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11,30
Opening ceremony
Opening ceremony
Rosa Romero
President of the Health Commission at the Spanish Congress
Rafael Esteban, MD
Co-Chair of Hepatitis B and C Public Policy Association
Javier García-Samaniego, MD
Coordinator of the AEHVE (Alliance for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in Spain) and Head of the Hepatology Section of the La Paz Hospital
11,40
Conference
SPAIN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HISTORY AND MARK THE WAY FOR A EUROPE FREE OF HEPATITIS C
Conference
SPAIN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HISTORY AND MARK THE WAY FOR A EUROPE FREE OF HEPATITIS C
Presenter
Javier García-Samaniego, MD
Coordinator of the AEHVE and Head of the Hepatology Section of the La Paz Hospital
Julia del Amo, MD
Director of the National Plan on AIDS, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and Tuberculosis
12,00
Discussion
SPANISH AUTONOMOUS REGIONS: HOW TO RECOVER THE PULSE AFTER THE PANDEMIC TO REACH THE OBJECTIVE OF ELIMINATION ASAP
Discussion
SPANISH AUTONOMOUS REGIONS: HOW TO RECOVER THE PULSE AFTER THE PANDEMIC TO REACH THE OBJECTIVE OF ELIMINATION ASAP
Presenter and Moderator
Rafael Esteban, MD
Co-Chair of Hepatitis B and C Public Policy Association
Federico García, MD
Head of the Microbiology Service of the Granada Clinical Hospital and Director of the Andalusian Viral Hepatitis Plan
María Buti, MD
Chief of Internal Medicine and Hepatology at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital
Ana María García Fulgueiras, MD
Head of the Epidemiological Surveillance Section of the General Directorate of Public Health of the Region of Murcia
Joan Colom, MD
Director of the Program for Prevention, Control and Attention to HIV, STIs and Viral Hepatitis and Director of the Program on Substance Abuse of Catalonia
12,30
Discussion
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES AND PATIENT ASSOCIATIONS IN THE ERA OF ELIMINATION
Discussion
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES AND PATIENT ASSOCIATIONS IN THE ERA OF ELIMINATION
Presenter and Moderator
Jeffrey Lazarus, MD
Head of the Health Systems Research Group at ISGlobal
Rosa Romero
President of the Health Commission at the Spanish Congress
Soledad Cabezón, MD
Former MEP. Cardiology Service of the Virgen del Rocío Hospital
Teresa Casanovas, MD
President of ASCCAT (Catalan Association of Hepatic Patients) and President of the ELPA’s Scientific Committee (European Liver Patients’ Association)
Adolfo García
President of PLAFHC Madrid
Eva Pérez
President of the National Federation of Liver Patients and Transplanted FNETH
13,00
COMMITMENT OF THE CORTES GENERALES WITH THE ELIMINATION OF VIRAL HEPATITIS IN SPAIN
COMMITMENT OF THE CORTES GENERALES WITH THE ELIMINATION OF VIRAL HEPATITIS IN SPAIN
Meritxell Batet
President of Spain’s Congress of Deputies
Rafael Esteban, MD
Co-Chair of Hepatitis B and C Public Policy Association
Javier García-Samaniego, MD
Coordinator of the AEHVE and Head of the Hepatology Section of the La Paz Hospital
13,15
Discussion
MAYORS, THE NEW LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE POSTCOVID ERA. The #hepCityFree movement
Discussion
MAYORS, THE NEW LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE POSTCOVID ERA. The #hepCityFree movement
Presenter and Moderator
María Neira, MD
WHO Director for the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health
Yolanda Aguiar Castro
Councillor for Social Policy of the Vigo City Council
Juan Manuel Flores
Deputy Mayor and Delegate of Social Welfare, Employment and Comprehensive Social Transformation Plans of Seville
13,30
Discussion
THE COMMITMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY GROUPS WITH THE ELIMINATION OF VIRAL HEPATITIS IN SPAIN
Discussion
THE COMMITMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY GROUPS WITH THE ELIMINATION OF VIRAL HEPATITIS IN SPAIN
Presenter and Moderator
José Luis Calleja, MD
President of the AEEH (Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver) and Head of the Gastroenterology Service of the Puerta de Hierro Hospital
Carmen Añon
PSOE Deputy Health Spokesperson
Juan Luis Steegmann
VOX Health Spokesperson
Elvira Velasco
PP Health Spokesperson
14,00
Closing ceremony
Closing ceremony
Rosa Romero
President of the Health Commission at the Spanish Congress
José Luis Calleja, MD
President of the AEEH and Head of the Gastroenterology Service of the Puerta de Hierro Hospital
Javier García-Samaniego, MD
Coordinator of the AEHVE and Head of the Hepatology Section of the La Paz Hospital
About Hepatitis B & C Public Policy Association
The Hepatitis B & C Public Policy Association was founded in 2009 by a group of leading European scientists, public health experts and patient advocates. We aim to urge and facilitate the formulation of public policies at national and international level for the communication, prevention and management of viral Hepatitis B and C. The Association’s unique approach in furtherance of this aim is to gather together, and work in partnership with, the major stakeholders in the field of these diseases including regulators, patients, clinicians, public health and civil society communities and the private sector.
The first ever EU HCV Policy Summit dedicated to the elimination of hepatitis C in Europe was organised by this association and its partners in February 2016 in Brussels. The Summit was addressed by EU Health Commissioner Andriukaitis, MEPs and national policy-makers.
A second EU HCV summit entitled-«Securing sustainable funding for hepatitis elimination plans took place in 2018 the third EU HCV Summit dedicated to the elimination of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Europe entitled «Securing Wider EU Commitment to the Elimination of HCV» took place on line in March 2021.
Three mini national HCVSummits were organised at the European parliament in 2017 dedicated to the elimination of HCV In Romania, Portugal and Greece.
Four more National Mini Summits are planned for 2021/2022.
For more information about the Association’s activities please visit www.hepbcppa.org.
Summit activities: www.hcvbrusselssummit.eu