Profile: Dr. R. Bengoa's career has been both national and international. He has practiced as a doctor in Spain for 5 years in both hospitals and primary care. Dr. Bengoa has MSc in Community Medicine from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and and MSc in Health Care Management from the UK as well. After holding several responsibilities in health care in Spain, where he was Director General for Health Care in the Basque County, Dr. Bengoa joined the World Health Organization - Headquarter in Geneva as a Director of Management of Chronic Conditions and Director for Health System Policies until 2006.
Presently he is professor in ESADE Business School in Spain, visiting professor in Leadership and Management in Health in University of Geneva and a Consultant in Health Care Organization and Management. His main interest is the quality and management of chronic conditions for which he has organized and independent resource center and observatory called Kroniker.