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Dr Dragan Gjorgjievski

Dr Dragan Gjorgjievski, MD, PhD is a family medicine specialist and Doctor of Medical Sciences based in Skopje, North Macedonia. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University and has been practicing in primary health care since 2014.

He became a specialist in family medicine in 2018 and obtained his PhD in 2021 with a doctoral thesis focused on evaluating different smoking cessation models. His clinical work is dedicated to comprehensive patient care, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow-up.

Dr Gjorgjievski is actively involved in national and international research, particularly in the fields of smoking cessation, respiratory diseases, dementia, and COVID-19 management in primary care. He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications and conference presentations across Europe.

He currently serves as President of the Association of Family Medicine of North Macedonia and Vice President of UEMO, contributing to the advancement of family medicine at both national and European levels.

Dr. Gindrovel Dumitra

Dr. Dumitra is a primary care physician in Family Medicine based in Sadova, Dolj County, Romania. He serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.

Dr. Dumitra is highly active in national and international medical organizations. He is the Vice President of the Romanian National Society of Family Medicine (SNMF) and the Secretary General of the Romanian College of Physicians (CMR). Internationally, he serves in the past as the Secretary General of the European Union of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (UEMO).

He is also the coordinator of the SNMF’s Vaccinology Working Group and a member of several European networks, including EURIPA (European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association) and EURACT (European Academy of Teachers in General Practice). His professional interests focus on family medicine, vaccinology, rural medicine, and medical education.

Dr. Tamar Gabunia

Dr. Gabunia MD, MPH is a certified Family Physician in Georgia and works as a consultant at National Family Medicine Training Center. She is a founder and a board member of the Georgia Family Medicine Association. Dr. Gabunia has spent the last 18 years in senior-level management positions leading and supporting public health initiatives, including TB, Malaria, HIV, Primary Health Care, health financing, governance, and human resources.
In 2019-2024 Tamar Gabunia worked as the First Deputy Minister at the Ministry for IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs. In parallel in 2022-2024 Dr Gabunia was an acting director for the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health in Georgia.

Dr. Jerbi Habib

Habib Jerbi, a general practitioner for 40 years, has dedicated his career to family medicine in Tunisia. A former member of the Tunisian Society of Family Medicine, he also served as Secretary General of the Tunisian Union of Independent Physicians and as a member of the Medical Council of the Central Region. He is currently President of the Tunisian Society of General and Family Medicine (STMGF).

Dr. Redouane Hadjij

Born in Oran 06/28/1969 widower with three children

Education:
Baccalaureate 1987
Doctorate in medicine October 1993
Interuniversity diploma in pedagogy and communication University of Nantes 2007
Certificate of complementary studies from the faculty of Monastir Tunisia 2017

Experience:
Professional:
Emergency physician in public hospitals 1994 -1999
Physician in my own private health establishment since 1999 until now

Associative:
Founder of the association of asthmatics of the wilaya of Mostaganem 1996
President of the association of general practitioners of Mostaganem 2003-2009
President and founder of the Algerian society of general medicine 2011-2017
President of the Association of General Practitioners of Mostaganem 2020-2025
And currently Secretary General of the Algerian Society of General Medicine 2023-2025
President of of the Algerian Society of General Medicine 2025-2027

Publication:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334846403_Primary_care_healthcare_policy_implementation_in_the_Eastern_Mediterranean_region_experiences_of_six_countries_Part_II

Dr. Kateřina Javorská

Dr. Kateřina Javorská graduated from Charles University, Prague, in 2003 and obtained her specialty certification in General Practice in 2007. She worked from 2008 to 2009 as a GP in Essex, United Kingdom, and has since practiced as a GP for adults in the rural area of Nové Město nad Metují, Eastern Bohemia.

She is a founding member of Mladí praktici (Young Czech GPs) and a core member of the Czech GP Society, a member of EURIPA and represents the Czech Republic on WONCA’s International Advisory Board. She serves as a GP trainer and a postgraduate student in Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové.

Her professional interests include rural medicine, preventive cardiology, and medical education.

Dr. Juan A. López-Rodríguez

Juan A. López-Rodríguez, MD, PhD, is a Family and Community Medicine specialist and Associate Professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid, Spain). He serves as International Officer of semFYC (Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine) and collaborates with WONCA Europe and WHO projects on primary care, mental health, and health systems strengthening. His academic and research work focuses on innovation, clinical communication, and the integration of digital and AI tools into primary care practice.

Dr. Troels Mengel-Jørgensen

Troels Mengel-Jørgensen is a general practitioner in Vodskov, Northern Jutland, Denmark. Since 2022, he has been board member of Danish College of General Practitioners (DSAM), being spokesman for research and international relations. His passion is the use of point-of-care ultrasound in general practice. He has been associated to the ultrasound group at Center for General Medicine (CAMAAU) at Aalborg University, since the center started 10 years ago. He is also co-founder and board member of Danish General Medicine Ultrasound Society (DAUS) and co-founder and Chair elect for the newly started European Family Medicine Ultrasound Society (EFMUS)

Dr Alessandro Mereu

Alessandro Mereu is an Italian General Practitioner in Tuscany, active in clinical practice, medical education, and primary care innovation. Member of EURACT, EFPC and of the EMA’s PRAC Committee, he trains GP residents and contributes to strategic development, digital transformation, and guideline implementation within AICP and European primary care networks.

