Razvan Florentin Miftode

Biography:
Dr. Razvan Miftode has been a family doctor since 1995, when he completed his vocational training and became a specialist in general medicine. Five years later, he became a senior family physician and he is currently working as family doctor in Iasi, Romania. In 2000, he graduated from the Teacher of Teachers (TOT) programme organised by the Romanian Ministry of Health and the Netherland School of Public Health in Bucharest, Romania, becoming a trainer in family medicine. Since then, he has been lecturer in several courses and training workshops for physicians in national Continuing Medical Education programs. Since 2007, he is the national representative in the EURACT Council. Dr. Razvan Miftode has been involved in various professional activities at European level, such as the Primary Health Care Activity Monitor for Europe (PHAMEU) study “Building primary care in a changing Europe” at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the WONCA Europe (2009 - 2010), EURACT project “Family Medicine Performance Agenda” (2008 - 2010). At the national level he has been involved in projects with the focus on continuing professional development and education (focus on bronchial asthma, neurocognitive dysfunctions, maternal health, sexually transmitted infections, etc.), quality assessment and audit of health services in primary care (2006-2008, 2012) and training of trainers in Family Medicine (2012, 2022). He has written articles in various medical journals/periodicals and has contributed to several volumes of Public Health and Social Work as well as to the newest Handbook of Family Medicine, published in Iasi, Romania, in 2022. Since 2018, he is vice president of the Romanian National Society of Family Medicine and coordinator of the professional department and working groups. Since 2020, he is the deputy editor-in-chief of the Romanian Journal of General Medicine, Medic.ro.

• national representative in EURACT Council (since 2007)
• EURACT Member (since 2000)
• National Society of Family Medicine - member
• member in Romanian College of Physicians
• member founder of National Center for Studies in Family Medicine, Romania (since 2000)

1 Attend in training programs to improve the quality of medical practice in family medicine
- MATRA program 1998 - 2000 - education section, under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Medinet program, Santinela Dispensaries, 2000 - 2003, under the patronage of the Dutch Government and the National Society of Family Medicine / General Practice in Romania
- Quali-Med program 2002 - 2005, under the patronage of the National Center for Family Medicine Studies Foundation
- EPA program - training of evaluators - experts in quality standards of medical activity, under the patronage of the National Center of Studies for Family Medicine, 2006 - 2008
- PAL Program (CNSMF, CPSS, Global Fund) - local coordinator and lecturer 2009 - 2010
- Project "Continuing Medical Education Portal" - reviewer for the educational packages - Management of COPD, Meningococcal Disease, Arthrosis, Antibiotherapy
- Programs "Quality Auditor" and "Quality Auditor in Healthcare" 2012 - funded by EU, Romanian Government and Romanian College of Physicians
- participant in the CHRONEX RD program of UMF Iasi (2014 - 2015)

2 Participation in international study and research projects
- Project "Family Medicine Performance Agenda" - EURACT (2008 - 2010) - co-author in the volume published by Dusseldorf University Press, 2014
- PHAMEU study Building primary care in a changing Europe under the aegis of the University of Ljubljana and WONCA Europe (2009 - 2010) - co-author of chapter - published in European Observatory on Health System and Policy 2015

- LINNAEUS Project "Safety in Primary Care" 2011 - 2012 (Warsaw, Lodz - Poland)
- FATMEE I and II study - coordinated by the Universities of Lublijana, Krakow and Prague (2010, 2023)
- "Minor revision of European Definition of Family Medicine" - member of the WONCA Europe team appointed for this project
- member in the review team of the European case-based CME programme supporting COVID-19 management in general practice, organized by EURACT, ISSECAM and WONCA EUROPE (2022- 2023)
3 The activity of medical trainer (selection)
- EdAsma Program 2000 - 2001 : Management of Bronchial Asthma in adults (144 hours), organized by the National Institute of Pneumology Bucharest, S.N.M.F./M.G., University of UMF Carol Davilla Bucharest and the National College of Romanian Physicians
- Project Concern International Program: Mother and Child Health; 2000 - 2001 (3 courses of 3 days) (72 hours) - Iasi, under the aegis of USAID agency
- Course "Respiratory infections in children" organized by the Training Center Iasi - Suceava (12 hours)
- Work-shop - training within the Medinet program - Sentinel Offices organized by SNMF/MG, C.N.S.S.M.F. and Foundation to boost quality Romanian Health Care
- Specialized training course for family physicians February - April 2004 (Galati) - series 1 and 2, organized by the Ministry of Health and Family and the Public Health Directorate Galati
- Coordinator of the team of the clinical guideline "Urinary tract infections in women", within the Quali-Med Project of the National Center for Family Medicine Studies, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, 2001 - 2004
- Course "Medical Office Management", organized by the Center for Continuing Medical Education Iasi 2003 - 2004
- Course "Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases", organized by the Romanian Ministry of Health, O.M.S. and the Centre for Health Policy Bucharest

AxxA course "Management of allergies, ischemic strokes and dementia in the practice of family physicians", under the patronage of the National Center for Medical Staff Development, MSF Bucharest, May - November 2006
- Course Axxa 2: "Management of allergies, stroke and cognitive disorders in FP practice" (March - October 2007)
- Course P2 "Management of cardio-vascular and cerebro-vascular diseases" (Nov-Dec 2007)
- Program PAL 2 : Standardized approach to respiratory diseases in Family Medicine - 2010/ 2011
- Lecturer in the Training of Trainers program, SNMF 2011 - 2012; 2020-2022
- Lecturer in the continuing medical education program "Monitoring of chronic diseases" organized by SMF Iasi and Center for Continuing Medical Education Iasi (2014)
- lecturer at Family Medicine National Conferences, Medic.ro and Medical conferences Forum, Pedipractic MF 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Lecturer at the Respiratory Recovery Course in COVID-19 context: multidisciplinary aspects - Iasi 2022
4. Scietific publication

- 34 scientific papers in Romanian issues

- 14 chapters

5. 5. Other activities:
- Member in specialty postgraduate examination commissions organized by University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi
- Member in the editorial staff of the following publications: "Buletinul informativ al Medicilor de Familie", "Medic.ro", "Ziarul Medicului de Familie"
- Deputy editor-in-chief of Medic.ro magazine (2020 - present)
- Peer-reviewer for ISI-listed specialty journals: Slovenian Journal of Public Health (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021); European Journal of General
Practice (2013)
- Peer-reviewer for WONCA Europe Congress proceedings (2015, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Activities as a traineeship supervisor for Family Medicine residents

6. Leadership and coordination office

- Vice-President of Romanian National Society of Family Medicine (2018 - present)
- Vice-President of the Family Doctors Society Iasi (2010 - present)

- national representative in EURACT Council (2007 - present)

- President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Medical College of Iasi (2017 - present)

- Member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Medical College Iasi (2006 - present)
- Delegate in WONCA WORLD and WONCA EUROPE Council (2019 - present)
- Secretary of the National Society of Family Medicine (2009 - 2018)