Address Institut Català d’Oncologia. Av Gran Via 199-201 08908 L’Hospitalet (Barcelona), Spain. +34 93 260 73 57 +34 93 260 79 56 efernandez(at)iconcologia.net esteve.fernandez(at)ub.edu estevefernandez esteve.fernandez.40 @stvfdz My websites and blogs Caixa de puros Tobacco related Tobacco Control Unit Cancer Prevention and Control Programme My articles

Esteve Fernández Director of the Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL) in Barcelona. Dr. Fernandez is Associate Professor of epidemiology and public health at the School of Medicine (Campus of Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain). He is the Director of the Catalan Network of Smoke-free Hospitals, Chair of the Global Network of Tobacco-free Health Care Services. Dr. Fernández serves as Vice President (President-elect) of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (Sociedad Española de Epidemiología) He received his MD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, in 1990. He was a research fellow in training (09/1990-09/1994) at the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer Research Unit (Municipal Institute for Medical Research), and obtained the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctoral (PhD) degrees (Public Health programme, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 07/1995). After a research stay in Milan, Italy, at the Laboratory of General Epidemiology of the “Mario Negri” Institute (09/1994-10/1995), he joined the School of Public Health of Catalonia in Barcelona until its closing (scientist and academic coordinator, 11/1995-12/2000). He has also served as Assistant Professor at the Universitat de Barcelona (09/1997-09/2005) and at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (09/2005-09/2008). Dr. Fernandez’s main areas of research include cancer epidemiology, with special focus on tobacco smoking, the epidemiology of other risk factors related to cancer, and the monitoring of cancer incidence and mortality trends. He is interested in socioeconomic and gender determinants of health, with focus on cancer and smoking, in methodological issues and the teaching of epidemiologic methods, and in journalology and scientific writing/editing. He has written more than 150 papers in peer reviewed journals. He has been Editor-in-Chief (2004-2010) and Associate Editor (1999-2004) of Gaceta Sanitaria (the Journal of the Spanish Society of Public Health), and currently he serves as reviewer for other international journals in these areas. More about EF (mini-interviews): Destacamus (Biopol'H) | SEENota (SEE) | Anuari  (Fundació Dr. A. Esteve) | Diari de Terrassa Selected publications | On-going research projects | Teaching | Selected media pieces | Some  pictures

Selected publications  (PDF available upon request by e-mail!)