Dr. Kateřina Javorská

Dr. Kateřina Javorská graduated from Charles University, Prague, in 2003 and obtained her specialty certification in General Practice in 2007. She worked from 2008 to 2009 as a GP in Essex, United Kingdom, and has since practiced as a GP for adults in the rural area of Nové Město nad Metují, Eastern Bohemia.

She is a founding member of Mladí praktici (Young Czech GPs) and a core member of the Czech GP Society, a member of EURIPA and represents the Czech Republic on WONCA’s International Advisory Board. She serves as a GP trainer and a postgraduate student in Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové.

Her professional interests include rural medicine, preventive cardiology, and medical education.

Dr. Thomas Patel-Campbell

lDr Thomas Patel-Campbell is Vice Chair (Finance and Member Value) for the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK. He is the lead officer for RCGP’s international work, as well as leading on membership, finances, estates and digital, and sits on the RCGP Trustee Board.
He is the RCGP’s representative to WONCA World and European councils, and attends UEMO meetings by invitation of the British Medical Association.
A GP partner working in an at-scale practice which provides care to 95,000 patients, in addition to his clinical responsibilities he is also the practice’s Director of Clinical Operations. He has interests in health inequalities, leadership, respiratory medicine, and digital transformation.

Dr. Martin Scherer

Current Positions	Director (W3 Professor) & Head Physician Department of General Practice and Primary careUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Education
1993-1999	Study of human medicine (MD), Marburg, Wien, Paris
Qualifications
2000 2004 2008	Dissertation in human medicine (Dr. med.) Certified primary care physician (Facharzt für Allgemeinmedizin) Habilitation in General Practice and Primary Care (Priv.-Doz.)
Professional Positions
2004-2009 200920102006-2018 2010-2018 Since 2011 2015-2020 2019-2025	Senior physician, Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, Göttingen, Germany W-2 endowed professorship for Health Services Research and its Methods, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Lübeck Head of the Institute of Social Medicine, University of Lübeck Guideline coordinator of the German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM) Vice president of the German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM) W-3 endowed professorship Department of General Practice and Primary care Chief-editor Hamburger Ärzteblatt President German of the College of General Practitioners (DEGAM)
Research Interests
Since 1996	development and implementation of guidelines and quality indicators; health services and clinical research in an ambulatory setting; chronic diseases and multimorbidity
Selected Awards
2009	Dr. Lothar-Beyer-Preis German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM)
Third Party Funding
Received grants from the following Funding Bodies	German Research Foundation (DFG), German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hamburg (KVH), Institute for Quality and Efficiency of Health Care(IQWIG), German College of General Practitioners (DEGAM)

Dr. Aleksander Stepanović

Aleksander Stepanović, MD, PhD, is a specialist in general medicine, with a particular focus on pain management and palliative care. He is the director of the Škofja Loka Health Centre, where he works as a family physician. He is also partially employed at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, in the Department of Family Medicine.
He is president of the Association of Family Physicians within the Slovenian Medical Association, a quality supervisor for the family medicine specialisation at the Medical Chamber of Slovenia and a member of the Expert Council for Family Medicine at the Slovenian Ministry of Health.
He regularly lectures at national and international conferences of family physicians and has published numerous articles as author or co-author in reputable domestic and international medical journals.

Dr. Andreas Stomby

Andreas Stomby is the president of the Swedish Association of General Practice. He works as a General Practitioner in Region Jönköping county and is also Associate Professor in General Practice at Linköping University, Sweden. He supervises several PhD students and is the principal investigator of several research projects on type 2-diabetes and digital health care, cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care and deimplementation of low-value care.

Dr. Edward Zammit

Dr. Edward Zammit is a Principal General Practitioner in Malta’s Primary Health Care Department and serves as Immediate Past President, Vice President, and Education Secretary of the Malta College of Family Doctors. A dedicated leader in medical education and assessment, he has strengthened national training and examination standards through strategic collaborations with the RCGP and WONCA Europe. Dr. Zammit has championed educational innovation and quality improvement initiatives that have transformed family medicine training in Malta. He continues to mentor the next generation of family doctors and remains committed to advancing primary care excellence across diverse communities.

Dr. Guzin Zeren Ozturk

Dr. Guzin Zeren Ozturk is a Professor of Family Medicine and the Chief of the Education Clinic at the Department of Family Medicine, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, where she oversees the training of 64 residents. She has been serving as the President of the Turkish Association of Family Physicians (TAHUD) since 2024. Her research interests focus on vaccine smoking cessation and preventive medicine.

