Mònica Ubalde López, MS E-mail: monica.ubalde@upf.edu CURRICULUM VITAE May EDUCATION AND TRAINING Undergraduate/graduate - present PhD candidate in Biomedicine (Occupational Health) Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Barcelona, Spain. 2010- Master in Occupational Health (research track). Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona, Spain. 2001 Technician (intermediate level) in Prevention of Occupational Risks. Title approved by the Government of Catalonia. Centre CEAC studies center. Barcelona, Spain. 1991-1997 B.S. Degree in Biology Sciences. Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Barcelona, Spain. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - present PhD research trainee. Completion of the PhD thesis in Occupational Health. Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).Barcelona, Spain. Dissertation supervisors: George L. Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD; David Gimeno, Ph.D. 2010- Research trainee. Completion of the Master in Occupational Health dissertation. University Pompeu Fabra (UPF). Barcelona, Spain. 2008-2009 Director of sales and technician department in the LDG Agri-food and public health laboratory. Barcelona, Spain. 2002-2008 Director. Emergency Service Unilabs Laboratory. Guttmann Hospital and University Institute for Neurorehabilitation. Barcelona, Spain. 2001-2002 Technician in Prevention of Occupational Risks. Unilabs-Barcelona clinical analysis laboratory. Barcelona, Spain.
1997-2002 Biologist-analyst. Unilabs-Barcelona clinical analysis laboratory. Departments of Microbiology, Hematology, Biochemistry and Immunology. 1996 Biologist trainee. Department of Quality Control and Research, Microbiology Section. S.A DAMM company. Barcelona, Spain Funded by a company student grant. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS -present 1997-present Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE) Member number: 1194 Colegi Oficial de Biòlegs de Catalunya (COBC) Member number: 20274-C AWARDS 2012 Scholarship. Johns Hopkins Fall Institute in Health Policy and Management. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. -present Pre-doctoral scholarship. Universitat pompeu Fabra (UPF). Barcelona,Spain. 2010 Full scholarship. Master s in Occupational Health degree program. Universitat pompeu Fabra (UPF). Barcelona, Spain. COORDINATING ROLES 2012- present Coordination and organization of the scientific seminar series at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Monitoring student s attendance and attained assignments related to the seminars. 2012 Member of organization and review committee. II Jornada Científica Cisal. Barcelona (Spain). PhD researchers representative during the annual retreat of the Center for research in Occupational Health (CiSAL). Valencia (Spain).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Scientific Publications Gimeno D, Bültmann U, Benavides FG, Alexanderson K, Abma FI, Ubalde-López M, Roelen CAM, Delclos GL. Cross-national comparisons of temporary sickness absence systems and statistics: towards common indicators. Submitted to Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. M Ubalde-López, G L Delclos, E Calvo, F G Benavides. Influence of new secondary diagnoses on the duration of non-work related sickness absence episodes. JOEM Volume 55, Number 4, April Reports Ubalde-López M, Delclos G, Gimeno D, Calvo E. Evaluación del impacto del estado de salud en la incidencia y duración de la incapacidad temporal por contingencia común. Barcelona: CiSAL-UPF, Benavides FG, Ubalde-López M, Torá Rocamora I, Gimeno D. Informe de Corporación Mutua sobre la Incapacidad Temporal por Contingencia Común y Profesional: Una Mirada de Conjunto, 2010 [Corporación Mutua Report on nonwork and work-related sick leave: an overview, 2010]. Barcelona: CiSAL-UPF,. Presentations 2012 M Ubalde-López, D Gimeno, J Delclós, E Calvo, FG Benavides. Multimorbilidad en la población trabajadora que acude a los exámenes médicos de salud: aplicación del análisis de correspondencias. Abstract submitted to: Congreso Latino-Americano de Epidemiología y Salud Pública: La ciencia y la práctica de las políticas de salud: la inteligencia de la salud pública". Organization: SEE, SESPAS. Place: Granada, Spain. Date: 4-6 September. Type: Oral communication. M