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Training Programme
Coordinator: Joan Caballería Rovira
The CIBEREHD promotes training of researchers (attached and contracted sta : postdoctoral, predoctor- al, nurses and technical sta ) for increasing the level of research and facilitating the interaction between groups These tasks are coordinated through the Training Plan
The CIBEREHD Training Plan is implemented in the following measures:
a) training stays at CIBEREHD centres
b) short training stays in Spain or abroad (maximum 8 weeks and exceptionally up to 3 months)
c) intramural visiting teacher programmes
d) holding training courses or activities considered to be of interest for the CIBEREHD
e) promoting scienti c activities arranged by members of the CIBEREHD (sponsoring and - nancing seminars, symposia, courses for postgraduates), cooperating with activities for train- ing scienti c associations and virtual training activities given on the web page
In 2017, a total number of 33 grants were awarded The bene ciaries of the aid were 12 attached and 21 contracted members The activities nanced were 3 short stays abroad (Canada, England and France), 1 national (Universidad de Valladolid), 3 stays at CIBEREHD Groups, 15 training courses and activities in Spain and 8 courses abroad
Some of these activities that could be highlighted are training stays at CIBEREHD Centres: Isabel Gallego (Dr J Gómez’s group) at Dr J I Esteban’s group (Barcelona), Isabel Nerea (group of Dr R Francés) at J C García Pagan’s group (Barcelona) and Dr Quian Chen (Dr J I Esteban’s group) in the group of Dr J Gómez/E Domingo (Madrid)
10 Courses directed by CIBEREHD researchers have been co- nanced and/or endorsed The Postgradu- ate Course of the Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH) and of the Asociación Española de Gastroenterología (AEG) have also been sponsored, to be held at the same time as the annual con- gress of both associations
In 2017 the “Liver Seminars” were launched, as an activity under the auspices of, and co- nanced by, the CIBEREHD, coordinated by Dr R Bañares and Dr J Gracia This involves a monthly lecture by a speaker of known repute which is given alternately at IDIBAPS (Barcelona) or the Hospital Gregorio Marañón (Madrid) and simultaneous broadcast to the other centre and open to researchers On the same day meetings between the expert and interested researchers are scheduled