Paediatrician for 20 years and Family Doctor for 10 years in Brazil, with admnistrative/coordination experience with 'Medecins Sans Frontieres', FEBEM-SP and a Public Health Unit. Under-graduate and graduate studies in Brazil,post-doctoral studies with Dr Prabhat Jha at the University of Toronto. Currently Health Services Evaluator for BRIDGES (a project designed to evaluate integrated care for complex patients).