BALLESTA PURROY, Silvia

Academic training

Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Degree in Biology, own university degree in Human Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition (Mar Health Park)

Professional experience

Collaboration contract with the General Mutual Medical Center of Catalonia, Barcelona.
Collaboration contract with the Entredones Medical Center, Mataró (Barcelona).
Collaboration contract with the GEMA Medical Center, Mataró (Barcelona).
2019 Substitution contract for assistant doctor in the Endocrinology and Nutrition service at Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Badalona (Barcelona).
2015/2019 Resident Internal Medicine (MIR Program) in the specialty of Endocrinology and Nutrition at Hospital del Mar (Barcelona).

Training courses: General endocrinology:
• 2016/2019 Clinical sessions - Advances in endocrinology and nutrition. Sea Hospital
• 2018 XXIII Continuing education course in Endocrinology and Nutrition. Course aimed at Resident Doctors R3, members of the SEEN. Madrid, 31 May and 1-2 June 2018.
• 2018 Update on multiple endocrine neoplasia and other genetic syndromes associated with endocrine tumors. Organized by Grupo de Trabajo MEN, Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas of the SEEN. Online.
Neuroendocrinology and pituitary pathology:
• 2019 XXV Course of Medical-Surgical Endocrine Pathology. Endocrinology Service and Endocrine Surgery Unit of the Vall d'Hebrón Hospital. Barcelona April 2019.
• 2018 XXIV Course of Medical-Surgical Endocrine Pathology. Endocrinology Service and Endocrine Surgery Unit of the Vall d'Hebrón Hospital. Barcelona, March 2018.
• 2017 III Update Course in neuroendocrine pathology. IPSEN laboratory. Barcelona May 2017.
• 2017 XXIII Course of Medical-Surgical Endocrine Pathology. Endocrinology Service and Endocrine Surgery Unit of the Vall d'Hebrón Hospital. Barcelona, March 2017.

Diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular risk:
• 2019 III Type 1 Diabetes Update Days. Catalan Diabetes Association. Barcelona, October 2019.
• 2019 The best of ADA 2019. Sponsored by Ferrer. Madrid, 5-7 July 2019.
• 2019 Advances in continuous glucose monitoring. Sponsored by Sanofi. Barcelona, May 2019.
• 2019 XX Advanced diabetes course. Directed to MIR3 of Endocrinology and Nutrition/ Pediatric Endocrinology, members of the SED. Madrid, 28 February to 2 May 2019.
• 2018 DIAMET Workshop "New Approaches and concepts in diabetes and obesity: looking for alternative therapeutic targets". Diabetes and Metabolic associated diseases Research Group and Catalan Diabetes Association. Tarragona, April 2018.
• 2018 DIABETES''18. Esteve Laboratory. Barcelona, February 2018.
• 2017 IX Advanced Course in Obesity. Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (SEEDO). Madrid, November 2017.
• 2017 Digital Diabetes. Sant Joan de Déu Hospital. Barcelona, September 2017.
• 2016 Course on "Technological solutions applied to diabetes". Roche Laboratory (Accuchek). Barcelona, February 2016.

Lipidology and cardiovascular risk:
• 2019 Reality in clinical practice in lipids and therapeutics. Clinical reality. Continuing education course. Online. 45 teaching hours.
• 2016 14th Course on lipidology and cardiovascular risk factors. FIPEC: Foundation for the investigation and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. House of Convalescence. Barcelona, November 30 and December 1, 2016.

Nutrition:
• Ongoing Nutrición Clínica - Online continuing education program. Nestlé Laboratory. Continuing education course. Online.
• 2017 XXIII Update Course in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN). Nutrition Laboratory. Madrid, November 23-25, 2017.

Transversal courses in Medicine:
• 2018 Health Law Course. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.
• 2016/2018 Radiological Protection Course, 1, 2 and 3. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.
• 2017 Critical Reading Course of clinical trials. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.
• 2017 Bioethics Course. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.
• 2015/2016 Basic Life Support Course and Immediate Life Support Course. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents
• 2016 Efficient and fast bibliographic research course. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.
• 2016 Pain training workshop. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.
• 2015 XX "Dr. José Luis Echarte" Emergency Course. Common Transversal Plan PSMAR Residents.

Statistics:
• 2018 Course Multivariate analysis and multivariate regression models. IMIM. Barcelona
Good Clinical Practice Courses in clinical research:
• 2019 Good clinical practice. NIDA Clinical Trials Network. Online. Course Completion Date: 11 June 2019 CTN Expiration Date: 11 June 2022.
• 2019 Standards of good clinical practice ICH E6 (R2). The global health network.