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The Basque Government published the innovative book: La care Gerontologica centered on the person (author, Teresa Martínez Rodríguez)

Innovative book is published by the Basque Government: the attention Gerontologica centered on the person (author, Teresa Martínez Rodríguez)

a guide for responsible institutional, entrepreneurs from the sector, associations and professionals from centers and care to people older.

Spain, 2011-September The Department of employment and Social Affairs of the Basque Government – in cooperation with the Group Matía – has edited in the collection Gizartea Hobetuz, Social Welfare, the work documents “Gerontology person-centred care: Guide to professional intervention in schools and care services to older persons in situations of fragility or unit”, of the recognized expert in social gerontology, Teresa Martínez Rodríguez psychologist

opt for a model of care – unambiguous commitment of the Basque Government – centred means to give a core role in the self-determination of the people users. From this model, the center of attention, and therefore the Organization and assistance processes, is each person and their life projects.

The respect for the dignity of the individual as being unique, their rights, preferences and the pursuit of personal well-being are essential in the Eastern values model of care, even in cases where there is a significant degree of cognitive impairment. However, the implementation of these principles in the day to day services and centres, subject to numerous organizational standards, working conditions and health care routines occasionally, usually stay pending or encounter significant difficulties. This requires awareness-raising and training, as well as develop new professional roles, review some organisational systems and designing interventions in accordance with this new look.

This is the reason that led to edit to the Department of employment and Social Affairs of the Basque Government – in cooperation with the Group Matía – the guide entitled the attention Gerontologica centered on the person: the need to conceptualize this model as well as provide the methodological basis allowing its application in welfare centres and care services to older people in situations of fragility or unit.

Its author, Teresa Martínez Rodríguez, is a recognized expert in social gerontology that’s combines professional experience in intervention and in the planning of social policies, teaching and authoring various publications related to the applied Gerontology.

(En_esta_guía,_se_exponen_cinco_asuntos_importantes_para_el_desarrollo_de_este_modelo_en_los_centros_y_servicios_de_atención_a_personas_mayores:_A) personalized attention from the promotion of self-determination and independence, b) intimate, private and confidential; (c) so, cotidiano, significant; ((d) families and and) the organizational and professional. For each of these issues are presented both the ideas and key values and strategies of intervention and instruments to implement them. Also, dealt with the main risks arising from the routine of the day to day, which can lead to drifts of the model.

It should be noted the educational and applied nature of this document. A novel and useful tool that will enable professionals, managers and leaders in the sector of public health (homes, day centres, home support services), progress in the implementation of a care model focused on persons in everyday contexts of intervention.

Quoting words of the presentation of the title in charge of Emma Zabaleta Areta, Minister of employment and Social Affairs of the Basque Government. “I am sure that the guide will have a huge utility to move forward on this path.” It is not easy to come up with tools that facilitate the realization of the models of care in every day. And even less so that these do not end up as mere “cookbooks”. I believe that this document is in the key. Because pace of exposing in a clear and synthetic bases and main ideas of the model of Gerontology care person-centered, displays and suggested methodological elements of great value to facilitate its implementation. “Because, in addition, to pose as an open process, invites the commitment and involvement of technical teams and leaders of services”.

Continues the counselor in your presentation. “only remains for me to encourage institutional policy-makers, entrepreneurs, associative and professional movement that day to day support and improve the quality of life of older persons, to make their own what this work”.

He concludes the introduction of employment and Social Welfare of the Basque Executive Councillor. “This is a manual that aims to generate reflection, guide and strengthen the quality of life of care processes, understanding this from the improvement of the quality of life of people users.” “If any of these objectives are met, it will be worth”.

Details of publication:

Author: Martínez Rodríguez, Teresa
ISBN: 978-84-457-3157-4

available here.

brief summary of the author

was born in Huesca and resides in Oviedo. Degree in psychology from the Complutenses Madrid University and diploma in gerontology Social by the SEGG. It is part of the Scientific Advisory Council for GIIG (Group Ibero-American interdisciplinary Gerontology). He has 23 years in the sector and a comprehensive travel professional. He has worked 12 years in direct care in geriatric centres and another ten years he has held positions in the Ministry of Social Welfare of the Government of the Principality of Asturias: Chief planning of elderly and disability services; Director General of planning and quality. Speaker at national and international congresses. Professor, master’s and postgraduate at different Spanish universities. He has worked also as a teacher and consultant in Latin America with the IMSERSO, the Autonomous University of Madrid, with the AECI (Spanish Agency of cooperation with Latin America for development) and with the CEPAL (United Nations). She is the author of various publications, technical papers and articles. His last publications in the field of applied gerontology, refer to best practices in caring for the unit; development of services in rural areas; day-care centres; memory and reminiscence; person-centred Gerontology care guide. All of them are considered useful to serve as a reference in the improvement of the quality of care for the elderly in Spain and in Latin America.

He currently works in the service of quality and inspection of the Ministry of Social Welfare and equality of the Principality of Asturias.

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Exercise your pelvic floor on the beach of Levante.

