Month: October 2011

Specialists in the postoperative period of transplantation in intensive care met in Santiago de Compostela.

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Specialists in the postoperative period of transplantation in intensive care meet in Santiago de Compostela.

1st Forum of transplantation in care intensive.


– in the year 2010, more than 4,000 transplants have made in Spain

-Galicia is one of the communities that is in the lead in number of donations per million inhabitants

-transplanted patients are served in the postoperative period by anaesthetists, being this key period in the success of the graft and intensivistas

Madrid, 2011-October yesterday Thursday 20 October from 8.30 hours, took place in the Hotel A Quinta da Auga, in Santiago de Compostela, the 1st Forum of transplantation in intensive care, which will feature leading experts in the field of critical care of the 7 main Spanish hospitals with activity in the area of organ transplants.

The transplants in intensive care Forum, organized by Dr. Jordi Rello, head of intensive care service of the Hospital Barcelona Valle Hebron University , is accredited by the Centre for research in biomedicine in lung disease network ( CIBERES ), dependent of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Ministry of science and innovation) and sponsored by Astellas.

This forum was created with the intention of having continuity and to serve as a communications network in order to launch initiatives of scientific interest and become a forum for discussion of the problem that arises in the care of patients transplanted during the postoperative period in intensive care units.

This 1st Forum focused on the lung transplant and it counted with the presence of Dr. Marcos Restrepo, pulmonologist in the Veterans Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA, which introduced the American experience and revised infectious complications of lung transplantation at UCI.

Intensive care units play an important role in the postoperative period of lung, liver and heart transplant patients. This forum was created with the intention of improving communication between practitioners involved in your care and facilitate the implementation of initiatives to improve the treatment as well as knowledge of the situation in Spain epidemiology, Pharmacotherapy, predictors of efficacy and benchmarking of best practices.

During the Forum showed the results of a collaborative research project, and Dr. Rello presented proposals to launch, at least two cooperative research projects in the ICU lung transplantation. “ Acute respiratory failure in lung transplantation may be due to primary graft dysfunction, humoral rejection, cellular rejection or lung infections. We want to identify biomarkers to differentiate these conditions and to optimize treatment antibiotic, antifungal and immunosupresor ”, says Dr. Rello, who adds that they aim to develop a research project to improve the conditions of the lungs in donors and to reduce waiting lists. The papers will be published in the form of review in a series in medicine intensive. articles

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More than 50 researchers become the major forum on the future of the health the international fair of medicine and health.

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More than 50 researchers the international fair of medicine and health become the major forum on the future of health.

FEIMESA takes place these days in A Coruña between 20 and 22 of October

-Representatives of collective Médico-sanitarios, expert, communicators and scientists discuss the sustainability of the health system in Spain and the cost savings

-FEIMESA is also a business center interbacional of the health sector in presence of delegations from Brazil and Argentina

A Coruña, 2011-October FEIMESA born with the vocation of becoming the great forum of debate on the situation and future of the Spanish health system, a forum which brings together representatives of all the groups involved in the sector: General Councils, schools officers, specialists, teachers, responsible for purchasing, manufacturers, distributors and patient associations. At the opening of the Hall, which took place yesterday at 19.30 H in ExpoCoruña, participated the Director Xeral de Innovación e Xestión da Saúde public of the Xunta de Galicia, the Mayor of A Coruña and the President of the Diputación de A Coruña.

Throughout three days brings together more than 50 experts, scientists and researchers, both Spanish and foreign, the likes of Ángel Luis Rodríguez, director-general of the Spanish Association of generic medicinal products (AESEG), the prestigious Professor j. Kastner, Chief of cardiology at the AHK Hospital of ViennaFernando López Tobío, Managing Director of the multi-national Clue Medical in Spain, Antonio Abella, technical director of Gesmédica, Professor Angel Carracedo and many others. Some of them world specialists in their field and will present news and medical breakthroughs exclusively on FEIMESA.

Each day will be devoted to a topical subject, going on presentations and discussions carried out by some of the leading experts in the field. The three major areas will be the “ sustainability of the health system in Spain ”, “ research, technology and training ” and the “ disability, dependency and older ”. Hot topics such as the cost savings will also be addressed in the health system, the professional intrusion, access to medicines in countries of the third world or the sudden death in the sport.

The lounge is open to both professionals in the health sector as to anyone who is interested in health and medical advances. Non-professional visitors will also discover the latest medical developments and have activities such as check-ups of health or the possibility to participate in promotions of different signatures and treatments.

