International Association for the Promotion of Specialized Training in Medicine and Biological Sciences / Association Internationale pour la promotion de Formations Specialisees en Medecine et en Sciences Biologiques (AFISM)

The International Association for the Promotion of Specialized Training in Medicine and Biological Sciences is an international association devoted to promoting and enhancing the continuing professional development and postgraduate education in medical, scientific and technical professions.

It Organises high level education events, practical workshops, debates, consensus conferences and international congresses to help specialists to keep themselves up to date with all the new and quick advancements in the different disciplines.

Encouraging the networking among professionals, it also strongly focuses in supporting the sharing of evidence-based knowledge and discourages the diffusion of practices which are not supported by proof in order to limit the circulation of harmful fake news, by still maintaining a constant open dialogue with all the different actors.