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This morning, the University Institute for Patient Care at UIC Barcelona held a conference entitled “Di_Capacitados: Mental Health Stigma and the Media”, in efforts to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness. The event was open to the public and took place in the University’s Saló de Graus. The conference included a presentation of the documentary “¿Y si te dijeran que puedes?” [What If They Said You Could?], an initiative created by Janssen, in partnership with the mental health association AVIFES, and writed by journalist Sebastián Álvaro, which tells the story of five people with schizophrenia who climbed the peak known as Naranjo de Bulnes and was nominated in six categories at last year’s Goya Awards.26/04/18
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For the third straight year, the Albert J. Jovell Institute for Public Health and Patients helped set up a course on Clinical Management in Mental Health, intended for health professionals.10/01/18
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"80% of patients would like to have access to hospital drugs at their community pharmacy". This is one of the findings from the patient study presented at Infarma and organised by the Barcelona and Madrid Pharmacists' Associations through the Spanish Patients' Forum. "The purpose of the study was to find out how this sector of the population feels about the services offered by pharmaceutical professionals and, in turn, obtain indicators about what is really expected of pharmacies", explained Jordi de Dalmases, president of the Barcelona Pharmacists' Association.07/04/17
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For the third straight year, Janssen, in conjunction with Cátedras en Red, of which UIC Barcelona is a member, is organising the 3rd edition of the Albert Jovell Awards Forum, which aims to turn the spotlight on markedly social or humanistic activities or projects that are aligned with the values championed by Dr Albert J. Jovell, once a lecturer and founder of the Institute for Public Health and Patients at UIC Barcelona. Jovell was a staunch supporter of patients' rights and developed an innovative approach to the medical profession, the defence of public healthcare and the central role of patients in the health system.16/02/17
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The Postgraduate Degree in Patient Advocacy, set up by the Albert J. Jovell Institute in Public health and Patients at UIC Barcelona this Monday received one of the prizes that the Diario Médico awards to initiatives that are innovative in the area of healthcare, specifically, in the category of Patronage and Solidarity. The Postgraduate degree was awarded at an event held at the Catalan National Theatre (TNC). The Postgraduate degree, which is cutting-edge in both Spain and Europe, defends the idea that healthcare policy programmes and actions should incorporate patient representatives in their design, when they are written up, implemented and evaluated. In order to do this, the idea is that they must be well informed.02/12/16
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The Director of the Albert J. Jovell Institute for Public Health and Patients, María Dolores Navarro, participated in a round table organised by the Catalan Society for Healthcare Management. The event, held recently, was entitled "Participación, implicación y corresponsabilización de los pacientes en el sistema de salud” [Participation, Implication and Co-Responsibility of Patients in the Healthcare System]. There was also a debate open to the public held afterwards.06/10/16
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The Albert J. Jovell Institute for Public Health and Patients at UIC Barcelona recently started up its Coffee-Colloquiums on public health for the third consecutive year. On this occasion the colloquium was on whether it is ethical or not to refuse healthcare for people who are obese or who smoke. These patients, who tend to have unhealthy habits, have recently been pinpointed in the new regulations for the National Health Service, the healthcare system in the United Kingdom. They are being asked to change their habits otherwise they may be refused care.30/09/16