In addition, FEIMESA will be a hub of international business of the health sector: to the fair will be diplomatic representation of the attending countries with commercial missions headed by their chambers of Commerce, business representations and exhibiting in order to strengthen commercial ties, discuss the opportunities and possibilities for business with Spanish companies. This is the case of Commerce Brazil-Spain Chamber, which will present several projects to encourage Spanish companies to participate in the construction of 400 care between 2012 and 2016 centres, as well as the contribution in equipment that will be needed, as well as other types of projects that have in place for the Olympics and World Cup.

In the exhibition section, more than 30 national and international exhibitors will display the latest products and developments in the sector. We rely on institutions and companies as the University Hospital complex of A Coruña and Santiago, Siemens Health Care, Hidelasa, Artisoftware, Biologik Solutions, Caser, GAES, Clue Medical, group Visiona, among many others.

FEIMESA wants to be a boost to our economy, approaching advances medical professionals in research, new and pioneering techniques, technology, teaching, environmental management and optimization of energy resources.

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The Fundació Puigvert offers the first Masters degree in Andrology carried out in Spain.

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La Fundació Puigvert offers the first Masters degree in Andrology carried out in Spain.

-the course is aimed to fill the void that’s currently in the academic training of an area of knowledge expanding

-the majority of teachers belonging to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Fundació Puigvert

Barcelona, 2011-October La Fundació Puigvert initiates the first master in Andrology which will take place in Spain. The course aims to provide competences pathophysiology of the male reproductive system at different stages of life, appropriate diagnostic methods for the classification and the General principles of medical and surgical treatment of diseases that affect male reproduction and sexuality.

This master in Andrology, created to fill the vacuum that’s currently in the academic training of an area of knowledge in full expansion, will begin on February 2, 2012, will last for two years and consists of four modules and end of compulsory master work. The majority of teachers belong to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Fundació Puigvert and other centres of national prestige.

The course is targeted to endocrinologists, gynecologists and urologists and dermatologists who have completed the two years, will have acquired the necessary training to deal with disturbances of male development, deficits androgen and its complications, sexual identity disorders, sexually transmitted infectionssexual dysfunction, fertility problems, male contraception and genital morphological alterations.

Classes are taught at the headquarters of the Fundació Puigvert in Barcelona and will be in Spanish. The period of registration for the master’s degree in clinical Andrology is already open and will end on 30 October.

On the Fundació Puigvert

Established in 1961, the Fundació Puigvert is a non-profit that provides comprehensive effective and humane care in Nephrology and Urology, Andrology, promoting the development and the scientific knowledge of these specialties, with teaching, training, research, outreach and education for the health.

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European and national leaders and health and labour experts meet in Brussels to launch national action plans on musculoskeletal diseases.

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European and national leaders and health and labour experts meet in Brussels to launch national action plans on Diseases Musculoskeletal.

-the costs associated with musculoskeletal pain are 240 billion euros for workers and the economy. However, only a few countries have plans or infrastructure to keep these people working

-Lech Walesa, former President of Poland, has been appointed Ambassador of Fit for Work

– “ must fight globally to improve the lives of those living – and work – with pain. But only a coordinated action at national level will help to ensure that these workers are integrated fully into society, including the maintenance of their jobs, for those who have fought so hard ”

Brussels, 2011-October the past Wednesday 19 gathered in Brussels politicalpatients and experts in health and labour of the Fit Coalition for Work Europe to add their voices to the associations of patients from all over Europe in order to reduce the economic burden of annual spending from 240 billion euros in musculoskeletal diseases for European society.

Lech Walesa, former President of Poland and recently appointed Ambassador of the project Fit for Work, has been one of the attendees at the III Conference annual Fit for Work. “ More than 100 million Europeans suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain. Of these, more than 40 million are workers, 40% of whom have had to leave his job because of his pathology. This is unacceptable in the 21st century, when matters as simple as early and coordinated intervention at the national level can improve the lives of these people ”.

The Conference of the project Fit for Work Europe had also stressed the importance of the latest research showing the impact of Diseases Musculoskeletal in Europe’s largest population, a group also threatened by rising levels of unemployment.

In Europe, these diseases are responsible for almost half (49%) in the EU. Éstas permanent labour and 60 per cent of disabilities work absences, and other socio-economic consequences of not having a State of health adequate due to musculoskeletal pain, they represent a cost estimate for the European society of up 240 billion euros.

A truly effective policy and practical changes at the national level will be only the result of the unification of evidence in the management of such diseases. In particular, the plan of action on musculoskeletal pathologies must:

-give priority to tackling these diseases on public national systems, along with other pathologies of type chronic.

-assign the appropriate funding for the diagnosis early and treatments.

-set the “ stay at work ” as a measure success in handling these clinic diseases.

-support the inclusion of labour productivity (e.g., social costs) in the assessment of the economic health and technology health.

