Encarnación Cruz Martos

Curricular Data


Academic Degrees:

Bachelor of Pharmacy. Complutense University of Madrid. 1986
Bachelor Degree. Complutense University. 1989.
Diploma in Health. National School of Health. 1992.
Diploma in Health Economics. University of Aberdeen. Scotland. nineteen ninety six.
Diploma in Clinical Research Methodology. National School of Health. 2000.
Diploma in Senior Management in Health Institutions. IESE. Madrid.2010.
Diploma in Clinical Management. Pompeu Fabra University. Madrid. 2013.

Professional experience:

1998-1990. Scholarship from the Health Research Fund of the Social Security (FISS). Hospital October 12. Madrid.
1990-1993. Higher Public Health Technician: Pharmaceutical Management Service. Madrid's community.
1993-2002. Primary Care Pharmacist. INSALUD Primary Care Area 6 (Madrid).
2002-2004. Head of the Pharmaceutical Expenditure Assessment Area. General Directorate of Pharmacy. Madrid's community.
2004-2005. Head of the Pharmaceutical Provision Management Service. General Directorate of Pharmacy. Madrid's community.
2005-2008. Deputy Director General of Pharmaceutical Services. General Directorate of Pharmacy. Madrid's community.
2008-2015. General Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Health Products Purchasing. General Directorate of Economic Management and Purchasing of Pharmacy and Health Products. Madrid's community.
2015-2017. Deputy Director General of Pharmacy and Health Products General Directorate of Health Care Coordination. Madrid's community.
2017-2018. General Director of the Basic Portfolio of Services of the National Health and Pharmacy System. Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.
2018-2020. Advanced Therapies Coordinator. Ministry of Health. Madrid's community.
2020- Present. CEO. Spanish Association of Biosimilars.

Publications and Teaching:

More than 50 publications in the field of rational drug use in primary care, pharmaceutical service management and electronic prescription.

Extensive teaching experience with participation in more than 100 Congresses, Conferences, Courses and Masters in the last 15 years (both national and international) focused mainly on aspects related to procedures for the management of pharmaceutical services, the treatment of chronic patients polypharmacy, safety in the use of medicines, studies on the use of medicines, clinical trials, health benefits, access to innovation, etc...

Others:

Member of the Ethics Committee for Clinical Trials of Hospital Puerta de Hierro (1998-2002).
Member of the Regional Pharmacovigilance Center of the Community of Madrid.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Pharmacists 2002-2006.
Member of the Committee of Dietotherapics of the Ministry of Health. 2006-2018
Collaborator in Projects for the Rational Use of Medicines in Ibero-America:

  • World Bank: Honduras (2007).
  • Eurosocial: Colombia (2013-2014).

Member of the Advertising Self-control Jury (2014- )
Member of the Pharmacy Commission of the Interterritorial Health Council (2015-2018)
Member of the Institutional Committee of the Strategic Plan for the approach to hepatitis C in the National Health System (2015-2018)
Member of the Governing Council of the Spanish Medicines Agency (2017-2018)

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