qualifications: MD, PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Assistant Professor
Greece
Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis was born in Heraklion, Greece, in 1972. He graduated from Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples (FEDERICO II), Italy, in 1999. He is qualified in General Practice/ Family Medicine. He defended his PhD thesis at the Medical School of University of Crete in 2007. He is author in several original papers published in international journals. He is currently involved in national and international research projects of the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine of University of Crete.
qualifications: PhD, APRN-BC
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Associate Professor
Professor Markaki is an advanced practice nurse in public & community health with a medical anthropologist's perspective of global health. Her long career across the European and North American regions covers the spectrum of clinical, administrative, consulting, and academic positions. Since 2016, she is the Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for International Nursing, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. As a health systems researcher, Dr. Markaki studies nursing's effect on primary health care outcomes. Her main interests include global health, capacity building, collaborative practice, inter-professional teaching and compassionate care.
qualifications: MD, PhD
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Associate Professor
Greece
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data
position: Statistician
qualifications: MD, MSc
contribution: Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: General Practitioner
qualifications: PhD, FFPH, FHEA
contribution: Critical revision
position: Professor
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RWAV Conference 2025: Dreaming Big and Driving Change in Rural Healthcare, 19–21 February 2025, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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2025 European Forum on Prevention and Primary Care, 5 & 6 March 2025, Zagreb, Croatia
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National Rural Health Conference 2025, 2–3 May 2025, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand
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NRHA 30th Health Equity Conference, 19–20 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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NRHA 48th Annual Rural Health Conference, 20–23 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2025 International Rural Nursing Conference, 27–30 May 2025, Arlington, TX, USA
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BC Rural Health Conference 2025, 6–8 June 2025, Prince George, BC, Canada
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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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14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum. Rural Reformation: Meeting Wellbeing and Healthcare Needs in Rural Communities, 26–28 June 2025, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Rethinking Remote 2025: Scotland's Rural Health Conference
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WONCA World Conference 2025: New Vision for Primary Health Care and Sustainable Development, 17–21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
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NRHA 23rd Rural Health Clinic Conference, 23–24 September 2025, Kansas, MO, USA
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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