qualifications: PhD
position: Family Doctor
Portugal
IŽm Berta Nunes a member of Euripa and a family doctor from Portugal working in a rural area (Alfândega da Fé in the northwest of Portugal).
IŽm working as a voluntary assistent with the Department of Family Medicine from the University of Porto (also called Oporto, the second biggest city of Portugal in the north). We receive students from the last year of Faculty, to show how we work in rural areas. I'm also Professor of Medical Anthropology in the University of Trás -os Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) in Miranda do Douro, another small city near Alfândega da Fé where I work as a family doctor in the local Health Center. I'm also the representative of our National Association of General Practitioners in Euripa, and the coordinator of Portuguese rural group of doctors.
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference (SARRAH), 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Australia
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RMA24, 23–26 October 2024, Darwin, NT, Australia
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Rural Health (ICRNRH), 28–29 October 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference: Going the distance, 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Vic., Australia
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Rural GP Association of Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference #RGPAS24, 15–17 November 2024, Inverness, Scotland
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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