EUROPREV Forum 2026

Towards a safe and effective person-centered prevention

This event has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 12.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Click here to view the accreditation statement.

Agenda

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14:30

Registration for Pre-Forum Participants

Location: SOMAMFYC Offices (C/Tellez, 18 Madrid)

This day is only for trainees and first 5 year GPs.
EUROPREV, EYFDM, Somamfyc trainee’s Rep.

15:00

Welcome to Pre-Forum

Location: SOMAMFYC Offices (C/Tellez, 18 Madrid)

15:30

Workshop: Overdiagnosis in Prevention

Location: SOMAMFYC Offices (C/Tellez, 18 Madrid)

  • Victoria Bautista Perez (FM Trainee)
    Hospital universitario de A Coruña

  • Maria Fortunas Teixeira (FM Trainee)

  • Aurora Navarro Regi (FM Trainee)

  • Veerle Piessens (Europrev’s delegate)
    Ghent University

16:30

Coffee Break

Location: SOMAMFYC Offices (C/Tellez, 18 Madrid)

17:00

Workshop: The role of family doctor in prevention

Location: SOMAMFYC Offices (C/Tellez, 18 Madrid)

  • Adina-Ioana Bicăjanu (FM Trainee)
    George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

  • Irene Sáez Sanz (FM Trainee)

  • Iva Petričušić (Europrev’s delegate)
    Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine Osijek

18:00

International Dinner/Networking/Social

Location: SOMAMFYC Offices (C/Tellez, 18 Madrid)

Open to Pre-Forum participants.

Ends at 18:30

07:30

Registration

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

08:00

Welcome from EUROPREV’s forum chair

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

Europrev's History

  • Laura Rodriguez
    GP at Benhill and Belmont (NHS); Europrev’s delegate, PAPPS’s member, Semfyc

  • Esteban González-López
    Head of Family Medicine and Primary Care Division at Autonomous University of Madrid

  • Carlos Brotons
    Sardenya Primary Health Care Center

08:15

Keynote: Too much Prevention

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Carlos Martins
    RISE@Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

08:45

Roundtable: Reaching the balance between “Evidence-based practice” and innovation in prevention

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Carlos Martins (Moderator)
    RISE@Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

  • Maria Pilar Astier Peña (Panelist)
    WONCA President Elect. Semfyc. University of Zaragoza (Spain)

  • Iva Petričušić (Panelist)
    Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine Osijek

    EUROPREV delegate.

  • Veerle Piessens (Panelist)
    Ghent University

09:45

Poster Session 1

  • Jorge Silva (Moderator)
    USF Vilar Saúde, ULS Gaia e Espinho, Portugal

  • Community Pharmacy’s role in Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) working – Smoking Cessation Support

  • Reena Barai
    FRPharmS, DipClinPharm, IPresc

  • Navigating smoking cessation in healthcare: a pilot study of the SMOKE AKAT questionnaire among f...

  • Iva Petričušić
    Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine Osijek

  • Serum Urate Differences in Type 2 Diabetes: Potential Influence on Micro- and Macrovascular Compl...

  • Iva Petričušić
    Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine Osijek

  • Smoking Cessation Intervention Programme in a Health Area of Madrid: Health Education Through Smo...

  • María José Blázquez Martínez
    Daroca health center

  • Urban-Rural Disparities in Hypertension Care Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study of Family Physicia...

  • Iva Petričušić
    Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine Osijek

Poster Session 2

  • Zoi Tsimtsiou (Moderator)
    School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • A Digital Lifestyle Coaching Intervention Delivered by Trained Health Coaches: Outcomes Across Di...

  • Elango Vijaykumar
    Modality

  • Care Experiences in Primary Health Care Among Older Adults Living with Multimorbidity (ELSI-Brazi...

  • Sandro R. R. Batista
    Federal University of Goiás

  • Integrated Community Women’s Health Hubs: Improving Access, Equity and Efficiency

  • Elango Vijaykumar
    Modality

  • Prioritising prevention in Primary Care: the PAPPS recommendations as a tool for high-value clini...

