IV Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering 2007, Bioengineering Solutions for Latin America Health, September 24th 28th, 2007, Margarita Island, Venezuela III die dem Arzt in der zwischen Reflektion und Handlungsempfehlungen die dem Arzt in der täglichen Praxis eine Hilfestellung geben mögen They conSistently report that understanding the causes and effects of internal migration and urbanization is vital to putting in place poliCies to cope with the stresses and harness the potentials of migration in the most efficient way possible This CLAIB follows the successful meetings held in Joao Pessoa (Brazil and the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)