Wall of Fame

VdGM Fund Bursaries
2019 Bursary Recipient: Margarida Oliveira e Silva (Portugal)

The VdGM Fund was able to assist two individuals to attend the 2019 VdGM Preconference & WONCA Europe Conference in Bratislava.

VdGM Fund Bursaries
2019 Bursary Recipient: Shirin Talapbek Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)

The VdGM Fund was able to assist two individuals to attend the 2019 VdGM Preconference & WONCA Europe Conference in Bratislava. 

Exchange Awards
2019 Carosino Prize: Giulia Schiavi (Italy)

Hosted by: Holly Tyson (UK).

 

Exchange Awards
2019 Carosino Prize: Giulia Schiavi (Italy)

Hosted by: Holly Tyson (UK).

 

Exchange Awards
2019 Hippokrates Prize: Neelam Parmar (UK)

Hosted by: Cristiano Figueiredo (Portugal).

Exchange Awards
2019 Hippokrates Prize: Neelam Parmar (UK)

Hosted by: Cristiano Figueiredo (Portugal).

Research Awards
2019 Junior Researcher Award Winner: Fabian DuPont (Germany)

Research project: "A competency based/blended learning teaching approach". 

Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award
2019 Laureate of the Fons Sips Award: Elena Klusova

Born in Moscow, she ended up settling in Spain where her life first became entangled with VdGM as a host for a conference exchange in Madrid in 2014.

Fons Sips Outstanding Achievement Award
2019 Laureate of the Fons Sips Award: Elena Klusova

Born in Moscow, she ended up settling in Spain where her life first became entangled with VdGM as a host for a conference exchange in Madrid in 2014.

Being Young Staying Young Award
2017 Laureate of the BYSY Award: Luisa Pettigrew

Luisa helped to establish the Junior International Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK and the hugely successful Hippokrates Exchanges program, that underpins a huge part of VdGM’s activity to this day.

Being Young Staying Young Award
2017 Laureate of the BYSY Award: Luisa Pettigrew

Luisa helped to establish the Junior International Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK and the hugely successful Hippokrates Exchanges program, that underpins a huge part of VdGM’s activity to this day.

SIGs & Collaborations

Special Interest Group on Emergency Medicine
Links: Facebook

Lead of SIG on Emergency Medicine
Elena Klusova (Spain)
Email: em.vdgm@gmail.com
WONCA YDM ASPIRE Global Leaders Program
Links: ASPIRE Webpage on vdgm.eu, ASPIRE Website

Liaison to ASPIRE
Maria João Nobre (Portugal)
Email: aspire.vdgm@gmail.com
Special Interest Group on Family Violence
Links: Facebook, Twitter

Lead of SIG on Family Violence
Nina Monteiro (Portugal)
Email: vdgm.fv@gmail.com
European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC)
Links: EFPC Website, EFPC Facebook, EFPC Twitter

Liaison to EFPC
Tuğba Çalışkan (Turkey)
Email: efpc.vdgm@gmail.com
Special Interest Group on Health Inequities: Equally Different
Links: Facebook, Twitter

Lead of SIG on Health Inequities
Yusi Mariani (Portugal) & Sara Rigon (Italy)
Email: equallydifferentvdgm@gmail.com
Special Interest Group on Mental Health
Links: Facebook

Lead of SIG on Mental Health
Özden Gökdemir (Turkey)
Email: vdgm.mentalhealth@gmail.com
Special Interest Group on Migrant Care, International Health and Travel Medicine
Links: Facebook

Lead of SIG on Migrant Care, International Health and Travel Medicine
Cristiano Figueiredo (Portugal)
Email: migrantcare.vdgm@gmail.com
Special Interest Group on Research
Links: Whatsapp

Lead of SIG on Research
Vanja Lazić (Croatia)
Email: research.vdgm@gmail.com
Special Interest Group on Wellbeing

Lead of SIG on Wellbeing
Siamak Zahmat (The Netherlands)
Email: info+sigwellbeing@vdgm.eu
Special Interest Group on Workforce Migration: Family doctors on the move
Links: Facebook

Lead of SIG on Workforce Migration
Alessio Platania (Italy) & Sonia Tsukagoshi (United Kingdom)
Email: workforce.vdgm@gmail.com
Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE)
Links: PCDE Website, PCDE Facebook, PCDE Twitter

Liaison to PCDE
Jose Castellanos (Spain)
Email: pcde.vdgm@gmail.com
YDM Collaboration #FMChangemakers
Links: Webpage, Facebook, Twitter

Liaison to YDM Collaboration #FMChangemakers
Christopher Patrick Reichel (Austria) & Hassna Erami (France)
Email: info+fmchangemakers@vdgm.eu
YDM Collaboration #SoMeAmbassadors Network
Links: Website, Twitter

Liaison to YDM Collaboration #SoMeAmbassadors Network
Luís Pinho Costa (Portugal)
Email: ydm.some.ambassadors@gmail.com

About VdGM

The Vasco da Gama Movement is the Network for Young and Future Family Doctors of the European Regional Branch of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA Europe). Young and Future Family Doctors are defined as those in training for Family Medicine and in the first five years after qualification as a family physician. Our activities include Events, Exchanges, Awards&Bursaries, Special Interest Groups and maintaining valuable external Relationships with other Networks. Read more About Us.

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