  • Sara Belinchón
    Sermas

  • Use of Dental Services Among Older Adults with Multimorbidity in Brazil (ELSI-Brazil Study)

  • Sandro R. R. Batista
    Federal University of Goiás

Poster Session 3

  • Tom Axelrod (Moderator)
    Clalit Healthcare Services and Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  • "I have nightmares about explosions" State of Health Workforce Mental Health in Ukraine

  • Nelia Malandii
    International Rescue Committee

  • A 21st Century Approach to Comprehensive Preventive Care

  • Jozef Čajka
    SSVPL - GP ambulance

  • B-COMPASS-Intervention (BEAMER - COmputational Model for Patient Adherence and Support Solutions)

  • Almudena Castaño Reguillo
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud

  • Catalonia’s Exercise Prescription Program: Design and Implementation Protocol

  • Jordina Capella

  • Prevention of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Primary Care Centered R...

  • Hanny Yeshua
    Clalit Health Services

Poster Session 4

  • Sirkka Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi (Moderator)
    University of Oulu

  • Early impact of expanded free HPV vaccination policy on uptake and completion in primary care: a ...

  • Adina-Ioana Bicăjanu
    George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

  • Impact of an AI-Enabled Triage System on Access, Demand Management and Automation in Primary Care

  • Sian Knight
    Modality

  • Implementation of Preventive Health Strategies at Infanta Mercedes Health Center

  • Francisco Camarelles Guillem
    Universidad Autónoma Madrid

  • Intelligent Automation of Administrative Workflows in Primary Care: Impact on Capacity, Safety an...

  • Sian Knight
    Modality

  • Teaching prevention in Family Medicine through problem-based learning and simulated patients: the...

  • Francisco Camarelles Guillem
    Universidad Autónoma Madrid

Coffee Break

Location: Decanato Hall

10:15

Keynote: Evidence in prevention: "Best buys" & “Quick buys”

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Ines Zuza Santacilia
    Department of Health Promotion, Prevention and Equity, Ministry of Health, Spain

10:45

Lectures 1

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Veerle Piessens (Moderator)
    Ghent University

  • Ilona Mikkola (Moderator)
    The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

  • Overdiagnosis and planetary health.

  • Maria Pilar Serrano Gallardo
    Chair for the Madrilenian Association of Public Health

  • Low value practices in CVD prevention

  • Carlos Brotons
    Sardenya Primary Health Care Center

  • Irene Moral

11:15

Official inauguration

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Serdar Öztora (EUROPREV)
    Trakya University School of Medicine

  • María Pilar López García

  • Gisela Galindo
    Vicepresidenta de la semfyc

  • Thomas Frese

    WONCA Europe President

  • Maria Pilar Astier Peña
    WONCA President Elect. Semfyc. University of Zaragoza (Spain)

  • María Del Rosario Azcutia Gómez
    Director for Primary Care in Madrid

  • Javier Padilla

    Spain’s Secretary of State for Health

12:00

Light Lunch

13:00

Keynote: Reducing health inequity in prevention: addressing the “elephant in the room”.

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Ana Gil Luciano
    Ministry of Health Spain

13:30

Roundtable: Strengthening/equipping primary care to reduce health inequity: From theory to practice

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Ana Gil Luciano (Moderator)
    Ministry of Health Spain

  • Andras Terebessy (Panelist)
    Semmelweis University

  • Paula Martin (Panelist)

  • Eduardo Langa Garcia (Panelist)
    SEMAP

14:15

Coffee Break

Location: Decanato Hall

14:45

Lectures 2

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Community-based prevention: embracing proactive care to reduce health inequity.

  • Cornelia Junghans Minton
    Imperial College London

  • Working with Roma community in prevention in Madrid

  • Marta Sastre Paz
    Madrid Salud

  • Carmen Ramos Martin
    Ayuntamiento de Madrid

15:30

Oral Communications 1

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Juan Antonio Lopez Rodriguez (Moderator)

  • Alberto Cotillas (Moderator)
    Gerencia Atención Primaria de Madrid

  • An Evaluation of Social Prescribing Implementation in Catalonia’s Primary and Community Care System

  • Marc Olivella Cirici
    Public Health Agency of Catalonia - GENCAT

  • Choosing rural healthcare during the war: Understanding drivers and barriers shaping health workf...

  • Marko Isajlovic
    International Rescue Committee

  • Electronic health Record Note Effect Study (ERNEST-DH)‎ Protocol of a randomized controlled trial...