Tobacco Control

• López MJ, Pérez-Ríos M, Schiaffino A, Nebot M, Montes A, Ariza C, García M, Juárez O, Moncada A, Fernández E. Mortality attributable to passive smoking in Spain (2002). Tob Control. 2007; 16: 373-7.  [Abstrat PMID18048612 ]  [media coverage]
• Lushchenkova O, Fernández E, López MJ, Fu M, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Nebot M, Gorini G, Schiaffino A, Twose J, Borràs JM; ETS EurosSurvey Working Group. Secondhand smoke exposure in Spanish adult non-smokers following the introduction of an anti-smoking law. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008;61:687-94 [Abstract PMID: 18590641] [OA paper] [media coverage]
• Pierce JP, Leon ME, IARC Working Group (... Fernandez E...). Effectiveness of smoke-free policies. Lancet Oncol. 2008; 9: 614-5.
• Fernandez E, Galán I. Spain: partial airport bans unacceptable [news analysis]. Tob Control. 2008;17(3): 148.
• Lopez MJ, Nebot M, Albertini M, Birkui P, Centrich F, Chudzikova M, Georgouli M, Gorini G, Moshammer H, Mulcahy M, Pilali M, Serrahima E, Tutka P, Fernandez E. Secondhand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Europe. Environ Health Persp. 2008;116:1469-72.
• Martínez-Sánchez JM, Fernández E, Fu M, Pascual JA, Ariza C, Agudo A, Borràs JM, Schiaffino A, Moncada A, Jané M, Saltó E, Nebot M, Samet JM. Assessment of exposure to secondhand smoke by questionnaire and salivary cotinine in the general population of Barcelona, Spain (2004-2005). Prev Med. 2009;48:218-23.
• Nebot N, López MJ, Ariza C, Pérez-Ríos M, Fu M, Schiaffino A, Muñoz G, Saltó E, Fernández E. Impact of the Spanish Smoking Law on Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Offices and Hospitality Venues: Before and After Study. EnvirHealth Persp. 2009;117:344-7. [paper]
• Fernández E, Fu M, Pascual JA, López MJ, Pérez-Ríos M, Schiaffino A, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Ariza C, Saltó E, Nebot M. Impact of the Spanish smoking control law on exposure to second-hand smoke and respiratory health in hospitality workers: a cohort study. Plos ONE. 2009; 4(1):e4244. doi:10.137/journal.pone.0004244. [paper in English] [paper in Spanish] [media coverage]
• Fernández E, Martínez C, Fu M, Martínez-Sánchez JM, López MJ, Invernizzi G, Ouranou A, Dautzenberg B, Nebot M. Second-hand smoke exposure in a sample of European hospitals (2007). Eur Resp J. 2009; 34:111-116.
• Fu M, Valverde A, Ortega G, López MJ, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Martín C, Martínez C, Saltó E, Fernández E. Exposure to second-hand smoke in primary health care centres in Catalonia, Spain (2006). Envir Res. 2009;109 :775–778
• Martínez C, Fu M, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Ballbè M, Puig M, García M, Carabasa E, Saltó E, Fernández E. Tobacco control policies in hospitals before and after the implementation of a national smoking ban in Catalonia, Spain. BMC Public Health. 2009;9:160.
• Martínez-Sánchez JM, Fernández E, Fu M, Pérez-Ríos M, López MJ, Ariza C, Pascual JA, Schiaffino A, Pérez-Ortuño R, Saltó E, Nebot M, and the Spanish Smoking Law Evaluation Group. Impact of the Spanish Smoking Law in Smoker Hospitality Workers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2009;11:1099-106. [news video]
• Tramacere I, Gallus S, Fernandez E, Zuccaro P, Colombo P, La Vecchia C. Medium-term effects of the Italian smoke- free legislation: findings from 4 annual population based surveys. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2009; 63:559-62.
• Fu M, Fernandez E, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Pascual JA, Schiaffino A, Agudo A, Ariza C, Borràs JM, Samet JM and DCOT Study investigators. Salivary cotinine concentrations in daily smokers in Barcelona, Spain: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2009; 9: 320.
• Martínez-Sánchez JM, Fu M, Pérez-Ríos M, López MJ, Moncada A, Fernández E. Comparing salivary cotinine concentration in non-smokers from the general population and hospitality workers in Spain. Eur J Public Health. 2009;19:662-4.
• Fernández E, Martínez C. Recintos hospitalarios sin humo: el siguiente desafío para el control del tabaquismo. Med Clin (Barc). 2010; 134:633-4.
  
• Soriano JB, Fernández E, Ancochea J, Nebot M, Córdoba R, Riesco-Miranda JA. Wish list letter on the Spanish Tobacco Law. British Medical Journal [e-letter]
• Martínez-Sánchez JM, Fernández E, Fu M, Pérez-Ríos M, Schiaffino A, López MJ, Alonso B, Saltó E, Nebot M, Borràs JM. Cambios en las expectativas y actitudes de los trabajadores de la hostelería después de la ley de medidas sanitarias frente al tabaquismo. Gac Sanit.2010;24:241–246 [paper]
• Sureda X, Fu M, López MJ, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Carabasa E, Saltó E, Martínez C, Nebot M. Second-hand smoke in hospitals in Catalonia (2009): a cross-sectional study measuring PM2.5 and vapour-phase nicotine. Envir Res. 2010;110:750-5.
  
