Constance Desprez

Mrs. Laetitia Labonne

Laetitia Labonne has twenty years of experience in institutional communication, event management, and association governance. After thirteen years at the consulting and lobbying firm M&M Conseil – Boury & Associés, where she headed the communication and events department and oversaw the organization of over a hundred parliamentary conferences, she joined the Collège de la Médecine Générale France in 2014. As Chief Operating Officer, Laetitia Labonne supports the Federation’s governing bodies, oversees external communication alongside elected officials (including the annual congress, newsletters, and activity report), and manages administrative, financial, and partnership-related matters.

Dr. Chloé Delacour

Dr. Chloé Delacour is a family doctor based in Strasbourg,France and a former university lecturer in the Departement of Family Medecine at Strasbourg University. She is the past French representative in EURACT council.

Dr. Mihai Sorin Iacob, Family Medicine Senior Physician, Pediatric Specialist, ORCID

Dr Mihai-Sorin Iacob is a senior family physician and pediatric specialist based in Timișoara. A certified trainer in family medicine and expert in point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), he is a PhD candidate in internal medicine and holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication. President of EUVEKUS/EADUS (Vienna), he promotes diagnostic innovation in primary care across Europe. In Romania, he coordinates the national ultrasound group in family medicine and serves on the Ministry of Health’s Family Medicine Specialties Commission. A long-standing WONCA Europe member, he is active in several networks (EURACT, EGPRN, EQUIP, EURIPA) and co-leads the development of the European Core Ultrasound Curriculum for frontline physicians.

Dr. Alice Perrain, General Practitioner Dr

Dr Alice Perrain is a General Practitioner based in a multidisciplinary health center near Amboise in the Loire Valley, France. In addition to her clinical work, she practices psychotherapy and is involved in teaching medical students. She organizes continuing medical education, contributes to primary care research, and holds responsibilities within territorial health organizations and a doctors’ union.

Dr. Sylvain Bouquet, General Practitioner

Dr. Sylvain Bouquet is a rural General Practitioner in France and Vice-President of the French College of General Practice. He coordinates national working groups on therapeutics and drug safety especially in pregnancy, pediatrics, and end-of-life care in collaboration with the French Medicines Agency (ANSM). As a university trainer and member of the scientific board for the CMGF annual conference, he is dedicated to training future GPs and fostering interprofessional collaboration.

Dr. Serge Gilberg, GP

Dr. Serge Gilberg practiced general medicine in a group practice in Paris for 42 years. He is Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine, Paris Cité University, and a member of the scientific council of the French National College of General Practitioners (CNGE). He also leads the vaccination group of the Collège de la Médecine Générale (CMG).

Dr. Roar Maagaard, GP, Associate Professor (Retired)

Dr. Roar Maagaard practiced as a General Practitioner for 35 years in a large practice in Aarhus, Denmark. He is the current President of the Nordic Federation of GPs and a former President of the Danish College of GPs. Dr. Maagaard served many years on the EURACT Council, including as Honorary Secretary, and was President of the Host Organizing Committee for the WONCA Europe Conference in Copenhagen in 2016.

Dr. Radost Asenova

Radost Asenova is a certified family physician and Professor of General Practice at the Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she has worked throughout her career. She holds a PhD and a DSc in Family Medicine, a Master’s degree in Public Health, and a specialization in Occupational Medicine. A dedicated academic and part-time GP, she is actively involved in national and international primary care development. She represents Bulgaria in WONCA Europe and EGPRN and is a founding member and former chair of the Bulgarian General Practice Society for Research and Education (BGPSRE). Since 2022, she has served on the Executive Boards of both WONCA Europe and EGPRN. Her work includes undergraduate and postgraduate education, research, and PhD supervision. She also serves on the editorial boards of the Bulgarian General Practice Journal and the Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine. Her research interests focus on patient-centered care, prevention, multimorbidity, and geriatrics.

Dr. Pavlo Kolesnyk, MD, PhD

Dr. Pavlo Kolesnyk is a GP/FM specialist and Head of the Family Medicine and Outpatient Care Department at Medical Faculty #2, Uzhgorod National University, Ukraine. He directs the international volunteer clinic “InerFamily,” supporting internally displaced people during the war in Ukraine. Dr. Kolesnyk serves as Ukraine’s National Representative and Head of the Education Materials and Methods Taskforce at EURACT, and represents Ukraine in EGPRN and EUROPREV WONCA Europe. He is a board member of the Ukrainian Association of Family Medicine and organizes European ABC courses for early career researchers in GP/FM. In 2023, he was awarded the “5 Star Doctor of WONCA Europe.”

Dr. Pauline Girard, General Practitioner

Dr. Pauline Girard works in a multi-professional health center near Grenoble. Since 2023, she has been a University Lecturer in the Department of General Practice at Grenoble Alpes University, focusing her teaching and research on health inequalities and planetary health. She is also a member of the scientific council for the Congrès de la Médecine Générale France (CMGF) since 2023.

