Kick-off meeting MOBHOPE

Dates: 4–5 December 2025
Venue: Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica – Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (FIBHGM), Pabellón Oncológico, Madrid, Spain (See map below)

Project: Mobile Hepatitis Outreach and Prevention Effort (MOBHOPE)
Programme: EU4Health-2024-PJ-03
Coordinator: Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Gregorio Marañón (FIBHGM)

PROGRAM

DAY 1 – Thursday, 4 December 2025

09:00 – 09:30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee

Main lobby – Pabellón Oncológico

09:30 – 10:00 | Official Opening Session

• •  Welcome by FIBHGM Directorate and HGUGM Executive Board  Opening remarks by the Research Institute Direction

• • Institutional greetings from:
     – Regional Health Authority: Marta Molina, Dirección General de Salud Pública
     – Ministry of Health: Julia del Amo, División de Control de VIH, ITS, Hepatitis y Tuberculosis

• •  Introduction to the EU4Health Programme — Alba Lopez, HaDEA/EU4Health

• •  Remarks from the World Health Organization (WHO/Europe) — Marcelo Contardo Moscoso

10:00 – 10:30 | Presentation of the MOBHOPE Project

Dr. Pablo Ryan (FIBHGM), Project Coordinator

• • Project rationale and vision

• • Overall objectives, expected impact & contribution to EU health strategy

• • Structure of WPs (WP1–WP5)

• • Roles of each partner

10:30 – 11:00 | Consortium Introductions

• • FIBHGM-UMC (Spain) – Jorge Valencia

• • Hepatos (Croatia) – Tatjana Reic

• • Ares do Pinhal (Portugal) – Hugo Faria

11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break & Networking

11:30 – 12:30 | EU4Health Perspective & Administrative Framework

• • EU4Health compliance: reporting, communication & visibility Ms Alba (HaDEA)

• • Financial and legal framework FIBHGM Project Management Unit (TBD)

12:30 – 14:30 | Work Package Presentations – Part I

WP1 – Communication & Health Promotion
(Lead: Hepatos / FIBHGM)

• • Objectives, training modules, educational approach

• • First-year deliverables and timelines

WP2 – Cascade of Care & Operational Research
(Lead: ADP / UMC / Hepatos)

• • Screening workflows and protocols

• • REDCap data collection strategy

• • Operational research milestones

14:30 – 16:00 | Lunch Break

16:00 – 18:00 | Work Package Presentations – Part II

WP3 – Stigma and Human Dignity
(Lead: Hepatos / UMC)

• • Stigma assessment tools (WHA/ECDC)

• • Field implementation plan

WP4 – Standardisation & Quality Improvement
(Lead: ADP / Hepatos / UMC / FIBHGM)

• • Standard service package

• • Pilot implementation plan for 2026

• • EU-wide transferability

18:00 – 18:30 | Horizontal Discussion: WP Integration

• • Cross-WP coordination (WP1→WP2→WP3→WP4)

• • Harmonised field protocols

• • Immediate next steps

18:30 – 21:00 | End of Day 1 – Rest / Optional Networking Dinner

(Madrid city centre)

 

DAY 2 – Friday, 5 December 2025

09:00 – 12:30 | Field Visit to UMC Mobile Unit – Cañada Real Galiana

• • Live demonstration of mobile screening workflow

• • Community engagement and harm reduction practices

• • Discussion on harmonisation of field protocols

• • Exchange of operational experiences between partners

12:30 – 13:00 | Return to FIBHGM & Coffee

• • Debrief and reflection on field visit

13:00 – 13:30 | WP5 – Coordination, Evaluation & Data Management

(Lead: FIBHGM)

• • Governance and Steering Committee structure

• • Risk and ethics oversight

• • Evaluation strategy and external evaluator process

• • JD-Shield  (TBD)

13:30 – 14:00 | Communication & Visibility Session

• • Press release and media strategy

• • Presentation of MOBHOPE visual identity & project website

• • Compliance with EU4Health communication obligations

14:00 – 14:30 | Next Steps & Work Plan for 2026

• • Calendar of consortium and Steering Committee meetings

• • Key milestones for the first 6 months

• • First technical & financial reporting requirements

14:30 – 14:45 | Closing Session

• • Summary of agreements

• • Next actions

• • Closing remarks from FIBHGM and EU4Health representative

14:45 – 15:00 | Group Photo & Farewell Coffee