The Civil Association for Research and Development in Health (ACINDES) is an international, private, non-profit academic institution, founded in 1985. Its main objective is to promote and organize continuing education programs for the health professionals and for the general public in order to contribute to a level of excellence in the health services and medical care offered to the population. ACINDES brings together a group of health professionals and specialists from various disciplines who contribute with their experience to these programs in order to improve the quality of care for the benefit of the community and, in particular, of the most vulnerable groups.