Montserrat Hernández, Director of Care and Quality of the Health Services of Castilla-La Mancha, reiterated today in Talavera de la Reina the Government of Castile-La Mancha’s commitment to research commitment because “it is about increasing social well-being and improving the quality and life expectations of citizens.”
Hernandez hosted the Talavera de la Reina Integrated Care Management 11th Research Award Ceremony, which recognizes the research efforts of its professional staff.
She was accompanied at the event by Management Medical Director Adolfo Blanco. Susana Arenas, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine of Toledo; Roberto Martín, Dean of the Official School of Nursing of Toledo; Jaime David Corregidor, Toledo Health Representative; Talavera de la Reina Health Commissioner Julia González and research coordinator Joaquín Álvarez Gregori.
The General Manager said: “We firmly believe that talking about research is talking about a commitment to health. Research is a huge investment and a commitment to a better present and future, which is why at the Ministry of Health and SESCAM we believe it is necessary to Establishing collaborative networks between , primary care centres, universities and other entities so that research and researchers can flourish is the engine of our knowledge.”
In this sense, he says “this is the principle on which we founded the Institute of Health of Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), to unite the efforts of all researchers in one institute. It provides us with The possibility of promoting such networks and unifying available resources in order to increase the scientific validity of health science research in Castilla-La Mancha and the profitability of health care.”
Montserrat Hernández did not want to miss the opportunity to encourage all professionals of the Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha to carry out investigations “because Castile-La Mancha has research potential”.
Award-winning works
In the category “Best Research Work in Medicine”, the work “Lung Ultrasound as a Set of Approaches in the Primary Care of Patients with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia” won the award. Lung ultrasound as a triage method in primary care in patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia,” Jaime González González serves as principal investigator.
In the category “Best Research Work in Nursing”, the award was awarded to work on “Gender differences in anxiety, attitudes and fears among university nursing students when trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with COVID-19 personal protective equipment”. Gender Differences in Anxiety, Attitudes, and Fear among Nursing Undergraduate Students Responding to COVID-19 CPR Training with PPE Kits, Carmen Romo Barrientos serves as principal investigator.
“The best research work performed by persons in other health care categories” is “the derivation and validation of new formulas for estimating plasma osmolarity.” Derivation and validation of a new formula for estimating plasma osmolarity”, with José Luis Martin Calderón as principal investigator.
Laura Sánchez Rodríguez’s book “Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among Madrid Adolescents and its Relationship to Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Factors” was awarded “Best Research Work by a Trained Professional” , while Rubén Arroyo Fernández was awarded for “the best research work carried out by trained professionals”. Best Doctoral Thesis” for his work “Effectiveness of transcranial direct current combined with exercise in the treatment of fibromyalgia.”
“Delorme Emergency Rectal Prolapse Surgery: Video Vignette.” Teresa Calderón Duque’s “Delorme Emergency Rectal Prolapse Surgery – Video Vignette” won “Best Clinical Case of the Conference” Category Award.
In the “Best Medical Communication” category, the award was given to Jeffrey Oskar Magallanes Gamboa as principal investigator for his work “Initiating Cardiovascular Complex Pills in Patients with Complex Chronic Heart Disease”. “Impact of Vascular Risk”; “Can Alterations in Human Needs in the Henderson Model Explain COVID-19 Hospitalizations” with Julio Alberto Mateos Arroyo as Principal Investigator Patient Outcomes and Mortality?” won the “Best Communication Award in the Field of Nursing” at the 2019 conference.
For their part, the works by María Navarro de la Chica “Profiling of COVID-19 patients requiring high-flow oxygen therapy in general internal medicine services” and “Assessing the efficacy and safety of janus kinase inhibitors in treatment” by Francisco The project on rheumatoid arthritis, for which Francisco Javier Juliá Luna is the principal investigator, won the “Best Communication Award for Training Professionals”.
‘Best communication by people in other health categories’ is work on the impact of pharmacological interventions in reducing medication-related problems among older nursing home patients. “Effects of Pharmacy Interventions on Reducing Medication-Related Problems in Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes” by Beatriz de la Calle Riaguas as Principal Investigator; by María Raquel Calatrava Rodríguez as Principal Investigator The “Best Communication for Administrative and Service Professionals” award was awarded for efforts to “make visible the valuable and necessary work of hospital administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic.”