Ballroom ABC
Workshop - LATAM Session (ES language w/ EN translation)
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Spanish language session with simultaneous English translation
This workshop will explore the horizontal relationship of physicians, consumer advocates, and regulators to promote science-based communication and harm reduction alternatives to advance public health.
Host
Jeffrey Zamora
Jeffrey Zamora
- Host
- Costa Rica
Jeffrey Zamora is President of Asovape Costa Rica, President of ARDT Iberoamerica, Social Media Director and Audiovisual Producer for INNCO, recipient of the Enhanced KAC THRSP Scholarship with a project on a documentary series called #Safer, and Project Leader for the Veritas Study of ECLAT (Spin-off of the University of Catania, Italy). Jeffrey Zamora has worked in Social Media and Marketing with NGOs, Governmental Entities, and Commercial Brands. Jeffrey Zamora es Presidente de Asovape Costa Rica (organización de consumidores adultos Pro Reducción de Daños para personas que no quieren o pueden dejar de fumar), Presidente de ARDT Iberoamérica, Director de Redes Sociales y Productor Audiovisual para INNCO, recipiente de la Enhanced Scholarship de KAC THRSP con un proyecto sobre una serie documental llamada #Safer, y Líder de Proyecto para el estudio Veritas de ECLAT (Spin off de la Universidad de Catania, Italia). Jeffrey Zamora ha estado trabajando en Redes Sociales y Marketing con ONGs, Entidades Gubernamentales y Marcas Comerciales.
Host
Carmen Escrig
Carmen Escrig
- Host
- Spain
PhD. in Cell Biology and Genetics from the Autonomous University of Madrid, she is the founder, coordinator, and/or scientific advisor of different organisations related to Smoking Harm Reduction, such as the Spanish Medical Platform for Smoking Harm Reduction, composed of about 30 doctors, professors, and health professionals, as well as the Spanish Association of Personal Vapourisers Users (ANESVAP). She is the organiser of THR SUMMIT SPAIN, the first scientific congress on Smoking Harm Reduction in Spain, now in its second edition. She has attended or participated as a speaker in several congresses related to THR. He also collaborates actively with users and scientific organisations in Latin America.
Doctorada en Biología Celular y Genética por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, es fundadora, coordinadora y/o asesora científica de distintas organizaciones relacionadas con la Reducción de Daños por Tabaquismo, como la Plataforma Médica Española por la Reducción de Daños por Tabaquismo, compuesta por cerca de 30 médicos, catedráticos y profesionales sanitarios, así como de la Asociación Española de Usuarios de Vaporizadores Personales (ANESVAP). Esorganizadora del THR SUMMIT SPAIN, primer congreso científico sobre Reducción de Daños por Tabaquismo en España que ya va por su segunda edición. Ha asistido o participado como ponente en varios congresos relacionados con la THR. También colabora activamente con organizaciones de usuarios y científicos hermanas en Latinoamérica.
Speaker
Jorge Palma
Speaker
Diego Verrastro
Diego Verrastro
- Speaker
- Argentina
Diego Joaquin Verrastro graduated from U.B.A (University of Buenos Aires), medical surgeon specializing in general and emergency surgery, mini-invasive surgery, ultrasonography and obesity, spokesperson and co-founder of the Latin American network for the reduction of harm associated with smoking (www.RELDAT. org), member of the Pan America Harm Reduction Alliance (PAHRA), Co-author of the latest Swedish SAVING LIVES report, CO-AUTHOR of the LIVES SAVED report, speaker at the Second African Conference for Health Harm Reduction, with the theme “Water, Environment and Food Security
Speaker
Tomás O'Gorman
Tomás O'Gorman
- Speaker
- Mexico
Tomás is a Mexican lawyer and teaches Corporation Law and Successions Law at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City. An ex-smoker and vaper since 2016, he is co-founder of "Pro-Vapeo Mexico", a Mexican consumer association (registered in 2017), that advocates for tobacco harm reduction and non- combustible alternatives. He is a member of INNCO’s Board.
Speaker
Fernando Bueno
Fernando Bueno
- Speaker
- Spain
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Military Health Corps, currently serving as a General Surgeon at the Hospital Central de la Defensa "Gómez Ulla" in Madrid, specializing in Oncological Surgery. Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá de Henares, and hold a PhD in Medicine from Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid. Additionally, spokesperson for the Platform for Smoking Harm Reduction, a pioneering initiative in Spain aimed at eradicating smoking. Fernando is also direct content and present on the popular YouTube channel MedicinaClara, which boasts over 2 million subscribers. Beyond these roles, he is the proud father of a wonderful family, blessed with a wife and three children.
Speaker
Angeles Lafita
Angeles Muntadas-Prim Lafita
- Speaker
- Spain
Ángeles Muntadas-Prim chairs the Spanish Association Supporting Vapers (ANESVAP). Formed in 2014, ANESVAP is the only association
in Spain defending vapers’ rights. ANESVAP is also a founding member of INNCO, and she serves on INNCO’s Governing Board. She’s cofounder/organizer of the THR Summit Spain (2018), which gathered tobacco harm reduction experts from around the world. She has been
instrumental in promoting the Tobacco Harm Reduction Platform in Spain (2019) for doctors and scientists and in the creation of AHL
Provape, a network of organisations in Latin America focused on vaping and THR. She meets with various politicians, medical associations, and media and also attends various events and political rallies in order to ensure that consumers are represented.