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MÓNICA MARÍALOPERA MEDINA
[email protected] 057-3128610792
Carrera 80 # 32D-05. Bl 1, apto 502
Medellín, Colombia
PERSONAL STATEMENT
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13 years of professional experience in healthcare services and health research in a
developing country.
Fellow Faculty of Public Health, UK.
Internship, University of Toronto. 2007 and 2008.
Grant from Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada. 2008
Project management in National settings.
Business communication in English (B2 level), Spanish (native speaking), basic
communication skills in Portuguese.
Excellent interpersonal, public relations, managerial and analytical skills.
Excellent team building, problem solving ability.
Proactive, self-motivated, trustworthy
Currently, interested on development of the Health System Research.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
MSc in Bioethics. FLACSO, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2015-today
PhD., Public Health, National University of Colombia, 2010.
MSc., Public Health. National Faculty of Public Health, University of Antioquia. 2003
BSc., Microbiology and Clinical Lab professional. Bacteriology School, University of
Antioquia 1999
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor; February 2005-To present
National Faculty of Public Health, University of Antioquia
http://www.udea.edu.co/portal/page/portal/portal
Medellín-Colombia
Responsibilities:
To coordinate the Masters program in Public Health
To manage human resources, hiring and interviewing research assistants and lecturing
professors
To teach undergraduate and Masters programs: courses in public health, health planning, and
health systems
Write research proposals, field work development, analyze data, and write in international
journals.
To design health projects and programs for national and international bases.
To participate on consultancy for government and non-governmental organizations
To participate in the Ethical Committee of the National Faculty of Public Health
To conduct evaluations and assessments of health projects and programs commissioned by the
university itself and other governmental institutions.
To submit projects for funding institutions.
Fellow on Research; July 2007- July 2008
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Responsibilities:
To do a literature review, design a research protocol of cost minimization and write a draft for
papers.
Public Health Officer; September- January 2007
Vista Hermosa Hospital, Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, D.C.
Responsibilities:
To lead a public health program called Healthy schools to implement The Quality of life policy.
To orientate the professionals and write reports to the District Secretary of Public Health
To monitor and evaluate health care programs operated by government departments.
To maintain, update and manage health care information databases, to assess compliance to
health standards.
Consultant; March 2005.
Ministry of Health
Responsibilities:
To analyze and design the National Environmental Law (Law 9/79)
To present the organization´s view to politicians, government officials, the media and the
public.
Consultant; October 2003.
Provincial Health Department (Antioquia)
Responsibilities: Analysis of Public Policy on HIV
To organize and coordinate meetings with academic and managerial staff
To do a literature review and maintain the databases.
Consultant; April-July, 2004.
Provincial Health Department of Antioquia
Responsibility: Systematization of Healthy Cities Program.
Co-researcher; February 2002-November 2003
National Faculty of Public Health
Responsibility: Design, implement and report the results of the research: Assessment of
National Health Basic Plan in Decentralized Cities in Colombia, 2001- 2003.
Review scientific literature, conduct interviews, collect and analyze statistical data
Co-researcher; August 2000-December 2002
Interdisciplinary Group for the study of Intestinal parasites (GIEPI)
Medicine Faculty, University of Antioquia
Responsibilities: Design, implement and report the results of much research on infectious
diseases.
Lecturer; May-September 2001.
Microbiology School, University of Antioquia
Responsibilities: teach theory and laboratory aspects on the importance of microorganisms to
human existence.
Microbiologist and Laboratory Analyst; September 1999–July 2000
Provincial Health Service. Leticia-Amazonas.
Responsibilities: Coordinate the first level of laboratory complexities, and determine clinical
analysis for indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.
PUBLICATIONS
Lopera-Medina MM. Chronic Kidney Disease in Colombia: Health Needs and Response of the
General System of Social Security in Health. Rev. Gerenc. Polít. Salud. 2016; 15 (30): 212233. http://dx.doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.rgyps15-30.ercc
Marcela Arrivillaga, Andrew E. Springer, Monica Lopera, Diego Correa, Bernardo Useche &
Michael W. Ross. HIV/AIDS treatment adherence in economically better off women in
Colombia. AIDS; 2012. 24 (7): 929-935
Lopera, Mónica y Bula, Jorge. Impacto Socioeconómico del VIH en las Familias. Fenómeno
olvidado en la política de atención integral Bogotá [Socioeconomic impact of HIV on families.
Forgotten phenomenon of comprehensive Support policy] En: M. Arrivillaga y B. Useche
SIDA y sociedad. Crítica y desafíos sociales frente a la epidemia. Bogotá: Ediciones Aurora.
ISBN 978-958-9136-55-3.
Lopera, Mónica, Einarson, Thomas and Bula, Jorge. Out-of-pocket expenditures and coping
strategies for people living with HIV. Bogotá, Colombia. Aids Care. 2011; 23 (12): 1602-1608.
Lopera, Mónica. Martínez, Jorge y Einarson, Thomas. Acceso de las personas con VIH/SIDA
al Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud y costos asociados desde la perspectiva
individual y familiar [Access of People with HIV to the Colombian Healthcare System and its
Related Costs from an Individual and Family Perspective, Bogotá, 2010]. Rev. Gerenc. Polit.
Salud, Bogotá (Colombia)- 2010; 10(20): 81-96.
Mónica Lopera, Márcio Machado, Thomas R. Einarson. Aspectos clínicos, sociales y
económicos del tratamiento del VIH en Colombia [Medical, social and economic aspects of
HIV treatmen tin Colombia] Cuadernos de Salud pública N 12. Universidad Nacional de
Colombia, Bogotá, 2010. p 55-72.