• Martínez-Sánchez JM, Fernández E, Fu M, Gallus S, Martínez C, Sureda X, La Vecchia C, Clancy L.Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smoke-free legislations, and tobacco control activities in the European Union. PLoS One. PLoS One. 2009;4(1):e4244. [paper] [news video]
• Fernandez E, Nebot M. Spain: Beyond the 'Spanish model' to a total ban. Tob Control. 2011;20:6-7. [paper]
• Gallus S, Tramacere I, Boffetta P, Fernandez E, Rossi S, Zuccaro P, Colombo P, La Vecchia C. Temporal changes of under-reporting of cigarette consumption in population-based studies. Tob Control. 2011;20:34-39
• Fu M, Fernández E, Pascual JA, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Agudo A, Moncada A, Nebot M, Borràs JM; for the DCOT Study Investigators. Stages of change, smoking characteristics, and cotinine concentrations in smokers: setting priorities for smoking cessation. Prev Med. 2011 Feb 1;52(2):139-45.
• Fu M, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Agudo A, Pascual JA, Borràs JM, Samet JM, Fernández E. Association between time to first cigarette after waking up and salivary cotinine concentration. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2011;13:168-72.
• Nebot M, Manzanares S, Lopez MJ, Ariza C, Galán I, Moncada A, Montes A, Perez-Rios M, Schiaffino A, Fernández E. Estimación de la exposición al humo ambiental de tabaco: revisión de cuestionarios utilizados en España. Gac Sanit. 2011;25:322–328.
• 143.    Fu M, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Agudo A, Pascual JA, Ariza C, Moncada A, Fernández E; DCOT Study Investigators. Nicotine dependence and salivary cotinine concentration in daily smokers. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012;21:96-102.
  
• Fernández E, Carabasa E. Spain: Pictorial warnings. Tobacco Control. 2011; 20: 325-6.
• Curto A, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Fernández E. Tobacco consumption and secondhand smoke exposure in vehicles: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2011;1(2):e000418.
• Schneider NK, Sebrié EM, Fernandez E. The so-called "Spanish model" - Tobacco industry strategies and its impact in Europe and Latin America. BMC Public Health. 2011:907.
• López MJ, Nebot M, Schiaffino A, Pérez-Ríos M, Fu M, Ariza C, Muñoz G, Fernández E. Two-year impact of the Spanish smoking law on exposure to secondhand smoke: evidence of the failure of the Spanish model. Tobacco Control. 2012; 21: 407-411.
• Fernández E, Chapman S. Quitting smoking and gaining weight: the odd couple. BMJ. 2012; 345:e4544.
  
• Gruer L, Tursan d'Espaignet E, Haw S, Fernández E, Mackay J. Smoke-free legislation: global reach, impact and remaining challenges. Public Health. 2012 Mar;126(3):227-9.
• Martínez C, Martínez-Sánchez JM, Ballbè M, Nieva G, Fu M, Puig M, Carabasa E, Sánchez-García JM, Saltó E, Fernández E. Smoking cessation in hospital workers: Effectiveness of a coordinated program in 33 hospitals in Catalonia (Spain). Cancer Nursing. In press.
• Ballbè M,  Nieva G, Mondon S, Pinet C, Bruguera E, Saltó E, Fernández E, Gual A. Smoking policies in psychiatric services. Identification of unmet needs. Tobacco Control. In press
• Sureda X, Martínez-Sánchez JM, López MJ, Fu M, Agüero F, Saltó E, Nebot M, Fernández E. Second-hand smoke exposurelevels  in public building main entrances: outdoor and indoor PM2.5 assessment. Tobacco Control. In press.

Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control

• Fernandez E, González JR, Borràs JM, Sánchez V, Moreno V, Peris M. Recent decline in cancer mortality in Catalonia (Spain). A joinpoint regression analysis. Eur J Cancer. 2001;37:2222-8.
• Fernandez E, La Vecchia C, Balducci A, Chatenoud L, Franceschi S, Negri E. Oral contraceptives and colorectal cancer risk: a meta analysis. Br J Cancer. 2001;84:722-7.
• Fernandez E, La Vecchia C, Talamini R, Negri E. Joint effects of adult life dietary risk factors and family history in colorectal cancer risk. Epidemiology. 2002; 13: 360-3.
• Porta M, Fernandez E, Alguacil J. Semiology, proteomics and the early detection of symptomatic cancer. J Clin Epidemiol. 2003; 56: 815-9.
• Levi F, Lucchini F, Gonzalez JR, Fernandez E, Negri E, La Vecchia C.  Monitoring falls in gastric cancer mortality in Europe. Ann Oncol. 2004;15:338-45.
• Fernandez E, La Vecchia C, Gonzalez JR, Lucchini F, Negri E, Levi F.  Converging patterns of colorectal cancer mortality in Europe. Eur J Cancer. 2005;41(3):430-7.
• Garcia M, Fernández E, Borras JM, Nieto J, Schiaffino A, Peris M, Pérez G, La Vecchia C. Cancer risk perceptions in an urban Mediterranean population. Int J Cancer. 2005; 7: 132-6.
• Levi F, Bosetti C, Fernandez E, Hill C, Lucchini F, Negri E, La Vecchia C. Trends in lung cancer among young European women: The rising epidemic in France and Spain. Int J Cancer. 2007; 121(2):462-5.
• Pérez G, Porta M, Borrell C, Casamitjana M, Bonfill X, Bolibar I, Fernández E. Interval from diagnosis to treatment onset for six major cancers in Catalonia, Spain. Cancer Detection & Prevention. 2008;32:267-75.
• Ribes J, Navarro M, Clèries R, Esteban L, Pareja L, Binefa G, Peris M, Fernández E, Borràs JM. Colorectal cancer mortality in Spain: trends and projections for 1985-2019. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2009;21:92-100.
• Puigpinós R, Borrell C, Ferreira-Antunes JL, Azlor E, Pasarín MI, Cano-Serral G, Pons-Vigués M, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Fernández E. Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in Barcelona: 1992-2003. BioMedCentral Public Health. 2009;9:35.
• Garcia M, Borràs JM, Diaz-Milà N, Espinàs JA, Binefa G, Fernández E, Farré A, Pla M, Cardona A, Moreno V. Factors associated with initial participation in a population-based screening for colorectal cancer in Catalonia, Spain: a mixed-methods study. Preventive Medicine 2011;52:265-7.
• Espinas JA, Aliste L, Fernandez E, Argimon JM, Tresserras R, Borras JM. Narrowing the equity gap: The impact of organized versus opportunistic cancer screening in Catalonia (Spain). Journal of Medical Screening 2011;18:87-90.
  

Socioeconomic determinants of health

• Fernandez E, Borrell C. Cancer mortality by educational level in the city of Barcelona. Br J Cancer. 1999;79:684-9.
• Borrell C, Rue M, Pasarín MI, Rohlfs I, Ferrando J, Fernández E.  Trends in social class inequalities in health status, health-related behaviors and health services utilization in a Southern European urban area (1983-1994).  Prev Med. 2000;31:691-701
• Fernandez E, Schiaffino A, Rajmil L, Badia X, Segura A. Gender inequalities in health and health care services use in Catalonia (Spain). J Epidemiol Community Health. 1999;53:218-22.
• Borrell C, Fernandez E, Schiaffino A, Benach J, Rajmil L, Villalbi JR, Segura A. Social class inequalities in the use of and access to health services in Catalonia (Spain): what is the influence of the type of health insurance? Int J Quality Health Care. 2001;13:117-25.
• Garcia M, Schiaffino A, Fernandez E, Marti M, Salto E, Perez G, Peris M, Borrell C, Nieto FJ, Borras JM; Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up Study. The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate.  BMC Public Health. 2003, 3:12.
• Schiaffino A, Fernandez E, Kunst A, Borrell C, Garcia M, Borras JM, Mackenbach JP. Time trends and educational differences in the incidence of quitting smoking in Spain (1965-2000). Prev Med. 2007. 2007;45: 226-32.
• Rius C, Pérez G, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Fernández E, on behalf of COHESCA Study Group. Comorbidity index was successfully validated among men but not in women. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008;61(8):796-802.
• Cornelio CI, García M, Schiaffino A, Borràs JM, Nieto FJ, Fernández E. Changes in leisure time and occupational physical activity over 8 years. The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up Study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2008; 62:239-44.