Dr. Nina Monteiro, Family Doctor

Dr. Nina Monteiro is a Family Doctor based in Porto, Portugal. She is a board member of the Portuguese Association of Family Medicine and serves on the WONCA Europe Regional Equity Committee as well as the WONCA SIG Family Violence Steering Committee. She is also the former European Regional Lead for the WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine.

Dr. Maeva Jego-Sablier, MD, PhD

Dr. Maeva Jego-Sablier is a General Practitioner working in a multi-professional health center in Marseille, focusing on care and research for vulnerable populations. Since 2022, she has been a University Lecturer in the Department of General Medicine at Aix-Marseille University and is affiliated with the CEReSS research unit. She serves on the scientific council of the French National College of General Practitioners (CNGE) and its congress scientific committee. Dr. Jego-Sablier is also a member of EGPRN, Deputy Secretary General of GROUM.F, and a former board member of FAYR-GP.

Dr. Jean-Claude Soulary, MD

Dr. Jean-Claude Soulary is a General Practitioner who worked in a primary care center in northern France until 1988. He has been actively involved in continuing medical education and served as President of MG Form from 2012 to 2016. Dr. Soulary was a member of the executive board of MG France, the leading French general practitioners’ union, from 2016 to 2024. Since 2020, he has been a board member of the Collège de la Médecine Générale.

Dr. Isabelle Cibois-Honnorat, MD

Dr. Isabelle Cibois-Honnorat has been a General Practitioner in a multi-professional health center in rural Mirabeau, southern France, since 1987. She is actively involved in both initial and continuing medical education. Dr. Cibois-Honnorat served as Chair of the Scientific Committee for the Congress of the Collège de la Médecine Générale (2019–2022) and is the founding President of SNECHO-MG, the French Society of Ultrasound in General Medicine.

Dr. Ferdinando Petrazzuoli MD, PhD, ORCID

Ferdinando Petrazzuoli has been a family doctor in his native, rural, village in Southern Italy for 40 years. PhD at the Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmo, Lund University, Sweden in 2019 with the thesis: Dementia management in European Primary Care. Master of Science (MSc) in Primary Care & General Practice from the University of Ulster (United Kingdom) (2008). Since 2024 President of the European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA: WONCA Europe- Network). From June 2022 on WONCA Europe Executive Bord member at large (EURIPA). From 2010 to 2019 member of the Executive Board of the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN-WONCA Europe Network). Since 2022 June member of the executive board of the WONCA Europe Social Prescribing and Community Orientation Special Interest Group. From 2022 Contract docent at the School of Specialization in Community Medicine and Primary Care, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.

Dr. Bernard Gay, GP (Retired), Professor Emeritus

Bernard Gay is a retired General Practitioner who served for 40 years in a rural primary care center in southwest France. He is Professor Emeritus of General Practice at the University of Bordeaux, where he directed the Department of General Practice for 15 years. He has been a member of the Scientific Committee of EBM France and represented France at WONCA Europe and EURACT. Bernard Gay co-authored the European definition of general practice/family medicine and was President of the Scientific Committee for the WONCA Europe Conference in Paris, 2007.

Dr Arabelle Rieder

Dr Arabelle Rieder is a Swiss family doctor and academic teacher who works at Geneva Medical School as a senior lecturer since 2010. As head of Faculty developement in the Family Medicine Institute, she trains GP/FDs who mentor medical students and trainees in their practice.

Dr Aaron Poppleton

Dr Aaron Poppleton is a general practitioner, educational trainer, and academic researcher from the United Kingdom. He is an Executive Board member of WONCA Europe, representing the European Young Family Doctors Movement (EYFDM). He co-chairs the European Young Family Doctors Movement (EYFDM) Special Interest Groups for medical education and leadership. His research interests include migrant health, mental health and Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) in family medicine. His PhD topic is “Cultural adaption of mental health care within UK general practice for patients from Central and Eastern Europe”.

Prof. dr. Zalika Klemenc Ketiš

Prof. Zalika Klemenc Ketiš is a distinguished family medicine specialist, currently serving as Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Maribor and the Institute for Research in Primary Care at the Community Health Centre Ljubljana. She brings extensive leadership experience from national and international health projects, including roles in Erasmus+ and EU Horizon-funded initiatives. As Honorary Treasurer of WONCA Europe and a member of several editorial and scientific boards, she actively contributes to shaping the field of primary healthcare.

Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frese

Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frese is Director of the Institute of General Practice at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and a practicing GP in rural Saxony. He has held his professorship since 2016 and serves as Managing Director of a regional primary care center. His research focuses on diabetes care, consultation reasons, assistive technologies, and interprofessional communication in primary care. He is President Elect of WONCA Europe.

Dr. Paul Frappé

Dr. Paul Frappé is a general practionner at a multi-professional health center in Saint-Etienne, working with other GPs, nurses, midwive, speech therapists and neuropsychologist. He is involved in territorial organization of healthcare through the « CPTS of Grand Saint-Etienne ». Professor at Saint-Etienne University, he has been president of the French College of General Practice since 2019.

Professor Olivier Saint-Lary, MD, PhD

Professor Olivier Saint-Lary is a General Practitioner at a multidisciplinary health center in Poissy and a Professor of General Practice at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. His academic research focuses on health services research. He currently serves as President of the French National College of Academic General Practitioners (Collège National des Généralistes Enseignants, CNGE).

