health professionals from all areas of Ibero-America met in Tijuana, Mexico.
Interview with Jacqueline Ponzo
July, 2018

Dr Jacqueline Ponzo, president-elect of WONCA Iberoamericana- CIMF Region was recently interviewed in Barcelona while attending the semFYC (Spanish Society of Family Medicine) #BCNsemFYC Conference. This is a short version of the interview.
WONCA Iberoamericana region- CIMF Manifesto against violence and intolerance
August, 2017

The board of WONCA Iberoamericana region-CIMF release their Manifesto against violence and intolerance developed during the recent regional conference in Lima, Peru. Available in English Spanish and Portuguese.
Happy Audit ll Sudamérica
July, 2015

El objetivo es determinar los factores que influyen en la decisión de prescribir antibióticos en pacientes con sospecha de infección del tracto respiratorio en Suramérica.
South American Happy Audit ll
July, 2015

The aim of Happy Audit ll is to determine the factors associated with prescription of antibiotics in patients with suspected respiratory tract infection I South-America. This is the second report on progress.
Waynakay Movement - April 2015
April, 2015

Young Family Medicine doctors left their mark at the 4th Iberoamerican Conference of Family and Community Medicine... The outcomes of this event were elaborated in the Waynakay Declaration.
Movimiento Waynakay - Abril de 2015
April, 2015

Con gran entusiasmo y dinamismo se llevo a cabo la participación de los jóvenes médicos familiares en el marco del 4º Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria ... durante este espacio, se elaboró colectivamente la Declaración de Waynakay;
A virtual dialogue on the training of specialists in family medicine
August, 2014

A group of family doctors had the opportunity to participate, in a virtual dialogue on the training of specialists in Family Medicine under universal coverage “Diálogo Virtual sobre la formación de especialistas en Medicina Familiar en el marco de la Cobertura Universal de Salud”. This event was promoted by PAHO.