Month: November 2011

COCEMFE calls for State regulation of social services.

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COCEMFE calls for State regulation of services social.

elections General 20N.

-The Confederation calls for the enactment of a law of guarantee of rights and social services national

-avoid inequalities arising from the current decentralization

-so far the social services did not have the range of rights

Madrid, November of 2011- the Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) calls for the political force that is elected in the next general election in November 20, the enactment of a law of guarantee of rights and social services throughout the national territory, to ensure people in need of support for social inclusion, the right to have the devices and resources to ensure a dignified living conditions.

“ Is necessary to address the social services as a right of the citizen. A universal, binding and enforceable right ”, stressed the President of COCEMFE, Mario García.

The time that by State law to ensure equal attention parameters to all citizens needing support for social inclusion has come for the Confederacy. So far the decentralization in this aspect has not more encourage differences of care for people depending on the territory.

“ In these years of exclusive competences of the autonomous communities, the social services have not been guaranteed and have not reached the range of rights. We believe that the way to combat this shortcoming is through a State rule to establish a minimum equals to all Spain ”, says García.

For the President of the entity, “ we find ourselves in an extremely critical economic context where we are fighting to avoid cuts in social terms, that there is a setback in the achievements to date in the field of protection and social welfare. For this reason, more than ever, the enactment of a rule of this kind would ensure, in equality for all citizens, the right to decent social services, which include and not excluyesen ”.

The Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) is a non-governmental non-profit that was founded in 1980. It aims to unite, strengthen and form coordination efforts and activities of entities working in favour of persons with disabilities physical and organic to defend their rights and improve their quality of life. The entity brings together more than 1,600 organizations divided into autonomous confederations, State institutions and provincial federations which in turn, grouped to different local associations.

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October 12, promotes alcohol based gel to complete the hygiene of hands.

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On October 12 promotes alcohol-based gel to complete hygiene of hands

use by professional reduces the risk of infections.

Spain, 2011-November The functional unit of management of risks of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre Madrid promotes the use of alcoholic solutions in the washing of hands among professionals of the health centre, as part of the safety of our patients in their care make a correct hygiene of hands has revealed a clear decrease in hospital infections and thusa lowest rate of mortality and morbidity.

The World Health Organization also recommends not be bracelets, rings and watches, and comply with the five correct steps of this hygiene during care to a patient, which are: applied alcohol gel before contact with the patient, previously with a sterile task, after all risk of exposure to body fluidsSubsequently the care of the patient and after contact with the environment. If all professionals meet these recommendations, the rate of infection hospital-IRAS (infection associated with healthcare) decreases by 50%.

Also found that the hygiene of hands with SOAP and water does not completely eliminate the presence of bacteria and therefore it is better to replace it with an alcohol gel that has shown greater efficiency and fewer dermatitis. To facilitate this, on 12 October it has individual dispensers in guest rooms, one per patient. On the other hand, the members of the functional unit of risks have developed other initiatives with the clear objective of improving the safety of patients.

Among these initiatives are mainly: the identification of the patient by identifying bracelets, implantation of a list of preoperative verification, correct prescription of medication and adequate identification, prevention of falls and ulcers by pressure or dissemination of the pamphlet “improve together” – which is intended to assist patients – and recently the development of a regular broadcast bulletin along with educational lectures in the areas most critical for wider dissemination and raising awareness among professionals.

The functional unit of management of risks of Hospital 12 de Octubre was created six years ago at the urging of the health risks of the Department of Health Regional Observatory and under the coordination of the unit of Hospital quality. It consists of representatives of the medical direction and nursing and professionals of different services of the Hospital.

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Changes in the care of asthma in the past 10 years have reduced the cost of the disease in 800 € patient/year.

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Changes in the care of asthma in the past 10 years have reduced the cost of the disease in patient/year 800 €.

Asthma affects 4% of adults in Spain.

