Following the success of the 1st edition of the Hestia Research Grants, we see the arrival of the Hestia Awards 2018 for for Excellence in Health and Social Care and Mental Health Research. The call, from the Hestia Chair in Integrated Health and Social Care, promoted by the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) and…
Through these endowments, the Hestia Chair in Integrated Health and Social Care seeks to support research projects led by professionals, teams and institutions that care for vulnerable people with high health and social care needs. The event, held in the Auditorium on the Sant Cugat Health Campus, was presided by Dr Xavier Corbella, director of…
On the 15th November 2017, the Scientific committee for the 1st call for Hestia Research Grants made up of Dr Xavier Corbella and Dr Miquel Fernandez from the Hestia Chair and Dr Angels Canas and Dr Susana Subira from the Fundació Hestia. Of the 38 projects presented, the committee selected 12 projects for funding from…
PhD candidate: Ana Martí Delgado – UIC Barcelona Thesis supervisor: Dr Xavier Corbella – UIC Barcelona Co-supervisor: Dra Mª Dolors Navarro – UIC Barcelona Ana Martí Delgado handed in her thesis “Citizens’ rights with respect to health and the health services of the National Health System: An analysis of the extent of the implementation of…
The Hestia Chair in Integrated Health and Social Care has opened a call for 12 annual grants, starting in January 2018, with the aim of promoting research on the best care strategies and practices for people with complex chronic illnesses. The call sets out three different types of participation. There are consequently two €6,000 grants…
2 June 2017 On 2 June 2017, Dr Corbella took part in the 1st meeting of the Working Group on Professional Issues and Quality of Care of the European Federation of Internal Medicine, which is directed by Professor Luis Campos, president of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine. Dr Corbella took part as director of…
31 May – 1 June 2017- Madrid On 31 May and 1 June of this year, Dr Xavier Corbella led the 14th Workshop in Healthcare Management for Healthcare Executives titled “Integrated Care: Community Cardiac Failure, a Success Story”. Over 40 healthcare executives from all over Spain took part in an event that featured renowned speakers…
May 2017 – Dublin (Ireland) During the congress, Dr Xavier Corbella participated as director of the Hestia Chair in an international workshop entitled “How to design and implement integrated care: Lessons from early adopters in Europe”. Over 1,200 people from 54 countries attended the congress and close to 3,500 followed the congress online via the…