Anal Cancer Prevention in Women: Time for Action

Program:

Faculty:

Marta del Pino, MD, PhD; Consultant, Hospital Clinic; Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Marta del Pino is a consultant in the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona. She holds a Master’s in Statistics and Epidemiology with a focus on Health Sciences. Her career has been dedicated to HPV-related cancers, particularly those affecting the lower genital tract. Following her postdoctoral research on HPV at the Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum in Amsterdam, she has led numerous national and international research projects on HPV vaccination, screening strategies, and biomarkers for early detection and progression of HPV-associated lesions. Dr. del Pino has played a leading role in anal cancer screening initiatives in women, especially those with genital HPV-related disease. She also contributed to Spain’s 2024 National Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines and to the implementation of Catalonia’s population-based screening program.

Adrià Curran, MD, PhD; Hospital Vall d’Hebron; Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Adrià Curran Fàbregas is a specialist in Internal Medicine at the Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, where he has worked in the Infectious Diseases Department since 2005. He holds a Master’s in Clinical Research. His clinical and research focus lies in HIV infection, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and human papillomavirus (HPV). Since 2012, he has been part of the Anal Dysplasia Screening Unit and is an active investigator in national and international clinical trials related with infectious diseases.

José Luis Blanco, MD, PhD; Consultant ID. Hospital Clinic; Barcelona, SpainJose Luis Blanco Arévalo. MD. PhD. ID Consultant. Associated Professor University of Barcelona (since 2005). Professor del Master of AIDS University of Barcelona (since 2002). Consultant in charge (since 2010), Sexually Transmission Diseases Unit and Program of Anal Canal Cancer Prevention Program, Medicine Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain. Member of the “International Anal Neoplasia Society” (IANS).

Chair:

Jean-Luc Mergui, MD; France
President, The International Federation of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC)

Registration:

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