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Begonya Nafria Escalera

Begonya Nafria Escalera PhD

Healthcare Management
Esplugues de llobregat, Catalonia, Spain

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Begonya Nafria is the Patients Engagement in Research Coordinator at Sant Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital (Spain). She has extensive experience in patient and family involvement research initiatives. She also has a personal story as a caregiver and patient advocate as the sister of a young adult with cerebral palsy.

Her areas of expertise are in pediatric patient involvement research, more specifically in the field of clinical trials and health innovation. She is currently a Ph.D. student in patient involvement in the pediatrics field and pursuing a thesis project about the rights of children and young people participating in clinical trials.

Begonya’s experience and activities aim to achieve a better quality of life for pediatric patients with the help of research and new therapies and ensure their active involvement in patient-centric clinical research and innovation.

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