Wall of Fame

Exchange Awards
2021 First Prize Urban 360º Exchange Award: Joana Guerra Silva (Portugal)

Hosted by: Ranit Mishori (USA).

Exchange Awards
2021 First Prize Urban 360º Exchange Award: Joana Guerra Silva (Portugal)

Hosted by: Ranit Mishori (USA).

Exchange Awards
2021 Second Prize Urban 360º Exchange Award: Eva Leceaga Gaztambide (Spain)

Hosted by: Shyamalee Saramarayanake (Sri Lanka).

Exchange Awards
2021 Second Prize Urban 360º Exchange Award: Eva Leceaga Gaztambide (Spain)

Hosted by: Shyamalee Saramarayanake (Sri Lanka).

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.

SIGs & Collaborations

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 Emergency Medicine
Links: Facebook

Lead of SIG on Emergency Medicine
Elena Klusova (Spain)
Email: em.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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