Dr. Nuno Jacinto, General Practitioner

Dr. Nuno Jacinto is a Senior Graduate Assistant in Family Medicine and Clinical Director for Primary Health Care at the Local Health Unit (ULS) of Alentejo Central. He is President of the Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine (APMGF) and Co-chair of the Host Organizing Committee for the WONCA World Conference 2025. He holds a medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in Health Unit Administration from the University of Évora. Dr. Jacinto is also a Guest Assistant at the Department of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Évora.

Dr. Mathilde Minet, MD, General Practitioner

Dr. Mathilde Minet has been a General Practitioner in Mende, Lozère for the past 12 years. She is deeply committed to coordinated care through health centers, territorial health communities, and care coordination systems. She currently heads the General Medicine Department, focusing on strengthening the link between primary and hospital care. Dr. Minet is also an Associate Lecturer at the University Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Montpellier-Nîmes.

Dr. Juliette Pinot, General Practitioner

Dr. Juliette Pinot is a General Practitioner based in a multi-professional health center in Suresnes, a suburb of Paris. She is also a University Lecturer at Paris Cité University, actively involved in teaching and research in general medicine.

Pr. Julie Dupouy

Pr Julie Dupouy is general practitioner in a small town near Toulouse, in a multi professional group of 22 health professionals. She is particularly interested with the care of people with mental disorders or substance use disorders. She works closely with psychologist and social worker in her facility. She is also professor in the faculty of health in the University of Toulouse and associate director of the department of Family medicine of Toulouse. She is strongly engaged in teaching and primary care research structuration. She is Vice president of the French academic college of teaching general practitioners. Her research activities deals with the care of people with opioid use disorder in family medicine, care organizations devoted to people with mental disorders and social inequalities.

Dr. Julie Chastang

Dr. Julie Chastang is a general practitioner based in Fontenay-sous-Bois, near Paris. She is an Associate Professor at Sorbonne University and Vice President of the French College of General Practice. Deeply committed to health equity, her research focuses particularly on social health inequalities, especially those affecting children.

Dr. Jean-Pierre Jacquet, Retired General Practitioner

Dr. Jean-Pierre Jacquet is a retired General Practitioner and former Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Université Grenoble Alpes. He is the former President of EURIPA and currently serves on the Scientific Committee of MGForm. He is also a member of the Planetary Health Alliance (France).

Dr. Humbert de Fréminville, MD, PhD, HDR

Dr. Humbert de Fréminville has been a family physician in France for over 30 years. He is an associate professor and primary care researcher at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1. He also practices forensic medicine and serves as a court-appointed expert, specializing in victimology. Dr. de Fréminville has contributed to the WONCA Special Interest Group on Family Violence, is a member of UEMO, and a former member of EURACT. Since 2020, he has chaired the Research Ethics Committee at the University of Lyon.

Dr Fabien Besançon, GM

Dr Fabien Besançon is a French family physician practising in private practice in Egly (Essonne). He also contributes to early childhood care as a physician at a Centre for Early Medico-Social Action (CAMSP). Alongside his clinical work, he directs the medical-education organisation fmc-ActioN, presides over the Cœur Essonne Territorial Professional Health Community (CPTS) and serves as Secretary-General of the French College of General Practice (CMG). A committed advocate for multidisciplinary primary care and continuous professional development, he brings to the 2026 CMGF–WONCA Europe Congress both organisational expertise and the endurance mindset he has honed as a high-level swimrun athlete.

Dr. Daria Gheorghe

Daria Gheorghe is currently working as a General Practitioner in Strasbourg but also at the Family Planning providing sexual health consultations and at the Office for Immigration and Integration, providing healthcare consultations for refugees and asylum seekers. She is also chef de clinique, a teaching and research position and the Faculty of Medicine in Strasbourg. At an international level, Daria has been the president of EYFDM (European Young Family Doctors’ Movement) since January 2025.

Dr. Cyril Bègue, MD, PhD

Dr. Cyril Bègue is a General Practitioner in a rural multi-professional health center and a Senior Lecturer in General Medicine at the University of Angers. He currently serves as Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the French General Medicine Congress (2023–2025) and Deputy Secretary General of the Collège de la Médecine Générale since 2023.

Dr. Agathe Scemama General Practitioner

Dr. Agathe Scemama, MD, General Practitioner Dr. Agathe Scemama has been practicing private medicine since 2006 and has supervised medical interns since 2014. She currently serves on the board of the Collège de la Médecine Générale (2023–2025), the organizing committee of the CMGF (2024–2026), and the board of MG Form (2025–2027).

Dr. Andry Rabiaza, General Practitioner

Dr. Andry Rabiaza has been a General Practitioner in Deauville, Normandy since 2016. A former in-practice fellow, he currently teaches part-time at the Department of General Practice at the University of Caen Normandy. His research focuses on physician-patient relationships and medical education. He is also a former president of the French Association of Young Researchers in General Practice, which organizes the annual pre-conference of the Collège de la Médecine Générale.

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