title: The Besrour Conferences: Collaborating to strengthen global family medicine.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Director of the Global Health Program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto in Ontario, and Director of the Besrour Centre at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. katherine.rouleau@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rouleau
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and International Lead of the Global Health Committee in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ponka
authors.affiliation: Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University in London, Ont.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.affiliation: Professor at Sherbrooke University in Longueuil, Que.
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Couturier
authors.affiliation: Emergency physician and Chief of Hospitalist Service at Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland, Ont, and Global Health Coordinator for the Faculty of Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Basia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siedlecki
authors.affiliation: Professor and Global Health Coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University.
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Redwood-Campbell
authors.affiliation: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the College of Family Physicians of Canada in Mississauga, Ont.
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemire
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends*; D014943:Global Health; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012955:Societies, Medical