Moore J, Dal Paz M, Perfilieva G, Doan B. The Symposium of Lisbon. In: Moore J, Dal Paz M, Perfilieva G, Doan B, eds.), National Health Workforce: The Growth of Challenging Trends. Paris, France: Centre de Sociologie et de Demographic Medicales; 2008:viii-xiv.
In October 2007, an international symposium on health workforce was held in Lisbon, Portugal, under the aegis of the World Health Organization and the Portuguese Ministry of Health. Over three days, 75 researchers and policy-makers from 22 countries met and exchanged their views and experiences on the situation of their national health workforce, with a particular emphasis on the shortcomings and negative trends which reduce the performance the health system. From all the papers contributed to the Symposium, 23 were selected to constitute the various chapters of this book.