ICMDA World Congress 2026

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  • Patrina Caldwell

    Patrina Caldwell

    Patrina is an Associate Professor and program director of Master of Medicine (Child and Adolescent Health) in the Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health at the University of Sydney. She is also on the National Board of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia and is a member of the Education Reference Group and the International Strategy Group for PRIME. Her areas of research interest include paediatric continence, online searching for health information, patient engagement through virtual agents, eHealth, and medical education on conducting research, critical thinking and evidence based practice, particularly in resource limited settings.

    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 1)
    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 3)
  • Jeff Barrows

    Jeff Barrows

    Jeffrey J. Barrows, DO, MA (Ethics), is an obstetrician/gynecologist, author, educator, medical ethicist, and speaker. He dedicated 15 years of his career to fighting human trafficking within the intersection of trafficking and healthcare. In 2008, Dr. Barrows founded Gracehaven, an organization assisting victims of domestic minor sex trafficking in Ohio. In 2019, Dr. Barrows published a novel entitled “Finding Freedom,” which realistically portrays child sex trafficking in the United States. Dr. Barrows served as Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations from 2020 to 2025, overseeing their advocacy efforts. He has been married to Kathy for 47 years, with three grown children and four grandchildren.

    • Main Congress Plenary Session Speaker
    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 3)
  • John Wyatt

    John Wyatt

    John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics and Perinatology at University College London, UK. He worked as a clinical neonatologist, educator and research scientist for more than 25 years. He is now engaged in researching, teaching and writing on the ethical implications of advances in biomedical and information technology, including AI. His books include Matters of Life and Death, Dying Well and The Robot Will See You Now. He is current President of the UK Christian Medical Fellowship. He has a personal website johnwyatt.com and hosts a weekly podcast with his son Tim on medicine, science and ethics, entitled Matters of Life and Death.

    • Main Congress Plenary Session Speaker
    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 6)
    • Student Conference Breakout Session Speaker (Session 3)
    • Student Conference Breakout Session Speaker (Session 4)
  • Alex Bolek

    Alex Bolek

    Alex Bolek is ICMDA’s Africa Coordinator and has been ICMDA East Africa Regional Secretary from 2017 to 2025. Alex is the chairman of South Sudan Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA-SS). For over fifteen (15) years, Alex has worked with both Sudan and South Sudan Ministries of Health (MOH) and international NGOs, like Jhpiego, Healthnet TPO, and Saint Vincent De Paul Humanitarian Society in different leadership and technical roles implementing public health and humanitarian programs. Alex is on boards of a number of Christian organisations such as the Scripture Union of South Sudan (SUSS), Fellowship of Christian University Students (FOCUS), ACORD, Deo Volente (USA), Life In Abundance (LIA) and others. Alex is an alumnus of both Haggai International (HI) Leadership Institute (Singapore, 2006) and John Maxwell Million Leaders Mandate (Cyprus, 2016). Alex has co-authored four (4) books, three (3) with Rev. Colin Salter (UK) and one (1) with other fellow South Sudanese writers. Alex is a frequent contributor with articles in local newspapers writing on political, socio-economic, developmental, contemporary and spiritual issues. Alex is a frequent speaker in national, regional and international conferences, training seminars and workshops. Alex and his wife Helen founded Timothy School in 2016, a community Christian faith-based school in their community in South Sudan to meet educational needs of many children who would not find education. Alex and his wife Helen in 2022 founded the Rock City Medical Centre (RCMC) in Juba, to provide health and medical services to disadvantaged communities affected by chronic civil wars and conflicts. Alex and his family live in Juba, South Sudan, and are members of Shabakat al Baraka Church Ministry.

    • Student Conference Breakout Session Speaker (Session 2)
    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 1)
    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 5)
    • Main Congress Breakout Session Speaker (Session 6)
  • Peter Saunders

    Peter Saunders

    Peter Saunders trained as a general surgeon in Auckland, New Zealand, before serving as a missionary doctor in Kenya. After theological training at All Nations Christian College, he then left clinical medicine and served with the Christian Medical Fellowship UK for 27 years from 1992 including 8 years as Head of Student Ministries and 19 years as Chief Executive. In 2019 he became Chief Executive of the International Christian Medical & Dental Association (ICMDA). Peter and his wife Kirsty live in St Albans, UK and they have three sons and four grandchildren. They are members of Spicer Street Church, St Albans.

    • Student Conference Breakout Session Speaker (Session 2)
  • Jonathan Fisher (PRIME)

    Jonathan Fisher (PRIME)

    Jonathan is a medical doctor and lawyer who has worked with, and served in leadership of, mission and international humanitarian organisations since 1995.  He has worked primarily in French-speaking Africa (DRC/Zaïre, Rwanda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Burkina Faso, Comoros) as well as in Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Haiti, Egypt and Russia. He is the lead tutor for PRIME’s francophone activities, serves on the board of Life in Abundance, and on global and mission committees of Christian Medical Fellowship (UK) and AGEAS (CH). He is active in advancing hybrid distance medical education and church-based health care for chronic diseases in Burundi. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and five children (ages 6 to 14).

    • Student Conference Breakout Session Speaker (Session 1)