At the IGTP TODAY
CEEISCAT, a research group at IGTP, is developing Pan-Téstate, an online self-sampling program aimed at improving early screening for HIV and viral hepatitis among GBMSM and trans women in Spain. Using dried blood spot samples collected at home, the initiative seeks to reduce barriers to testing and improve access to early diagnosis and prevention.
CEEISCAT, a research group of IGTP, held its 8th Annual Meeting on 14 April at Palau Macaya. The event brought together around 100 health and research professionals to discuss how scientific knowledge is transformed into action, impact and real improvements in population health.
The Escoles Sentinella project, coordinated by the CEEISCAT Group at IGTP, presented the main results of its fifth and final academic year. This initiative has shown that the network is viable and generates relevant scientific evidence on school health through collaboration between schools, researchers and public institutions.
Nearly two hundred baccalaureate and vocational training students have taken part in a new edition of the activity "Open House: get to know the Can Ruti Campus up close", once again consolidating the campus's commitment to scientific outreach and to fostering vocations among young people.
CEEISCAT and the Grupo de Trabajo sobre Tratamientos del VIH (gTt-VIH) announce the start of data collection for the SEXPROM Study, a pioneering investigation in Spain that will explore sexual satisfaction among people living with HIV, with a differentiated focus by gender and sexual orientation.
The Department of Equality and Feminisms of the Government of Catalonia has granted funding to a research project addressing gender inequalities and the health of women in vulnerable situations. The study is led by CEEISCAT, a research group of the IGTP.
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The second edition of the LAMIS survey is being coordinated from the Can Ruti Campus. This key international study explores the psycho-socio-sexual health of gay, bisexual and other MSM across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with active involvement of the CEEISCAT research group.
The results of a study published in EuroSurveillance highlight biases and inequalities based on sex, age, origin and region, and point to the need for training, clear protocols and alert systems to improve early diagnosis. The study was led by researchers from CEEISCAT, IDIAPJGol and IGTP.
The first CORE IGTP Scientific Conference was held at the Badalona International Business Centre (BCIN), an initiative of the CORE Program that aims to establish itself as an annual space for meeting, debate and scientific exchange among professionals involved in population health research.
TESTA'T Jove-iCONNECTA project, a leading initiative in public health and funded by La Marató de TV3 that seeks to improve the diagnosis, prevention and access to the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV among young people in Catalonia.
