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Thursday, 05/07/2009
Manel Esteller and Andrés Esteban de la Torre receive the 2009 Biomedical Research Awards of the Lilly Foundation
This prize acknowledges the research career of the best scientists working in Spain and encourages continuity of their work by funding their projects.
Doctor Manel Esteller, director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and Dr. Andrés Esteban de la Torre, head of the intensive care department of Getafe University Hospital and head of the CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), received the 2009 Biomedical Research Awards in the categories of preclinical and clinical biomedical research, respectively. The award ceremony, which was first held in 2002, was presided over by the Minister for Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia.
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Thursday, 04/30/2009
Antonio Torres and Rosario Menéndez are members of the SEPAR advisory working group for the new flu virus
This is an initiative of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) for the prevention, control and monitoring of the epidemiologic evolution of the new flu virus.
Dr. Antoni Torres and Dr. Rosario Menéndez form part of the SEPAR advisory working group (http://www.separ.es/) to collaborate with the Directorate General of Public Health in issuing reports, updating action protocols and expert opinions on the situation created by the epidemic of the new flu virus.
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Wednesday, 04/15/2009
The IAMR group takes on a statistician, following the American structural model for research teams.
This is a novel figure in Spanish research teams.
On 14 April, following a rigorous selection process, Albert Gabarrús joined our research group in the role of statistician. His task is to provide specialist quality support in handling databases, designing studies and interpreting results.
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Sunday, 03/29/2009
Antoni Torres and Jacob Sellarés in the top 5% of accesses made by Faculty of 1000 Medicine Public site
Faculty Members select the most significant articles and contribute short evaluations
Faculty of 1000 Medicine is a new initiative run by a global faculty of more than 2400 leaders in medical research and clinical practice. These carefully selected Faculty Members highlight and evaluate the most influential articles across medicine, sharing expert opinions and providing interpretation of current medical literature.
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Sunday, 03/15/2009
The Catalan Pulmonology Foundation (FUCAP) has awarded grants to two research projects of the IAMR group in the 2009 call for applications.
Every year, FUCAP calls for applications for grants with the aim of encouraging patient-care, teaching and research work in the field of respiratory disease.
The IAMR research team was successful in the 2009 call for grant applications by the Catalan pulmonology foundation (FUCAP). Doctors Antoni Torres, Gianluigi Li Bassi and Montserrat Rigol were awarded the Maria Ravà grant and Doctor Eva Polverino, the researcher Catia Cillóniz and research nurse Cristina Esquinas were awarded the LETI grant.
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Friday, 02/27/2009
Mortality linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome has not fallen in 15 years
The study presents a systematic review of mortality due to ARDS between 1985 and 2006, with statistical analysis of the data using meta-regression studies.
Mechanical ventilation techniques have advanced considerably in recent years. Nevertheless, contrary to what was believed by the medical community, mortality has not fallen in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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Tuesday, 02/17/2009
New European consensus document for management of hospital pneumonia
The conclusions include novelties such as the incorporation of new treatments that did not exist when the previous guidelines were drawn up.
Considerable disagreement persists regarding hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia. This circumstance has led to the initiative to create a consensus document that unifies the criteria of the 3 main European societies linked to these diseases. The person chosen to coordinate this project and represent the ERS was Dr. Antoni Torres, head of the respiratory medicine department of Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.
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Monday, 12/22/2008
IDIBAPS Awards 1 of 4 Postdoctoral Positions to Gianluigi Li Bassi
Dr. Li Bassi successfully joined the candidates chosen for the 4 postdoctoral positions offered
After an intense selection process, Dr. Li Bassi successfully joined the candidates chosen for the 4 postdoctoral positions offered this year by IDIBAPS.
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Tuesday, 11/25/2008
Success in the FIS 2008 Call for Grant Applications With 5 new Projects Financed
Our research team in respiratory medicine has obtained a resounding success in the latest call for grant applications of the Health Care Research Fund (FIS)
Our research team in respiratory medicine has obtained a resounding success in the latest call for grant applications of the Health Care Research Fund (FIS). With 5 new financed projects, this research group ensures the continuity of some of the main lines of research it is developing. One of them is a wide-ranging multi-center project.
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Saturday, 11/01/2008
Adherence to ATS Guidelines Reduces Hospital Stay Times and Improves Patient Mortality
Clinical guidelines are an essential tool for good clinical practice and the reduction of patients’ length of stay in hospital.
Clinical guidelines are an essential tool for good clinical practice and the reduction of patients’ length of stay in hospital. The guidelines published by the American Thoracic Society are an international gold standard for patients with pneumonia, yet their impact on patient mortality and length of stay in hospital has not been described objectively.