Dr. Dorien Zwart

Dorien Zwart, M.D., Ph.D, is a practicing family doctor and professor of General Practice/Family Medicine and head of Department of General Practice & Nursing at University Medical Center MC Utrecht in The Netherlands. Her research focuses on quality and safety of innovation in general practice. Dorien is the current president of the EQuiP network and was president of the host organizing committee of the WONCA Europe 2021 conference in Amsterdam.

Dr. Aurore Girard

Dr. Aurore Girard, a general practitioner and president of the Scientific Society of General Medicine (SSMG), practiced in an underserved urban area of Brussels before continuing her practice for two years in Brittany, and then returning to Brussels. Her varied career fosters a demanding and human vision of general medicine, focused on continuity, accessibility, and adapting to patients’ needs. She advocates for the essential role of primary care within the health system and for the importance of rigorous continuing education. Committed to the development of primary care research, she works to strengthen the scientific foundations of the discipline and to support physicians in an increasingly complex practice.

Dr. Fatima-Zohra Mchich Alami

Dr Mchich Alami Fatima-Zohra is a Moroccan General practitioner. She studied in the faculty of medicine of Rabat (Morocco). She has worked as a private physician since 1993. In 1994, she earned her diploma in ultrasonography. In 2003, she co-founded MG MAROC, a non-profit organization for general practitioners in Morocco. She was elected president of MG MAROC in 2010 through which many training sessions for Moroccan doctors were organized. She earned a diploma in pedagogy in 2011.

She is member of WONCA EMR Council since 2015, member of the Research Commission of the College of Health Sciences International University of Rabat-UIR-Morocco and Member of the Board of Directors of the Moroccan Society of Medical Sciences (SMSM)

She co-founded the general practice society for the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) in 2014 , the Arab Society of General Medicine in 2022 and the Pan-African Federation of Family Medicine in 2023.

Throughout her career, she participated in multiple international conferences and events as a speaker and organizer. She also wrote many research articles about general practice.

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Kern

Dr Jean-Baptiste Kern is a general practitioner currently serving as a resident in general internal medicine at the Hôpital intercantonal de la Broye in Vaud, Switzerland. He manages inpatient care, emergencies, intermediate care and pre-hospital settings with a mobile emergency unit in a semi-rural area. Dr Kern is a member of EURIPA, JhAS and SSMIG. As a former independent rural general practitioner and senior registrar in France, he has expertise in family medicine, rural primary care, medical education and health policy.

Dr Zaim Jatić

Prof. Zaim Jatić, MD, PhD, is a family physician and researcher focusing on public health, chronic disease management, and patient-centered care, with experience in primary care teaching, research, and international collaborations.

Dr. Andrée Rochfort

Dr Andrée Rochfort is a GP with over 30 years of clinical experience. In the Irish College of GPs, she is Director of Quality Improvement, centered on supporting GP workforce health and wellbeing, and is active in GP education for Sustainable Healthcare, Planetary Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Andrée is Assistant Clinical Professor at University College Dublin, teaching medical students and on postgraduate courses. She was a member of the Executive Board of WONCA Europe 2013-2016, the Executive Board of EQuiP, www.qualityfamilymedicine.eu, and was EQuiP President 2022-2025. Andrée is a co-author of the European Definition of GP/FM 2023 and was co-chair of the Scientific Committee of the WONCA Europe Conference Dublin 2024. She is the national representative of the Irish College of GPs to EQuiP Council, WONCA Council, and chairs the new WONCA Europe SIG on Doctors Health & Wellbeing.

Dr. Sarah Cumps

Sarah Cumps is a general practitioner based in Brussels, invited lecturer at UCLouvain, and Vice-President of the College of General Medicine. Winner of the General Practitioner Award, she combines clinical work, teaching, and advocacy for a more equitable and human-centered medicine.

Dr. Sarah Cumps

Sarah Cumps est médecin généraliste à Bruxelles, maître de conférence invitée à l’UCLouvain et vice-présidente du Collège de Médecine Générale. Lauréate du Prix du Généraliste, elle allie pratique clinique, enseignement et engagement pour une médecine plus équitable et humaine.

Pr. Catherine Laporte

Pr Catherine Laporte is general practitioner in a primary care center with 18 health professionals, in the center of France. She is professor in the faculty of medicine and director of the department of Family medicine in the University of Clermont-Ferrand. His theme of interest in care as well as in research and teaching : patients with mental disorders or substance use disorders. She is member of president of the French academic college of teaching general practitioners.

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 in 2014. As Operations Director, 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. Sophie SUN

Sophie Sun is a general practitioner in Villeurbanne, France, passionate about enhancing healthcare quality and education. She is a former university clinical lecturer and she is still actively involved in teaching and research at the University of Lyon 1. Currently, she is a PhD candidate in public health, focusing on lifestyle behavior change support. In addition to her clinical work, Sophie serves as the deputy secretary of the College of General Medicine and is a member of an ethics committee dedicated to the protection of individuals.

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.

COMMITTEES

Host Organizing Committee

Scientific committee

International Advisory Board