-a study carried out in Spain and presented in the journal archives of Bronconeumologia of the Spanish society for Pneumology and thoracic surgery shows how in the past 10 years the quality of life of patients with asthma has improved as well as they have decreased the costs associated with the disease. This improvement finds in the reduction of the use of health services with, for example, fewer emergency room visits due to exacerbations (0.3 by 0.6 visits per patient per year), a reduction in the severity of asthma with a greater proportion of mild asthma, 54.8% to 42.7% in the beginning of the study. The significant reduction in costs is estimated at € 1,464 patient/year on the 2,267€ of 10 years ago

Spain, 2011-November according to the World Health Organization, asthma is the seventh disease most prevalent in the world. It is a chronic respiratory disease that affects all age groups from infants to elderly and involving in some countries between 1 and 2% of the total health care costs. Causes is also not very well known but the prevalence has increased considerably in recent years in developed countries. To these pessimistic figures are contrasted other positive such as one decrease in such mortality and hospital attendance of asthma, “ causes could be in improving the performance of the health professionals, the dissemination of both clinical guidelines for patients and particularly the increase in the use of steroids inhaled and other drugs ” explains Dr. Joan Serra, author of the study, SEPAR member and head of the service of Pneumology at the General Hospital of Vic, Barcelona.

However there are few studies to assess developments of asthma in a period of time to be able to verify these claims. Hence arose the initiative and the importance of the study presented in the number of files Bonconeumologia October that has followed the evolution of more than 200 patients of asthma from 1994 to 2004 in the comarca of Osona (Barcelona). Their authors are Dr. Joan Serra, Dr. Vicente Plaza, members of SEPAR, and A. Comella, Universidad de Vic.

“ The objective of the study was to determine the magnitude of the evolutionary changes of asthma in patients in terms of morbidity and mortality, lung function, quality of life and cost ” explains Dr. Joan Serra. The result confirmed that the clinical evaluation of asthmatic disease in recent years is positive with a reduction in morbidity, improvement of the quality of life of patients and a substantial reduction in costs. In addition, these changes are independent of the level of severity of initial including the most serious forms of the disease. Improving coincides with the increased use of agonists and inhaled corticosteroids.

Eastern study is important to emphasize the improvement of the overall severity of asthma at age 10, asthma improved by 21% of the cases, with a significant greater proportion of patients with mild asthma and a reduction of the asthma mild. Among the variables clinics and asthma morbidity was reduced the number of queries to the primary care physician, specialist and emergency services.

At the same time increases significantly the use of inhaled corticosteroids and entered the combinations of these with (2-adrenergic agonists of long action); in 2004 21% of patients them was receiving, while in 1994 they neither used, not be still marketed. Also was significantly reduced the total score in the quality of life questionnaires used (in this case the St. George ’ s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) indicating that the level of quality of life has improved. “ is important to note the size of the observed changes, which provided a considerable reduction in the rate of hospitalizations and emergency room visits and a decrease of 7 points (50%) in) the SGRQ, with a tendency to be more moderate and severe accused in the forms of the disease ” points out Dr. Serra.

The analysis of economic data from the study revealed that, in line with the decline in morbidity and particularly health attendance, total costs are significantly reduced. The average total cost per patient per year in 2004 represented a decline of 35% compared to the 1994 average. “ The average total cost in our study was 1.464,4 €, and also differs substantially from other recent carried out on a sample of Spanish State level in 627 patients (study ASMACOST) established in 1.533€ ” the authors point out.

In relation to the direct costs, but showed a statistically significant increase of spending caused by the purchase of drugs and visits to physician primary care in 2004 with respect to 1994, the decline in other direct costs — particularly those relating to hospitalization and visits to emergency and medical specialist — led to a significant reduction of the sum of the direct costs. In the same vein, the decline in absenteeism days provided a significant and substantial reduction, to slightly more than half, of the indirect costs. What indicates that health expenditure is reduced considerably in patients who are stable and avoid flare-ups, this is achieved with a good education of the patient about their own disease and using medication appropriate.

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The SEMG presented the upcoming activities of the Chair of family medicine at the University of Santiago.

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The SEMG presented at the University of Santiago the upcoming activities of the Chair of Medicine of family.

-student supplementary training to the Faculty of medicine and the convening of two scholarships, one of solidarity and other research, focusing the proposal for this academic year 2011-2012

Spain, November 2011- “ family medicine is one of the most complete and exciting specialities, but if not it is known hardly you can opt for it ”. Thus defines doctor Benjamin Abarca, President of the Spanish society of General physicians and of family (SEMG), one of the arguments that led to this scientific society to create chairs of family in different faculties Spanish to bring closer to the University the enormous amount of work that plays on a daily basis the general practitioner and family. And the first was precisely this SEMG Chair of Medicine of family of the University of Santiago de Compostela facing his fifth school year, with the support of the Sociedade Galega of doctors Xerais and family (SEMG-Galicia). The presentation of their activities took place last week in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC).

