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| Spanish Society of Epidemiology | |
|---|---|
| Name | Spanish Society of Epidemiology |
| Native name | Sociedad Española de Epidemiología |
| Abbreviation | SEE |
| Formation | 1965 |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Region served | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Leader title | President |
Spanish Society of Epidemiology The Spanish Society of Epidemiology was established as a professional association linking public health practitioners and academic researchers across Spain, engaging with international partners in Europe and the Americas through exchanges with World Health Organization, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organization, European Public Health Association, and national agencies such as Instituto de Salud Carlos III and Ministry of Health (Spain). The Society interacts with universities and research institutes including Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad de Valencia, and with hospitals like Hospital Universitario La Paz, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, and Hospital 12 de Octubre, and contributes to policy debates involving bodies such as Cortes Generales, Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud, Comunidad de Madrid, and Junta de Andalucía.
The Society was founded in the 1960s amid a growth of public health networks linking figures associated with Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), Real Academia Nacional de Medicina, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and academic centers such as Universidad de Santiago de Compostela and Universidad de Sevilla. Early congresses attracted delegations from World Health Assembly, European Union, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development delegations, and researchers from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and University of Toronto. Over decades the Society engaged in responses to outbreaks highlighted by collaborations with Instituto de Salud Carlos III during influenza events, interactions with Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, and participation in multinational studies with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and networks involving Institut Pasteur, Robert Koch Institute, and Public Health England. Leadership included clinicians and epidemiologists affiliated with Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, and centers such as Centro Nacional de Epidemiología.
The Society’s mission emphasizes promotion of epidemiological methods and population health surveillance alongside partnerships with entities like European Public Health Association, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, and academic institutions including Universidad de Navarra and Universidad de Granada. Objectives include advancing research standards compatible with guidelines from Committee on Publication Ethics, implementing surveillance aligned with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, fostering training linked to Universidad Pompeu Fabra and Universidad de Alcalá, and advising policy bodies such as Ministry of Health (Spain) and regional health ministries like Generalitat de Catalunya and Diputación Provincial de Barcelona.
Governance follows statutes ratified by assemblies comprising representatives from universities like Universidad de Zaragoza, research institutes such as Centro Nacional de Microbiología, hospitals including Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, and regional public health agencies like Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Servei Català de la Salut, and Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Executive committees have included presidents and secretaries affiliated with Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía de Zaragoza, Sociedad Española de Medicina Preventiva, and international liaisons to European Public Health Association and International Epidemiological Association. Membership categories encompass individual members drawn from Universidad de Oviedo, Universidad de Murcia, professionals from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, and student members linked to graduate programs at Escuela Nacional de Sanidad.
Annual congresses are organized in rotation among cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, and Bilbao, attracting speakers from World Health Organization, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Institut Pasteur, Robert Koch Institute, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Society runs surveillance initiatives coordinated with Instituto de Salud Carlos III, multicenter cohort studies in collaboration with Hospital Universitario La Paz, randomized trials partnered with Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, and methodological workshops with Karolinska Institutet and Universidad de Cambridge. It convenes thematic working groups on vaccine-preventable diseases linked to European Medicines Agency deliberations, chronic disease epidemiology in partnership with Sociedad Española de Cardiología and Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica, and infection control with Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica.
The Society publishes proceedings and supports research dissemination through journals and collaborations with editorial boards tied to International Journal of Epidemiology, European Journal of Epidemiology, Gaceta Sanitaria, Revista Española de Salud Pública, and university presses at Universidad de Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. It sponsors multicenter research projects coordinated with Instituto de Salud Carlos III, meta-analyses referencing databases from European Respiratory Society and registers maintained by Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, and contributes to guideline development with agencies such as Ministerio de Sanidad and panels including experts from Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria and Sociedad Española de Microbiología. Outputs have addressed influenza, zoonoses with input from Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentarias, and noncommunicable diseases in studies involving Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas.
The Society organizes postgraduate courses and summer schools in partnership with universities such as Universidad de Granada, Universidad de La Laguna, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, and research centers like Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red. Training modules align with curricula at Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, visiting fellowships with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and exchange programs with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and provide certification pathways recognized by regional health services including Servicio Madrileño de Salud and Servei Català de la Salut.
Advocacy work connects the Society with international organizations such as World Health Organization, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organization, and regional institutions including Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud, Generalitat de Catalunya, and Comunidad de Madrid; collaborations extend to research partnerships with Institut Pasteur, Robert Koch Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Policy briefs and position statements have been developed jointly with Ministerio de Sanidad, Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, Sociedad Española de Medicina Preventiva, and patient organizations such as Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer and Federación Española de Diabetes to influence vaccination programs, outbreak preparedness, and chronic disease prevention.
Category:Medical associations based in Spain