Ubalde-López, J Delclòs, E Calvo, FG Benavides. Incapacidad temporal por alteraciones de la espalda y trastornos adaptativos: sexo, edad y ocupación. XXX Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE): Epidemiología en tiempos de crisis. Haciendo sostenible el Sistema de Salud. Organization: SEE. Place: Santander, Spain. Date: 17-19 October 2012. Type: Oral communication. Ubalde-López M, Benavides FG, Torá I, Gimeno D, Calvo E, Sampere M, Gil JM, Delclós J. Incapacidad temporal, común y profesional, por lesiones y trastornos musculoesqueléticos. [Health related sick leave of occupational and nonoccupational origin from musculoskeletal injuries and disorders]. Conference: XXX Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE): Epidemiología en tiempos de crisis. Haciendo sostenible el Sistema de
Salud. Organization: SEE. Place: Santander, Spain. Date: 17-19 October 2012. Type: Oral communication. M Ubalde-López, J Delclós, E Calvo, F G Benavides. The duration of the longterm sickness absence episodes almost doubles when other diseases arise in their course. II Jornada científica CiSAL 2012. Organization: CISAL-UPF. Place: Barcelona, Spain. Date: May 2012.Type: Poster. M Ubalde-López, G L Delclos, E Calvo, F G Benavides. Análisis de la influencia sobre la duración de los co-diagnósticos surgidos en el transcurso de los episodios de Incapacidad Temporal por contingencia común. CiSAL-UPF scientific seminar series. Organization: CiSAL-UPF. Place: Barcelona,Spain. Date: December. Type: seminar. M. Ubalde-López, J Delclos, E Calvo, FG Benavides. La duración de los episodios de ITcc varía con los co-diagnósticos aparecidos en su transcurso. XXI Diada de la Societat de la Catalana de Seguretat i Medicina del Treball (SCSMT). Organization: SCSMT. Place: Barcelona,Spain. Date: November. Type: oral communication M Ubalde-López, J Delclós, E Calvo, F G Benavides Influencia de los codiagnósticos en la duración de la incapacidad temporal por contingencia común. Oral presentation. XXIX Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología i XIV Congrés de la Societat Española de Salut Pública i Administración Sanitaria. Salud y equidad en todas las políticas. Organization: SEE. Place: Madrid,Spain. Date: October. Type: oral communication. M Ubalde-López, J Delclós, E Calvo, F G Benavides. Variará la duración de los episodios de ITcc de más de 15 días si aparecen co-diagnósticos en su transcurso? Iª Jornada Científica CiSAL. Organization: CISAL-UPF. Place: Madrid,Spain. Date: March. Type: poster. Invited lectures/seminars Influence of new secondary diagnoses on the duration of non-work related sickness absence episodes. Place: Research seminar series at the School of public health, Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health. The University of Texas Health Science Center. Houston, Texas. Date: 19 April OTHER TRAINING Visiting Student Trainee at the School of public health, Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health. The University of Texas Health Science Center. Houston (Texas).United States of America. March-May.
2012 Innovations in health care for aging populations. 9 th Annual Johns Hopkins Institute in Health Policy and Management. Johns Hopkings Bloomberg School of Public Health. Barcelona, Spain. November 2012. La medición de las desigualdades en relación con la salud. Instructor: Luis Carlos Silva. Grupo de Investigación en Desigualdades en Salud Employment Conditions Network (GREDS-EMCONET), Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).Barcelona, Spain. Octubre 2012 Writing Academic Articles. Language training program. Centre per a la Qualitat I la Innovació Docent (CQUID). Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). Barcelona, Spain. April 2012 Tuberculosis laboral. Societat Catalana de Seguretat i Medicina del Treball. Barcelona, Spain. April. Metodología de las publicaciones biomédicas. Intervals PRBB Continuous training program for professional development. Barcelona, Spain. January 2010 Técnicas actorales para la comunicación científica. Intervals PRBB Continuous training program for professional development. Barcelona, Spain. September 2012. TECHNICAL SKILLS Management office tools Statistical Software: SPSS,STATA, EPIDAT LANGUAGES Catalan, Spanish: proficient English: Advanced level (C1.1 MECR)