Lopera, M.M., Machado M, and Einarson Thomas. Drug-related issues with HIV/AIDS and
their socieconomic impacto n familias: A literatura review. Pharmacoepidemiology, 2007. Supp
2. 16: p. S1-S274.
Márcio Machado, Mónica Lopera, Jorge Diaz-Rojas, Luis Eduardo Jaramillo, Thomas R.
Einarson. Pharmacoeconomic of Antidepressants in moderate-to-severe depressive disorder in
Colombia. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 2008; 24 (4): 233-239
Chavéz BM, Sierra O, Lopera MM, Montoya P. El plan de Atención Básica en los municipios
descentralizados de Colombia, 2001-2003 [The Basic Health Care Plan (PAB) in decentralized
municipalities in Colombia, 2001-2003]. Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública. 2004; 22
(2): 77-89.
Botero JH., Castaño A., Montoya MN., Ocampo NE., Hurtado MI., and Lopera MM. A
preliminary study of the prevalence of intestinal parasites in immunocompromised patients with
and without gastrointestinal manifestations. Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao
Pablo, July-August 2003; 45 (4): 197-200.
Mónica María Lopera Medina, Jorge Humberto Botero Garcés, Martha Inés Hurtado, Lilliam
Del Carmen Canas Rodríguez, Norma Elena Ocampo Rodas. Toxocariosis ocular en menores
de edad, Colombia [Ocular toxocariasis in Children, Colombia] Iatreia ISSN: 0121-0793, 2001
vol:14 fasc: 4 págs: 241 – 241.
Mónica María Lopera Medina, Jorge Humberto Botero Garcés, Martha Inés Hurtado, Lilliam
Del Carmen Canas Rodríguez, Norma Elena Ocampo Rodas. Seroprevalencia de toxocariosis
en menores de edad con sintomatología ocular, remitidos a la sección de Parasitología
intestinal, Facultad de Medicina-Universidad de Antioquia. Estudio piloto Colombia
[Seroprevalence of Ocular toxocariasis in children with ocular illness- Medicine school,
University of Antioquia], Infectio ISSN: 0123-9392, 2001 vol:5 fasc: 2 págs: 108 – 108.
Botero JH, Hurtado MI, Ocampo NE, Cañas L, Bravo JD y Lopera M. Frecuencia de
toxocariosis ocular en menores de edad, remitidos a la sección de Parasitología Intestinal,
Facultad de Medicina, University of Antioquia. 2-000-2.001 [Frequence of intestinal parasites
in immunocompromised patients]. Acta Médica Colombiana 2001; 26 (6): 290-294.
Tamayo L, Valencia M, Vasquez M, Villa M, Robledo S y Lopera M. Caracterización de la
vaginosis bacteriana y factores de riesgo asociados en mujeres de 14-65 años de la población de
la zona minera de Amagá, Antioquia 1999 [Caracterization of bacterial vaginosis and related
risk factors in 14-65 years of age women, in a miner region of Amagá-Antioquia] . Revista
Epidemiológica de Antioquia Vol 25 N 4. 2000. pag 325-331.
ACADEMIC VISITS
 Academic visit to Imperial College of London and World Health Organization
Headquarters. Double mobility exchange Colombia- UK, funded by British Council and
The Colombian Ministry of Education. June-July 2013
 Academic visit. University of Nantes. France. June 2013.
WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
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Diploma in negotiation. EAFIT University. July to November, 2014
Diploma in Economic evaluation in health. July 2013-October 2013
International course on Health Systems. Gallile Institute. Israel. July 2012
Qualified in university teaching and didactics foundation. University of Antioquia,
November 2010
 Information and communication technologies. University of Antioquia. November 2010
 International Fellowship in Pharmacoeconomics. Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Toronto-Canada, July- August 2007.
 International Workshop: Interdisciplinary Methodology for Social Determination
Research and Health Inequities as a political tool. Quito-Ecuador, June 2007.
 VII Symposium of HIV/AIDS: “A look at the current therapy of people living with
HIV. La María hospital. Medellín. November 2007.
 Virtual Teaching Environment Course. Catholic University of North Colombia, MayJuly 2005.
 Atlas.TI: Informatics Tool for qualitative analysis of data. National University of
Colombia. April –July, 2009.
 XII International Seminar of Bioethics, Body, Technology and Society. [Seminario
Internacional Cuerpo, Tecnología y sociedad]. Universidad el Bosque. Bogotá, Agosto
18 y 19 de 2006.
 VII Symposium of Comprehensive Social Security, 2002.
 Epidemiological Methods for Research. Public Health National Faculty, University of
Antioquia, 2002.
PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC EVENTS
First International Conference in Health Systems [Primera Conferencia Internacional en
Sistemas de Salud]. Pontificia Javeriana University. Bogotá-Colombia November 2010 (Oral
presentation).
23 rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management,
Quebec City, August, 2007 (Poster)
VI Colombian Conference on Psychology and Public Health [VI Conferencia Colombiana en
Psicología y Salud Pública]. Neiva–Huila, April 2007 (Oral Presentation)
International Environmental Seminary. Cali, Colombia [Seminario Internacional Ambiental].
November 2005. (Oral Presentation)
Public Health Research Meeting. Cali, Colombia. National Health Basic Plan Assessment in
decentralized cities in Colombia, 2001- 2003. 2004 (Oral Presentation)
V Colombian Conference on Infectious Diseases, Cartagena de Indias 2001 (Poster)
Topics in Infectology, University of Antioquia. Medellin 2002. (Oral Presentation)
Topics in Infectology, University of Antioquia. Medellin 2001 (Oral Presentation)
AWARDS
Grant from Government of Canada to develop a social research study, funded by Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), February to August 2008.
Professor at Antioquia University. “Merit Calling 200 Years”, 2005.
References Provided on Request.