Journalology and scientific editing

• Fernandez E, García AM. Accuracy of referencing of Spanish names in Medline. Lancet. 2003; 361(9354): 351-2.
• Porta M, Copete JL, Fernandez E, Alguacil J, Murillo J. Mixing journal, article, and author citations, and other pitfalls in the bibliographic impact factor. Cad Saude Publica. 2003;19:1847-62.
• Porta M, Fernández E, Murillo J, Alguacil J, Copete JL. The bibliographic "impact factor", the total number of citations and related bibliometric indicators: The need to focus on journals of public health and preventive medicine. Soz Präventivmed. 2004; 49: 15-8
• Porta M, Fernandez E, Puigdomenech E. Book citations: influence of epidemiologic thought in the academic community. Revista Saude Publica. 2006; 40(spe):50-6.
• Porta M, Fernandez E, Bolúmar F. Commentary: The ‘bibliographic impact factor’ and the still uncharted sociology of epidemiology. Int J Epidemiol. 2006; 35: 1130-5.
• Fernández E, García AM. Normas de publicación de artículos en revistas biomédicas. En: Mabrouki K, Bosch F, coords. Redacción científica en biomedicina: Lo que hay que saber. Barcelona: Fundación Dr. Antonio Esteve; 2007. p. 25-32.
• García AM, Fernández E. El proceso depublicación de un artículo: autores, revisores externos y editores. En: Mabrouki K, Bosch F, coords. Redacción científica en biomedicina: Lo que hay que saber. Barcelona: Fundación Dr. Antonio Esteve; 2007. p. 103-117
• Fernández E, Cobo E, Guallar-Castillón P.  [The STROBE statement or how to improve the reporting of observational studies] Gac Sanit. 2008;22(2):87-9.
• Fernández E. Estudios epidemiológicos. En: Jiménez Villa J, Argimon Pallàs JM, Martín Zurro A, Vilardell Tarrés M, eds. Publicación científica biomédica. Cómo escribir y publicar un artículo de investigación. Barcelona: Elsevier; 2010. P. 205-214.
• Marcovitch H, Barbour V, Borrell C, Bosch F, Fernandez E, Macdonald H, Marusic A, Nylenna M. Conflict of interest in science communication: more than a financial issue. Report from Esteve Foundation discussion group, April 2009. Croat Med J. 2010;51(1):7-15.[PDF]
• Fernández E. Uno-coma-uno-siete-dos. Gac Sanit. 2010; 24:272–273 [PDF]
• Fernández E, Borrell C. The new advisory board of Gaceta Sanitaria is launched. Gac Sanit. 2012;26(5):395-6.
  

List of publications (PubMed)

List of publications (ISI-Thomsom)

Recent and on-going projects (competitive-peer reviewed research)

• Respiratory symptoms, asthma and passive smoking in children: efectiveness of an integrated individual, family, and school-based intervention. Agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 (Nº. 040830). Duration: 2005–2008. PI: Esteve Fernandez
• Consolidated Research Group on Tobacco Epidemiology, Prevention and Control. Agency: Agency: Catalan Ministry for Research and Universities, (Contract: 2009 SGR 192). Duration: 2009-2013. PI: Esteve Fernández.
• Evaluation of the new law for smoking prevention and control (ley 28/2005). Impact on cotinine concentrations in hospitality workers. Agency: Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (PI052072 ). Duration: 2006–2008. PI: Esteve Fernández.
• Development of a dynamic modelling tool to assess health impact of policies [DYNAMO-HIA]. Agency: European Public Health Agency, European Commission. Ref: 2006116. Duration: 2007-2009. PI: Joahn P Mackenbach (Universitat Erasmus de Rotterdam), PI WP Smoking: Esteve Fernandez.
• Pricing Policies and Control of Tobacco in Europe (PPACTE). Agency: European Commission. Framework Programme 7. Duration: 2009-2011. PI: Luke Clancy
• Changes in the exposure to secondhand smoke in the adult population after the tobacco smoking law. Agency: Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (Contract: FIS PI081436). Duration: 2009-2011. PI:  Esteve Fernández.
• Exposure to secondhand smoke in open and semiopen spaces. (HATLAS study). Agency: Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (PI 1102054). Duration: 2012-2014. PI: Esteve Fernández.
  