  • Nir Tsabar
    Bar Ilan University, Faculty of Medicine

  • Exploring attitudes regarding person-centered care and their predictors: A cross-sectional multi-...

  • Zoi Tsimtsiou
    School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • High-Risk Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients in Primary Health Care: Comparison and Associated Fa...

  • Almudena Castaño Reguillo
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud

  • Improving Maternal Vaccination Awareness in Primary Care: Outcomes of an Online Education Program...

  • Feyzanur Erdem
    Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital

  • Integrating Adapted Physical Activity into a Primary Care Learning Environment to Strengthen Pers...

  • Jan Baran
    University Lille

  • Multimorbidity and Oral Health Conditions in Brazilian Older Adults (ELSI-Brazil Study)

  • Sandro R. R. Batista
    Federal University of Goiás

  • Optimising immunisation supply orders in primary care: mixed-methods study in Portugal of drug-re...

  • Maria Costa
    ULS de Coimbra

Ends at 17:00

Workshop: Alcohol consumption: brief intervention in primary care

Location: Edificio La Pagoda

  • Maria Neufeld
    Technical officer WHO, prevention and health promotion

  • Andras Terebessy
    Semmelweis University

  • Francisco Camarelles Guillem
    Universidad Autónoma Madrid

16:30

EUROPREV delegate meeting

Location: Edificio La Pagoda

Ends at 17:30

18:30

EUROPREV Gala dinner

The gala dinner will take place in Casa de la Panadería. Pre-registration required. More information available here.

Ends at 21:30

07:00

Workshop: Pilates

Location: Edificio La Pagoda

  • Francisco Camarelles Guillem (Instructor)
    Universidad Autónoma Madrid

08:15

Keynote: Prevention at the level of the individual - a fig-leaf of concern

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Iona Heath
    former president RCGP (UK) & WONCA World Executive member

08:45

Roundtable: Integrating local teams in primary and community care for prevention. Friend or foe?

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Iona Heath (Moderator)
    former president RCGP (UK) & WONCA World Executive member

  • Carmen Cabezas (Panelist)
    Former Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Cornelia Junghans Minton (Panelist)
    Imperial College London

  • Fátima Sáez Santolaya (Panelist)
    SEMG

  • Raquel Fernández Megina (patient) (Panelist)

09:45

Poster Session 5

  • Jasna Vučak (Moderator)
    Association of teachers in GP/FM

  • Evaluation of Frailty Syndrome Among Individuals Aged 65 Years and Older in Edirne

  • Atilla Mert Yürekli
    Trakya university

  • Obesity prevention in the family doctor's office

  • Iva Kljajić
    Community Health Centre of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

  • The concept of "harm reduction" as part of primary prevention - Czech Memorandum

  • Jozef Čupka
    General Practitioner

  • The Relationship Between Lucid Dreams and Sleep Quality and Mood: A Study on University Students

  • Muhammed Şenocak
    Hacettepe University

Poster Session 6

  • Jana Bendova (Moderator)
    Slovak Society of General Practice

  • “SumaSalut”: A multicomponent intervention program for early detection of NCD risk factors in pri...

  • Maria Manera
    Secretariat of Public Health (Department of Health, Government of Catalonia) and CAMFiC (Catalan ...

  • Ambient Voice Technology in Primary Care: Impact on Documentation Burden, Consultation Quality an...

  • Elango Vijaykumar
    Modality

  • Bridging the Health Equity Gap: Evaluation of the Community Health and Wellbeing Workers Model in...

  • Mohamed Elshishtawy
    University of Roehampton

  • Interventions to Reduce Energy Poverty and Their Impact on Mental Health: A Systematic Review

  • Pedro Cardoso
    Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

Poster Session 7
  • Lung cancer screening with Low-Dose Computed Tomography “through smokers’ eyes”: A qualitative st...

  • Zoi Tsimtsiou
    School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease as a Preventive Opportunity in Primary C...

  • Hanny Yeshua
    Clalit Health Services

  • Psychoeducational intervention in patients with relationship problems at work

  • Almudena Castaño Reguillo
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud

  • Referrals to hospital emergency departments from a detention centre in Barcelona: a prospective d...

