Month: October 2011

Delivered prizes Chiesi research for primary care pharmacists

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Entregados Awards Chiesi research for primary care pharmacists

organized by the Spanish society of pharmacists in primary care (SEFAP) and sponsored by Chiesi laboratories

-l is intended to promote the implementation and development of research activities

Barcelona, October of 2011- the Spanish society of pharmacists in primary care (SEFAP)sponsored by Chiesi laboratories, has organized the second edition of award Chiesi research for primary care pharmacists with the objective of promoting the implementation and development of research activities in this field.

The winner of first prize, with a strength of 3,000 euros, has been to Isabel Rosich; the first runner-up, who has obtained the amount of 2,000 euros, has been José Manuel Sotoca; and 1,000 euros in the second finalist, have gone to Antonio Villafaina.

CHIESI

Laboratories CHIESI is a multinational pharmaceutical headquartered in Parma (Italy) created more than 75 years ago. In recent years, its policy of promotion of r & d (which devotes 15% of the turnover) and new acquisitions have enabled that reaching a sales exceeding EUR 1 billion in 2010. It has three floors of production (Italy, France and Brazil) and four research centers in Britain, United States, Italy and France. It has a strong presence in Europe (including Spain) and worldwide (United States, Brazil, Pakistan, China, Russia, Egypt and the Maghreb countries).

SEFAP

The Spanish society of pharmacists in primary care is a scientific and professional association that aims to enhance the professional practice of its partners and help develop their skills, ensuring at the same time the recognition in the environment of health and society. The SEFAP was founded with the aim of enhancing all those activities aimed to achieve an optimal use of medications in the field of primary health care.

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A Spanish company develops a new software platform for the rehabilitation and stimulation of people who suffer from brain damage

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a Spanish company develops a novel platform software for the rehabilitation and encouragement of people who suffer from brain damage

-NeuronUP is a web platform that extends and enhances the tools of the therapists in the care of patients with acquired brain injury or dementia alzheimer type.

-More than 6,000 rehabilitation and stimulation exercises, more than a hundred of computer games, simulators of real and generating content environments, serving also support positive ageing therapies

-this innovative r & d project, it gives out coinciding with the national day of the damage brain acquired (which commemorates tomorrow Wednesday 26) (from October), will be introduced in day centres, residences for the elderly, handicapped recovery centres and medical centres for rehabilitation, psychology and occupational therapy

Spain, 2011-October this new web tool uses the Cloud Computing (cloud system) technologyallowing medical professionals to access in real time, when and where they want, to information on exercises and users, as well as interact directly with the team of professionals in a specialized environment. This generates a continuous updating of the information and the contents of the platform.

Medical rehabilitation program which relies NeuronUP is supervised by a Scientific Committee of experts. NeuronUP aims to become a fundamental support for professionals involved in the cognitive processes of rehabilitation and stimulation.

With thousands of exercises, games and simulators that allow exercise both basic cognitive functions and activities of daily living, the multiple format offer (computer, pencil and paper, touch) allows the therapist to adapt the characteristics of the system so that handles it the user without difficulty. In addition, provides extra content such as images, applications (generators) and tools that allow the therapist to design their own activities. Technology, once again, is put at the service of the user (therapist and patient) to make your life easier.

The initiative, which is being released coinciding with the national day of the acquired brain injury tomorrow Wednesday, October 26, will be introduced in day centres, residences for the elderly, disabled, medical centers, psychology and occupational therapy centres and is already developing versions in other languages first for the domestic market, but intend to also tackle the international market.

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The unit of addictive behaviors of Paterna awarded at the International Congress of Dual pathology.

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Unit of addictive behaviors of Paterna awarded at the International Congress of pathology Dual.

-responsible for the unit have received the second prize for his clinical case “ of Holy hand ”

Valencia, 2011-October unit of addictive behaviors (UCA) in Paterna has been awarded in the competition of clinical cases of the II International Congress of Dual pathology which was held from 5 to 8 October in Barcelona.

Amparo Sánchez Máñez, doctor responsible for the unit, and Carmen Palau Muñoz and Nieves Hermosín Carpio clinical psychologists have been awarded the second prize for his clinical case “ of Holy hand ”.

“ The case raises the benefits of the use of new drugs for the treatment of opioid dependence in a certain profile of patients in follow-up in units of addictive behavior ”, identifies the responsible.

On the other hand, the professionals presented a poster entitled “ symptoms disejecutiva and pathology dual in a group of older consumers ”, as well as an oral communication, in charge of Carmen Palau, on the severity of the addiction and co-morbidity with other mental disorders, a group of women addicted to opiates, from a gender perspective.

Dual pathology

The dual pathology is the concurrency of substance use disorders and other mental disorders, and affects a large number of patients.

Congress keynote was by DRA. Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA, USA (National Institute of drugs of abuse of United States) under the title “ the brain and dual pathology ”.

The doctor pointed out that 10% of people exposed to the consumption of drugs becomes addicted. Among the factors responsible for it highlighted the importance of genetics, the environment where they develop youth, age of onset in consumption, as well as the evolutionary stage in which the teenage brain is located.

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Scientists and physicians around the world met in Barcelona to try to improve the lives of more than 500,000 Europeans.

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Scientists and physicians around the world met in Barcelona to try to improve the lives of more than 500,000 Europeans.

5th International Congress of Dystonia – Auditori AXA – Barcelona, 20-22 October 2011.


– the largest international meeting of specialists in Dystonia held to date, was held in Barcelona from 20 to 22 October.

