Begoña Nafria Escalera
Research group
Begonya Nafria has long experience in the field of patient and family participation in research initiatives. Her personal history as a caregiver for an adult with cerebral palsy has linked her to various projects and initiatives in the field of defending patients' rights.
Her areas of expertise focus on the participation of paediatric patients in research and specifically in the field of clinical trials.
Relevant aspects of hes curriculum are: CIBERER collaborator, EUPATI member, eYPAGnet Coordinator, Kids Barcelona Coordinator (YPAG of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), member of the EFGCP Children's Medicines working group and member of the working group of patients and families of EnprEMA (European Network for Pediatric Research of EMA).
She is also a reviewer for various journals specialized in the subject of patient participation in research and rare diseases, and a teacher in seminars, courses and conferences.
Last Publications
- Leggeri I, Tarrus Barberillo M, Dutarte M, Nafria-Escalera B, Murphy E, Scalabrini S, Ariza-Vega P and Carrera C The Role of Patients in Health Education. journal of european cme . 11(1): 2101703-2101703.
- Ajanovic S, Garrido-Aguirre J, Baro B, Balanza N, Varo R, Millat-Martínez P, Arias S, Fonollosa J, Perera A, Jordán-García I, Munoz-Almagro C, Bonet-Carne E, Crosas-Soler A, Esther Via Virgili, Nafria-Escalera B, García-García JJ and Bassat Q How Did the COVID-19 Lockdown Affect Children and Adolescent's Well-Being: Spanish Parents, Children, and Adolescents Respond. Frontiers in public health . 9: 746052-746052.
- Alessandrini E, Brako F, Scarpa M, Lupo M, Bonifazi D, Pignataro V, Cavallo M, Cullufe O, Enache C, Nafria-Escalera B, Claverol J, De Taeye L, Vermeulen E, Preston J and Tuleu C Children's Preferences for Oral Dosage Forms and Their Involvement in Formulation Research via EPTRI (European Paediatric Translational Research Infrastructure). Pharmaceutics . 13(5): 730.
Projects
- Project name:
- Science4Pandemics: Cizitens engagement digital platform for collective intelligence in pandemics
- Leader
- Begoña Nafria Escalera
- Funding entities:
- Fundació Privada per a la Recerca i la Docència Sant Joan de Déu - FSJD, EIT Health e.V
- Code
- 220365
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2022 - 2024
- Project name:
- Ágora de la Ciencia
- Leader
- Begoña Nafria Escalera
- Funding entities:
- Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología
- Code
- FCT-20-16045
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2022
- Project name:
- YEAH: Youngsters EngAgement in Health science
- Leader
- Begoña Nafria Escalera
- Funding entities:
- EIT Health e.V
- Code
- 20624
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2020 - 2020
News
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Science4Pandemics: A European Gamification Project to Better Prepare Young People for Future Pandemics
Despite the many advances in the global fight against infectious diseases and the millions of lives saved by vaccines and other preventive and therapeutic methods, infections remain a major threat to humanity.