“ Now know that the EU, through its institutional support to the activities of the Fit for Work Europe, recognizes the impact of Diseases Musculoskeletal in our economies. Now must join efforts in support of national Governments, helping them to make these diseases a priority in each of their health systems, to improve outcomes in health and the labour ”, said Antonia Paranova, Member of the European Parliament, host of the project and Vice President of the coalition. “ only then we will support effectively to patients living with pain cróNico ”.

diseases músculoesqueléticas

under the term musculoskeletal diseases coalesce over 200 diseases that affect the muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, peripheral nerves and blood vessels, causing pain and functional disability patients (Punnett et al, 2004).

About Fit for Work Europe

Fit for Work Europe works to promote the dialogue multi-stakeholder in the musculoskeletal diseases to direct clinical practice and policies on health and labour to improve the quality of working life of people suffering from these diseases. Fit for Work is partner of organizations and individuals, and enjoys the patronage of The Work Foundation, decade of bones and joints of the United Nations, the European League against rheumatic diseases (EULAR) and RAND Europe, and with the support of a large number of stakeholders including the European Agency for the Social inclusion, the European Federation of associations of nurses, the International Association of the Mutualité, Interprise for Health, arthritis Ireland, the Association of Accountants collegial accredited, UniEuropa and more entities that join the project each month. The Coalition Fit For Work Europe is funded by Abbott – one of the founding partners – and GE Healthcare.

About the Coalition Fit for Work Europe

The Fit Coalition for Work is an innovative Union between patients, doctors, responsible politicians and representatives of society, which believe in the importance of early detection, prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace. Its aim is to change the conditions of disability of these disorders to manageable conditions, to ensure that European citizens can spend more time at work and help improve the sustainability of European health systems. The specific objectives of the coalition are:

-provide leadership active in the conduct of work and priorities at the national level and community. Musculoskeletal Disorders health

-establish activities to support clinical, economic, and political projects to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of Fit for Work.

-continuously provide a basis for testing onlyprevail and evident to support the vision of Fit for Work of the importance of early intervention and treatment appropriate disorders musculoskeletal.

-share best practices of each of the countries and adapt initiatives of success for the implementation of the same, with the aim of creating common to all the countries musculoskeletal disorders national plans

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Spondylarthritis patients claim that the current economic situation should not affect the quality of health care.

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Spondylarthritis patients claim that the current economic situation should not affect the quality of care health.

on 20 October is celebrated the day national of ankylosing spondylitis.

-The Spanish Coordinator of Espondilits associations, CEADE insists at the same time the importance of the diagnosis early to prevent disabilities future.

– according to the Spanish Rheumatology society (be), in Spain there are about 550,000 patients in spondylarthritis

Madrid, October 2011.- yesterday, October 20the national day of ankylosing spondylitis, a pathology framed within the spondylarthritis was held and which has a high rate of failure of the patient. For this reason, the Coordinator, Spanish associations Espondilits, CEADE took the celebration of this day to insist on the importance of awareness and information about this disease, to reduce the social and labour impact ankylosing has the patient and their environment.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a degenerative disease in which the vertebrae, tend to be welded together, resulting in limitation of mobility. In these diseases, the diagnosis and treatment are early keys to avoid inflammation, which can lead to long-term joint destruction and thus inability. In addition, in this type of disease, a patient informed and active is vital to achieve the maximum adherence to treatment (drug and non-pharmacological), resulting in an improvement in their quality of life.

For Isabel Rivero, President of the Coordinator Spanish of associations of Espondilits, CEADE, “ the spondylarthritis are diseases whose diagnosis leads to a great impact on the patient and their environment. Patients associations play a very important role in this process, both to meet the needs of these patients psychosocial as to defend their rights in the rest of players in the health care system ”.

And is that, according to the study of health and labour, temporary disability caused by rheumatic diseases (which are among the spondylarthritis) represent a cost of more than one million and a half euros a year in our country. “ facilitate the diagnosis and treatmentwhich includes physical therapy exercises, it allows us to firstly improve the quality of life and second term to save those costs caused by the disability that causes ”, adds Elizabeth Rivero.

Currently, according to data from the Spanish Rheumatology society, there are more than 550,000 spondylarthritis in Spain patients in Spain

About CEADE

The Spanish Coordinator of Espondilits associations consists of the various existing ankylosing spondylitis associations at the national level. The idea of creating a national coordinator arises from the need for concerted efforts and ideas common to all partnerships projects, maintaining a continuous contact and fluid exchange of information.

The National Coordinator chaired, each year and by order of seniority in his creation, by a member association. Each Presidency takes on the commitment to promote meetings of work between the various associations and organize the “Congress national of patients with spondylitis”.

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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