Barcelona, 2011-October the dystonia It is a disorder of the misunderstood neurological movement in the past by the medical profession and, until relatively recently, it was believed that he had a psychological origin. It is the term used to describe certain types of movements and involuntary and abnormal postures that are manifested in a number of neurological disorders. Dystonia may affect only a part of the body, as the neck, the muscles around the eyes or mouth, or different parts of the body.

More than 550 specialists in neurology from 38 countries from four continents participated in the three day symposium on dystonia in the Auditori Axa, from 20 to 22 October, and experts in the rapporteurs 53 presented the latest clinical advances and research that have occurred throughout the world.

Dystonia does not affect other usual functions of the brain. For example, a person who suffers of Dystonia, its intellectual functions, personality, memory, emotions, seen, heard and sex are normal. Dystonia can affect both men and women of any age. He incapacitates especially when manifested in childhood. It can be an uncomfortable disorder that diminishes the quality of life of those who suffer.

Dystonia may be difficult to diagnose, which means that many patients do not receive treatment because they have not been recognized the symptoms. Recent epidemiological studies indicate that there are more than 500,000 people in Europe who suffer from to some degree, and many of them do not know that they have dystonia.

Last week’s Symposium in Barcelona aims to bring more and better treatments for Dystonia many patients whose lives are affected by it. This event has been possible thanks to the fruitful collaboration between patients, doctors, researchers, non-for profit and the industry, who have worked together in a framework of genuine partnership.

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Sector representatives highlighted the importance of removing barriers and promoting the “design for you” in ICT.

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Sector representatives highlighted the importance of removing barriers and promoting the “ design for you ” in the ICT

during the closing of the II Congress national CENTAC of technologies of accessibility.

-Councillor of for equality and Welfare Social of the Junta de Andalucía, Micaela Navarro, bet by putting new technologies at the service people

Seville, 2011-October representatives of new technologies and disability sectors have bet last Tuesday to eliminate barriers and promote “ the designor for you ” in the technologies of communication and information (ICT) sector.

Thus expressed it during the closing of the II National Congress of CENTAC accessibility technologies, has been the past Tuesday 18 at the monastery of La Cartuja in Seville.

Councillor of for equality and Social Welfare of the Junta de Andalucía, Micaela Navarro, he has stated that “ new technologies must be put at the service of quality of life of people and not become one barrier ”. “ Must continue to call for the Elimination of all forms of barriers ” and “ promote the design for you ”, said.

“ Keep the guard to know that we must not retreat or one iota the path have to strengthen the capacities of people and not to put the focus on disability ”, has underlined.

The director-general of the coordination of sectoral policies on disability, Jaime Alejandre, has ensured the inclusion and non-discrimination are values which must permeate disability policies, which must be transverse. In addition, opted to seek new technologies to promote the “ design for you ”.

Previously, the round table was held “ market accessibility and tools to meet: needs, expectations, and future developments ”, in which the manager of Vodafone SAU, José Manuel Azorín-Albiñana, social products has ensured that “ required products and services that adapt to what people need ” and has bet because companies “ offer the benefits of personal communications to all people without exception ”.

For its part, technologies accessible from Technosite, Lourdes González Perea, Director has stressed the importance of having the user when designing products and services accessible, so opted for social networks and the co-design to establish the interests and needs of users.

The consultant of innovation for Value Creation and innovation director of COMONÓ communication, Ignacio Pérez Alcázar, has insisted that “ is always cheaper create an accessible product that any project rebuilding a posteriori ”, by what has been committed to the needs of accessibility of the user.

Expert technologies accessible and social projects, Juan Carlos Ramiro, referred to existing Spain on accessibility standards and has encouraged the private sector “ to require the management standards of universal design ”.

Later, during the round table “ make ICT a more accessible world? ”, national Deputy of the PP and spokesman of the Committee on integral policies for disability in the legislature finished, Paco Vañó, has assured that “ new technologies rather than a tool, are an attitude towards life, which must be addressed taking own circumstances and needs, so that ICT should have a design for all ”.

For its part, the director-general of persons with disabilities of the Council for equality and Social Welfare of the Junta de Andalucía, Gonzalo Rivas, has referred to the importance of the Elimination of technological barriers, as well as the architectural, and has been considered to be “ an obligation ”, taking into account that “ are entering into a new virtual life ”.

General director of ” the city accessible ” and President of the Spanish Association of professionals of Universal accessibility, Mariela Fernández Bermejo, explained the draft “ the city accessible ”, composed of a multi-disciplinary team whose objective is to humanize the city and the environment, making accessible environments and situations in cities through the accessible architecture but from the phase of the design

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CENTAC

the National Center for technology of ≪? xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn: schemas-microsoft-com: office:smarttags” / > accessibility (CENTAC) was created with the aspiration to be the common reference for all those involved in the design and implementation of information society technologies focused on disabilities.

Its objective is to promote the development of business, industrial level accessibility technologies and services, in order to improve the lives of persons with disabilities and their families through new technologies and the technologies of the information.

CENTAC is structured as a private foundation with a privileged situation between service, Spanish industry, the Administration , the associative operators and the users themselves.

The Centre is an example of public-private partnership, to count in its patronage with entities such as the Ministry of health, Social Affairs and equality, the Royal Board on disability, El Corte Inglés, Fundación Once , The Vodafone Foundation Spain, Telefónica, the Centre of reference state of Personal autonomy and technical AIDS (CEAPAT)the Committee Spanish of representatives of people with disabilities (CERMI), the Centre of reference state for disability and dependence (CRE) and the National Institute of communication (INTECO) technologies.

CENTAC has recently released new website (www.centac.es) and has joined Facebook and Twitter.

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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