Is the bet for practical and interactive training

Following the line formation that characterizes the SEMG, the offer of the Chair for the 2011-2012 academic year focuses on workshops that combine the theoretical base with an eminent practical development, limiting the number of seats per session for an optimal use of the training. This year the content will focus on three basic lines of action, which will be evaluated in the practical part of the subject of clinical medical surgical:

-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic and instrumentalizada; semi-automatic defibrillation)

-minor surgery

-respiratory (including the learning of skills in the techniques of the spirometry)(, the pulsiometría and the ‘ peak flow ’)

A scholarship to enhance research…

The Chair invites again this year an award the best proposal of research project in family medicine, with the objectives to promote and develop research into the practice of medicine from the University. “ The commitment of our society ”, explains Dr. Pilar Rodriguez Ledo, Deputy Director of the Chair, “ it is to promote research from the stage of their training as students and why they are offered technical support, through the Chair research area, for the development of the project ”.

“ Research in primary care ”, explains the also responsible for the Group methodology and support to research (MAI) from the SEMG, “ is an essential activity: their need is inevitable even though it is very difficult to integrate into the daily work of the general practitioner and family ”.

… and the other completely solidarity

Cooperation, solidarity, and family medicine is the title that bears the scholarship for the second year convened by the Chair. You will allow, one of the 5 th or 6 th of Medicine of USC students, working in the unit Clínico-Docente of Ciudad Sandino (Nicaragua) whose creation and development pushed the SEMG-solidarity Foundation. The development of this scholarship will be held under the supervision of the director of the Chair, Dr. José Antonio Tower Carballada.

The SEMG offers students all the information on these initiatives, as well as the possibilities of registration and participation, in the section on chairs of your web page. You can also contact via email CatedraUSC-SEMG@semg.es

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Spain presented its strategy in biomedical research at the European fair of biotechnology companies.

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Andalusia presented its strategy in biomedical research at the European fair of companies biotechnological.

BioEurope 2011, which was held until yesterday in Germany, brought together more than 2,700 delegates from more than 1,500 companies in the sector from 48 countries of the world.

Andalusia, 2011-November Andalusia took part in the 5th International Fair of companies in the biotechnology sector, BioEurope 2011, an event of reference at European level which have gathered more 2,700 professionals from more than 1,500 companies from 48 countries, and which has been present through the Andalusian initiative of advanced therapies and the Office of technology transferthe public health system in Andalusia (OTT-SSPA) ed.

This international fair is a space for the meeting between companies and entities, both public and private, of the biotechnology industry – specifically in the field of health — and an ideal forum for making contact with different companies attending the event and the achievement of agreements of collaboration and future alliances in biotechnology.

In this sense, both Andalusian entities have enabled a joint exhibitor to give all details of the strategy of the Junta de Andalucía in biomedical research that takes place in the heart of the Andalusian health system, from its conception until the transfer of results of scientific practice. To do this, they remain around thirty meetings with companies in the sector at the international level. Pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers of surgical teams, tissue, cell therapy, therapy advanced in general engineering, will meet these technological offers meetings are available in the public health system in Andalusia – which are the result of the work of the various research groupsas well as the potential of the public health system of Andalucía and its ability to generate new business opportunities in the field of biotechnology. The interest of biotechnology companies in the field of health by Andalusia has grown in parallel to the consolidation of the public health system as an organizational model of quality, with high levels of scientific and medical excellence and whose size equals that of some European countries.

Promoting health research

Office of technology transfer, within the Foundation public Andalusian progress and health – central entity for support and management for research in the public health system of Andalucía-, is an agency network and regional character that coordinates the activity of transfer and protection of the results of the research carried out by professionals of the centers of the Andalusian health in the various provinces of the autonomous community.

Its lines of work to respond to the premise that research carried out in the public health system in Andalusia has as final object the achievement of a knowledge applicable in terms of health and, therefore, a positive value in society in general.

On the other hand, with the launch of the Andalusian initiative in advanced therapies, Andalusia has established the necessary mechanisms to encourage the development and implementation of advanced therapies so that, in a coordinated manner and with the support of universities, pharmaceuticals, private enterprises, researchers and patient associations, you can make a qualitative leap and implementation research in health as a competitive element of the community.

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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