  

Teaching

Some materials…

• Exercici d'adequació, concurs de Professor Titular (29 de gener 2009)
• Proyecto Docente “Salud Pública” (presentado en la Habilitación para Profesor Titular, Univ. de Jaén, enero de 2007)
• “Epidemiología General y Demografía Sanitaria” (4 créditos, 3º Medicina): Guía docente de la asignatura, con guiones de clases teóricas y prácticas  (presentado en la Habilitación para Profesor Titular)
• “Epidemiología General y Demografía Sanitaria” (4 créditos, 3º Medicina): Diapositivas de las lecciones  (presentado en la Habilitación para Profesor Titular)

Current teaching…

• Course “Epidemiology 2” (5 ECTS). Master of Public Health, Universitat Pompeu Fabra/Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
• Course “How to write and publish scientific papers” (6 ECTS). Master in Research Methods in Health Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
• Seminar on “How to Write a Scientific Paper” (15 h). Seminars of the Dr. Antoni Esteve Foundation
• Course “Information and communication skills” (6 ECTS). Degree (BSc) in Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Campus of Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona.
• Course “Introduction to public health and health system, medical anthropology, and sanitary demography”. Degree (MD) in Medicine, School of Medicine, Campus of Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona.

Selected media pieces

Conference on “Passive smoking and cancer” [video], Porto Cancer Meeting, XVI edition, April 20-21 2007 (Porto, Portugal).

Daily News TV3, on the effects of the Spanish Control law on the exposure to secondhand smoke, broadcast February 24th, 2009.

Daily News TV3, press release on the "Impact of the Spanish Tobacco Control law: a report from the Working Group on Tobacco from teh Spanish Epidemiological Association":February 11th, 2010.

Quèquicom, TV programme at TV3 [video]: "Smoking kills at distance", broadcast of May 10th, 2010.

Interview at PharmaImage.tv/Diariomedico.com [video], with regard the health hazards of passive smoking. Short course on smoking, economics, and health. Universidad Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, 21st June 2010.

News about regulations of smoking in cars, Telenotícies migdia de TV3 [video], Barcelona, September 8th, 2010.

Round table at "Els matins de TV3" [video]: "May laws regulate private settings?", Barcelona, September 9th, 2010.

Interview at "Pa' ciencia, la nostra" [audio], radio programme at Sants3ràdio (and other local radio stations), with regard to smoking and the new Spanish Law. Barcelona, December 19th, 2010.

Interview at Eureka [audio], COMRàdio station, with regard to the new Spanish Tobacco Control law. Barcelona, January 2nd, 2011

Some pictures

At my office, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L’Hospitalet (Barcelona),  October 2004.

Bay of Palamós (Costa Brava), Boreas flotsam (-30 m), September 2004

Teaching: How to Write a Scientific Paper, Valencia (Spain), January 2004

Teaching at different settings

Activities and people at the Catalan Institute of Oncology

Esteve Fernandez RID: A-9750-2008 Catalan Institute of Oncology

Selected Publication List:

1. Fish consumption and cancer risk

2. FAMILY HISTORY AND THE RISK OF LIVER, GALLBLADDER, AND PANCREATIC-CANCER

3. TRENDS IN PANCREATIC-CANCER MORTALITY IN EUROPE, 1955-1989

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