  • Antonio Villafaina Barroso
    FUNDACIÓN FÜNDEC

Poster Session 8

  • Jozef Čajka (Moderator)
    SSVPL - GP ambulance

  • Electronic Cigarette User Profiles in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Comparison with Traditional Smokers

  • Dilruba Esra Aksan
    Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascioglu

  • Enhancing Breast Cancer Prevention in Rural Communities: A Pilot Study on the Role of Family Phys...

  • Danijel Gajić
    Dom zdravlja Orašje/Helth center Orašje

  • Towards a tobacco-free world: The voices of young adults prior to World No Tobacco Day

  • Mohammed Al-Hamdani
    Qatar University

  • Utilization of Preventive Mammography in Primary Health Care: Implications for Breast Cancer Outc...

  • Danijel Gajić
    Dom zdravlja Orašje/Helth center Orašje

Coffee Break

Location: Decanato Hall

10:15

EUROPREV position paper: “Seven Ways to optimise prevention in general Practice and FM”

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Serdar Öztora
    Trakya University School of Medicine

10:45

Lectures 3

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Katrin Von Der Assen (Moderator)
    German Society of General Practice/Family Medicine

  • Jorge Silva (Moderator)
    USF Vilar Saúde, ULS Gaia e Espinho, Portugal

  • From GRADE evidence to shared decision making.

  • Pablo Alonso
    Institut de Recerca Sant Pau

  • PAPPS Trayectory and contributions

  • Sara Belinchón
    Sermas

  • The role of “community nursing in prevention”.

  • Manuel Garcia Fresnillo
    SEMAP (Madrid Society of Family and Community Nursing)

  • Community pharmacy in prevention: Experiences from UK & Spain

  • Reena Barai
    FRPharmS, DipClinPharm, IPresc

  • Antonio Villafaina Barroso
    FUNDACIÓN FÜNDEC

12:00

Light Lunch

13:00

Keynote: From theory to practice: Teaching prevention in postgraduate family Medicine education in Slovenia

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • From theory to practice: teaching prevention in postgraduate family medicine education in Slovenia

  • Mateja Kokalj Kokot
    University of Ljubljana, Medical faculty

13:30

Roundtable: What GOOD looks like? Teaching prevention in medical curriculum

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Mateja Kokalj Kokot (Moderator)
    University of Ljubljana, Medical faculty

  • Elena Polentinos (Panelist)
    National Commission for Family Medicine.Primary Care Research Unit of Madrid, University Rey Ju...

  • Zoi Tsimtsiou (Panelist)
    School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • Esteban González-López (Panelist)
    Head of Family Medicine and Primary Care Division at Autonomous University of Madrid

14:30

Coffee Break

Location: Decanato Hall

15:00

EYFDM - EUROPREV experience pre-forum

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

15:30

Oral Communications 2

Location: Aula Magna José María Segovia de Arana

  • Zoi Tsimtsiou (Moderator)
    School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • Tom Axelrod (Moderator)
    Clalit Healthcare Services and Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  • Success ingredients of the first "Watiska" Health Festival in Genk Belgium explained

  • Suzanna Frints
    Primary Health Care Center BGC Althea

  • A Personalised Digital Self-Management Tool to Improve Wellbeing and Reduce Primary Care Demand

  • Sian Knight
    Modality

  • Fear of weight gain after smoking cessation and associated factors among adult smokers

  • Guzin Zeren Ozturk
    Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

  • From Brazil to Southwest London: Lessons from a Multi-Site Evaluation of the Community Health and...

  • Mohamed Elshishtawy
    University of Roehampton

  • Lifestyle patterns and their association with health indicators in a large community-based sample...

  • Francisco Camarelles Guillem
    Universidad Autónoma Madrid

  • Nutritional literacy: Distilling gaps and opportunities for people living with Type 2 Diabetes

  • Mohammed Al-Hamdani
    Qatar University

  • Opportunistic Breast Cancer Screening in a Tertiary Care Setting: Imaging Outcomes and Follow-up ...

  • Fatma Oztora
    Kırklareli University Medical Faculty

  • The Catalan Experience within the PEACHD Project: testing the feasibility of screening and brief ...

  • Carla Bruguera Soler
    Secretariat of public health

Workshop: Methods, evaluation and attitudes regarding General Health check-ups across Europe

Location: Edificio La Pagoda

  • Jasna Vučak
    Association of teachers in GP/FM

  • Iva Petričušić
    Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine Osijek

Ends at 16:30

17:00

Closure

Ends at 17:30