ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

This CME accredited Program was adapted for Spain by a local expert steering committee and in collaboration with local partners, including:

Associació Catalana de Malalts d’Hepatitis (ASSCAT), Alianza para la Eliminacion de las Hepatitis Viricas en Espana (AEHVE), ISGlobal and the Grupo de Estudio de Hepatitis Viricas (GEHEP) 

Online modules cover: HCV epidemiology and prevention, HCV testing and diagnosis, HCV treatment, ongoing monitoring.

Highly interactive face-to-face workshops give participants an opportunity to put learning into practice. Facilitated by local experts in the field, the workshops are structured around real-life case studies giving attendees the skills to confidently diagnose patients and prescribe new HCV DAAs.

• Prof. Jeffrey Lazarus – Associate Professor / Associate Researcher, University of Barcelona / ISGlobal, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona
• Mr Javier Garcia-Samaniego – Hepatologist Hospital Universitario La Paz/ Hospital Carlos III
• Prof. Marta Torrens – Addiction Specialist, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona
• Ms Teresa Casanovas – President La Asociacion Catalana de Enfermos de Hepatitis/ASSCAT

• Mr Jose Luis Calleja – Infectious Diseases Physician University Hospital Puerta de ierro Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
• Dr Sabela Lens – Hepatologist Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona
• Mr Roberto Nuno-Solinis – Health Policy/ Economist University of Deusto
• Mr Carlos Roncero – Head of Psychiatry Biomedical Institute of Salamanca, University of Salamanca
• Mr Luis Sordo – Medical doctor, field epidemiologist and specialist in Public Health Instituto de salud Carlos III

With special thanks to Dr. María Robles Martínez, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Addictions (INAD – Hospital del Mar) and Hospital del Mar Biomedical Research institute (IMIM), for her assistance with content adaptation and translation.