Exercise your pelvic floor on the beach of Levante.

– during three weekends, TENA Lady will be on the beaches of Levante so that all women who come to know all about your pelvic floor and receive personalized advice where a group of physical therapists teach them the basic exercises to strengthen it

-Pelvic floor exercises reduce the problems associated in up to 70% and are so simple that they can be anywhere, for example on the beach while you are taking the Sun

– with this initiative, TENA Lady aims to educate women about the importance of this part of the body so unknown in a fun and entertaining way

Madrid, 2011-September the past weekend booted on the beach in Arenales del Sol (Elche) the initiative of TENA Lady “ on the beach, take care of your pelvic floor ”, action pioneer that hundreds of women of all ages can learn from professionals the basic exercises to exercise your pelvic floor, the great unknown. The majority of women does not know that does not take care of your pelvic floor at earlier ages may trigger future problems such as surgical interventions, leaking urine, sore back and discomfort or dissatisfaction in sexual intercourse.

. during the two days that takes every action, will be installed a learning session with physiotherapists specialists on pelvic floor in the promenade that they inform about what the pelvic floor, its importance for the health of women and teach them live how to correctly simple exercises you can do to take care of and strengthen this part of the body. The workshop will be installed in a large tent that will be open to the public from 10: 30 in the morning to 21: 30 pm, and in which specialists will offer a complete and personalized attention. In addition, all the women who come them presented with gifts and discount for any product TENA Lady vouchers.

This activity will take place also today 4 September at playa de Nules (Castellón) and 10 and 11 September in the playa de Pobla de Farnals (Valencia)

in the words of Dr. Carolina Walker, advises expert of TENA Lady centradaenti:

“ pelvic floor is an essential part in the women’s health, that is related to factors such as pregnancy and postpartum, sport, menopause, diet and constipation, back problems, sexual intercourse and loss of urine ”

“ however, the majority of women are unaware of what it is, its importance and how easy it is to take care of it. With a few very simple exercises that you can discreetly make anywhere, for example on the beach while lying sunbathing, is can improve and prevent problems associated with 70% of cases ”.

for all those women who are unable to attend the consultation on the beach, in the web page http://www.centradaenti.com there are numerous videos that teach step by step how to do pelvic floor exercises in any position. For example, for exercising the pelvic floor sunbathing on the beach, see this video, click here.

on centradaenti of TENA Lady

to promote the knowledge of female pelvic floor TENA Lady has created the program centradaenti, the first informational platform on Spain Web http://www.centradaenti.es will give women a meeting point where you cann know all aspects relating to Physiology and the operation of this part of his body, and it will show in a didactic and attractive specific exercises to strengthen it. With centradaenti, TENA Lady continues champion around the pelvic floor education which already has been pioneer in other European countries with similar platforms the program Core Wellness.

About TENA

TENA is the global leader in the development of products for the care of leaking urine, with more than 40 years of experience at the forefront in the creation of products adapted to the needs of every woman, innovating constantly to improve their quality of life. Their products are present in more than 100 countries around the world. TENA is owned by the Swedish multinational SCA, specialized in the development of paper and cellulose products. SCA employs about 50,000 people in over 40 countries, and has numerous awards in the field of sustainability and social responsibility, notably his inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2009. In addition to TENA, SCA has other brands with international presence as Libresse, Nana and Nuvenia Bodyform in the field of feminine hygiene, and Libero and Drypers diapers marks.

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Fuenlabrada reform their infants area giving it greater comfort.

Fuenlabrada reform area of infants to giving greater comfort.

incorporates a new post of isolated

Spain, 2011-September to the area of Fuenlabrada University Hospital has come its plan Renove annual. Aiming to provide better service and a greater adaptation to emerging demands, has undertaken a reform in the area of infants inspired by the principles of the programme NIPCAP promulgating reconcile in dealing humanization and a high level of technological development in the attention to prematurity.

In addition to the tasks of painting and renovation of soil of the unit, it has carried out a new distribution of the spaces, with the same optimization criteria and conducive to the maximum the interventions of the family in its role as primary caregiver of the child. result of the collaboration of Neonatologistsnurses and technical team have developed different actions aimed at optimizing the environment with the installation of blinds that modulate the light as well as a sound level meter to regulate noise of the unit.

Infant unit attached to the service of Pediatrics of the University Hospital of Fuenlabrada, consists of 14 posts, including a box of isolation. Human resources available are 5 neonatologists, 17 nurses and nursing auxiliaries 10. The activity that has developed has increased significantly since its opening in 2004. The number of children admitted to the unit by 2010 amounted to 795, still 489 treaties to 31 August of this year.

The service of Pediatrics of the University Hospital of Fuenlabrada is a service of excellence within the community of Madrid. Since the beginning of its activity it has been characterized by implementing measures oriented pioneers to facilitate a better relationship worth as the bet for breastfeeding and the promotion of the skin contact. In the line of development of a quality policy of continuous improvement are the interventions of this summer, aimed at generating a warm environment and implementation of protocols of minimum handling child premature.

