XII Workshop on Chagas Disease Programme

Workshop

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XII Workshop on Chagas Disease Diagnostic tools, treatment and access to care 3 March 2016 · Barcelona In collaboration with

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XII Workshop on Chagas Disease Programme

Practical Details

9.00 - 9.15

Reception and collection of documents

Date: 3 de marzo de 2016

9.15 - 9.30

Welcome

9.30 - 10.30 The results of the BENEFIT study

Sergio Sosa-Estani, INP “Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben”, Buenos Aires

Venue: Casa del Mar, c/ Albareda nº 1-13, 08004 Barcelona Language: Spanish and English. Simultaneous translation in English and Spanish will be provided if you ask for it in advance.

Fee: General: 90€. Students: 60€ (supporting document will be required) – Lunch included.

10.30 - 11.00 Oral Presentations

More information: tallerchagas@isglobal.org

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break

Oral Communications

11.30 - 12.30 Better diagnostic tools, better access?

Laurence Flevaud, MSF, Barcelona 12.30- 13.30 Discussion of clinical cases

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch break 14.30 - 16.30

Sharing experiences …

Group 1: Chagas: clinical approaches and antiparasitic treatment. Has anything changed?

Group 2: Usefulness of diagnostic tests according to population groups.

Group 3: How integral care improves access.

If you are interested in presenting an oral communication, please read the guidelines and send an abstract to tallerchagas@isglobal.org.

At least one of the authors of the original paper must register for the workshop.The deadline for submission is 25 January 2016.

Registration Online registration at tallerdechagas.isglobal.org Payment by international bank transfer:

16.30 - 17.00 Oral Presentations 17.00 - 17.45 Pooling knowledge: working groups

17.45 - 17.55 FINDECHAGAS in action

FINDECHAGAS 17.55 - 18.10 Closing remarks

Organization Scientific Committee: Marcelo Abril, Belkisyolé Alarcon, Mª Jesús Pinazo, Montserrat Portús, Isabela Ribeiro, M.Carmen Thomas, Faustino Torrico.

Organising Committee: Montserrat Gállego, Joaquim Gascon, Jordi Gómez i Prat, Silvia Moriana, Carme Roca, M. Carmen Thomas, Leonardo de la Torre, M. Jesús Pinazo, Ethel Sequeira, Ivette Fernández.

IBAN: ES38 2100 0811 7102 0112 3097 (Caixabank, S.A) SWIFT: CAIXESBBXXX Please indicate “Name and surname” in the payment description of the bank transfer and send a copy to tallerchagas@isglobal.org *When registering for the workshop all participants must specify which “Sharing experiences” workgroup they wish to attend.

Space is limited and places will be assigned on a strict firstcome, first-served basis in order of registration.

Activity of Health Care Interest This workshop is officially recognised as an activity of health care interest by the Catalan Council for Continuing Medical Education (09/014578-MD) with 0.8 credits.