Epidemiology and public health, protagonists once again this year in the sixth scientific conference organized by ibs.GRANADA
The experts highlighted the importance of public health with a special focus on the health effects of environmental exposures, including those caused by exposure to plastics, microplastics and nanoplastics, as well as recent research in care and mental health.
El Epidemiology and Public Health Area The Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA) has organized this Friday, the sixth edition of its scientific conference on the latest advances in Epidemiology and Public Health, in the assembly hall of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada.
This annual meeting, coordinated by those responsible for the area José María Navarro and Marina Lacasaña, aims to present the lines of work focused on public health carried out by the research groups of the Granada institute and discuss the latest advances in research in epidemiology and public health from the one health perspective.
The day was inaugurated by the scientific director of ibs.GRANADA, María José Sánchez; the rector's delegate for health and relations with the health system of the University of Granada, José Juan Jiménez Moleón; the deputy medical director of the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, María Mar Sánchez Gila; the deputy medical director of the Surgical Area of the San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital, Antonio Guisado and Marina Lacasaña, co-responsible for the epidemiology and public health area of ibs.GRANADA, as coordinator of the Conference.
In this scientific meeting distributed in three round tables, crucial topics in research in epidemiology and public health have been addressed, such as the environmental and social determinants of health, aspects related to the West Nile virus in Andalusia, care and mental health. Furthermore, the participation of the Calor y Café Granada Foundation and Granada Bipolar Association It has made it possible to make the needs of the population visible, thus establishing lines of research aimed at meeting the demands of society.
One of the great scientific opportunities of this event has been the presence of Nicolas Olea, a national reference in raising awareness about the dangers of plastics for the health of the population. Dr. Olea, researcher responsible for the group A15 – Basic and Clinical Oncology of the ibs.GRANADA and professor of Radiology and Physical Medicine at the University of Granada, has given an inaugural lecture on the health effects of exposure to plastics, microplastics and nanoplastics.
This scientific conference has been a great opportunity to learn about the different scientific projects in epidemiology and public health developed by the excellent research groups of ibs.GRANADA.
About the ibs.GRANADA
The Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, is the only center accredited by the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) that develops biomedical research of excellence in Granada and one of the four accredited in Andalusia by the ISCIII.
The ibs.GRANADA is structured in four Scientific Areas: Oncology, Precision Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health and Technology and Advanced Therapies that develop an intense research activity and lead the transfer of research results to society, which are reflected in the 1.210 publications made in scientific journals, totaling 6.668 impact factor points, as well as 19 patents applied for during 2023.
Currently, the Institute brings together 1.088 professionals and 69 multidisciplinary research groups that comprise, from the University of Granada, the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, the San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital, the Andalusian School of Public Health and the centers of Primary Care of Granada.
The main objectives of ibs.GRANADA are to promote biomedical, clinical and epidemiological research carried out by the different groups attached to the institute and to facilitate translational research in Granada hospitals. This research activity translates into the generation of knowledge and the transfer of scientific advances towards the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of priority health problems in Andalusia.