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Addiction to thinking: “A subtle dependence that traps us all”.

Addiction to thinking: ’A subtle dependence that traps us all’.

Spain, 2011-September with the development of modern life, new activities, substances and technologies, are also more increasingly potential addiction to subjugate the will of the people, but it is very unusual to find allusions to how old, custodial and normal human activity, his own thought, is likely to generate a harmful and powerfully constraint dependency.

It has recently been published and presented at Murcia book “Thinking addiction.” “The subtle unit that all us traps” (editorial alphabet), written by the psychotherapist and Professor of psychology of the University of Murcia Pedro Jara Vera. This work between the trial and self-help, the author collected the most seminal of traditional wisdom in a practical and personal style focusing as a working instrument so that the motivated reader can follow a deep and varied journey of transformation and internal release.

The work emphasizes the literal and not merely metaphorical title, addressing serious and incisive way implications tragic not identify our own thinking to our mental activity as a whole (beliefs, comparisons, memories, dreams, symbols, etc.) as susceptible to a deep dynamic escurridizamente addictive, in greater or lesser extent, in almost all people, and thus as the inescapable last root of truly relevant problems of the human being. A text for courageous and committed to a new consciousness, people are willing to question deeply to themselves.

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The integration of Hematology in medical trunk keep programs of clinical, laboratory and blood bank to ensure the training of future residents.

The integration of Hematology in medical trunk must maintain programmes of clinical, laboratory and blood bank to ensure the training of future residents

National Commission of Haematology and haemotherapy calls for the expansion to a fifth year of the formative period of his MIR “ to the core subjects and the complexity of the new knowledge of the specialty ”.

-With the aim of strengthening and upgrading the training of the future Hematologists, Foundation leukaemia and lymphoma and the Spanish society of Haematology and haemotherapy (AEHH) organize, for eight years, the MIR training course of Haematology and haemotherapy

-the extension of four to five years of the formation of the MIR of Hematología is a non-renounceable claim in the context of the future system of core subjects to ensure their training in the indissoluble threefold of clinical, laboratory and blood bank

-the Commission considers it necessary to adjust “ the call for MIR squares to future needs and reforming the criteria for accreditation of training centres ”

– the draft of the Royal Decree of core subjects will be reviewed with these criteria for preservation the specialty with its current specific competencies

-the shortage of initiative of the MIR of Haematology and haemotherapy and their low involvement in training courses is one of the aspects that most concerns to the National Commission

Madrid, September 2011.- the National Committee of Haematology and haemotherapy considers essential to extend the period of formation of the future Hematologists of four five years into the new regulatory scheme of the core subjects. To contribute to the MIR training, Foundation leukaemia and Lymphoma takes organizing the MIR of Haematology and haemotherapy course for eight years. This course sponsored along with the Spanish society of Haematology and haemotherapy (AEHH) has training credits and was directed by Dr. Adrián Alegre, Chief of the service of Hematology of the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, and President of the National Commission of Haematology and haemotherapy among other doctors.

The objective of this course is, in the words of Dr. Alegre, “ updating theoretical and practice of the different aspects of the educational content of the specialty program aimed at resident doctors ”. In addition, the course offers the MIR of Haematology and haemotherapy a vision integrating that combines clinical aspects and themes of specialized laboratory and blood bank.

The latest edition of this course was the participation of 90 residents, who had the opportunity to analyze the quality systems, Dr. Alegre considered key to the training of future specialists. However, the expert also highlighted the importance of “ adjust the squares MIR call to future needs to reform and modernize the criteria for accreditation of training centres ”.

Dr. Merry complaint that the current formation of the future Hematologists “ devotes too much time to care tasks and not delves into the study of specialty ” and added that, “ is necessary for the MIR have better training in clinical research as well as greater initiative in other areas of specialty ”.

Given the complexity of the new knowledge of Haematology and haemotherapy, the National Commission is essential to increase the formative period of four to five years. In this sense, the doctor Alegre ensures that this demand is “ indispensable in the context of the future system of core subjects ” the draft Royal Decree is being evaluated.

Additionally, the doctor Alegre adds, “ the duration of two years for specific content makes it virtually impossible to the development of the new programme ” and outlines, although “ the specialty of Hematology is integrated into the medical trunk, is essential to maintain the specific skills in clinicalLaboratory and blood bank to ensure the formation of the future residents of Haematology and haemotherapy ”.

Spanish society of Haematology and haemotherapy (AEHH)

The AEHH is a scientific society whose purpose is the promotion, development and dissemination of integrity and content of the speciality of Haematology and haemotherapy aspects medical, scientific, organizational, health care, teaching and research. Likewise, arises the need to approach to society in generalin such a way that is perceived and understand the daily work of the hematologist. Its central axis consists of 15 cooperative groups that currently are, each focused on a specific aspect of the specialty. With 52 years of life, the AEHH today is a very powerful organization with an enormous scientific impact, since many of the more than 2,000 specialists Hematologists as part of her are figures recognized internationally for many years.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips