Scientific Committee
José Mª Martín-Moreno
University Clinical Hospital of Valencia
Jose Mª Martín-Moreno completed his medical and health education at the University of Granada and Harvard University. Since then, his career has been mainly devoted to Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He has been a member of different European committees. His work in the field of epidemiology, prevention and control of cancer and cardiovascular diseases gives him a solid background in “non-communicable diseases”. In addition, his extensive experience in Public Health has also included dealing with epidemic outbreak control and responding to health emergencies.
Antonio Fernández-Pro
Spanish Society of General and Family Physicians (SEMG)
Dr. Antonio Fernández-Pro is the actual President of the Spanish Society of General and Family Physicians. He holds a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Seville, specializing in family and community medicine. He’s got professional knowledge from different points of the health system that he has developed in his professional field Castilla – La Mancha, getting involved with the community and health professionals of said autonomous community, in which, in addition to exercising his healthcare profession at the Health Center of Menasalbas (Toledo), is the coordinator of the Center, as well as of the medical offices in the area linked to the Center.
César Minué
Spanish Society of Tobacco Specialists (SEDET)
Dr. Minué has been a family doctor since 1995, with uninterrupted care activity. He is currently the Director of the Perales del Río Health Center. He’s main activity is care, in the Primary Care consultation, which he complements with teaching and research activity, in the field of cardiovascular risk, aimed at the control and management of tobacco. He is also the President of the Spanish Society of Tobacco Specialists (SEDET), he belongs to the Tobacco Addiction Group (GAT) of the Madrid Society of Family and Community Medicine, and is part of the GAT of the Spanish Society (semFYC).
Josep Figueras
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Josep Figueras, MD, MPH, PhD (econ), FFPH is the Director and cofounder of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. In addition to WHO, he has served major multilateral agencies such as the European Commission or the World Bank and has worked as policy advisor.. He was Co-chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Monti Commission, and member of several governing, advisory and editorial boards including the governance board of the European Health Forum Gastein. He is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and Maastricht University. Dr Figueras started his career as a specialist in Family and Community medicine in Spain.