Sandra Illán: "I took the train that only comes once in a lifetime"

Sandra Illán is one of the pillars of IDIAPJGol. A person with a capacity for work and sacrifice that, since he first set foot in the institute, he has been demonstrating this with increasing success. Since 2017, he has been managing the Corporate Resources Department, a position he earned with justice, as he was one of the people who had the most knowledge of all the areas that make up this research institute in primary care. We spoke to her to learn more about her personal and professional life.

Two Lleida Primary Care professionals win a scholarship at the XII FAECAP Congress in Granada

Sonia Sans and Gemma Amat, nurses from the Lleida Primary Care CAP Balaguer, have won the scholarship for Best Research Project during the XII FAECAP Congress thanks to the study "Clinical trial on the effectiveness of self-care educational programs in heart failure care primary school according to educational intensity".

A study of COVID-19 on the pediatric population reaffirms the low risk of vaccines 

A new study on COVID-19 vaccines looks at surveillance systems and critical clinical trials among the pediatric population. The conclusions of the study validate these vaccines for the pediatric population and show that adverse reactions to the administration of the vaccine are, for the most part, common.

Lucía Carrasco publishes "Introduction to statistical analysis in R", the guide to statistics in research

Statistics are of vital importance to be able to perform a good data analysis in any scientific study. Fortunately, there are many computer tools that help to perform certain complex statistical operations. Within these programs, a free and open source software should be highlighted: R. Ahora Lucía Amalia Carrasco Ribelles, predoctoral researcher at the IDIAP Jordi Gol, and Javier Marín Morales, postdoctoral researcher associated with the department of statistics and operational research of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), have written a book to better understand this program: "Introduction to statistical analysis in R".

The "Equity and Menstrual Health" study ends, a research that has made visible inequities and menstrual health in Spain

Researcher Laura Medina Perucha, from the Jordi Gol i Gurina Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol), has coordinated the Menstrual Equity and Health study in Spain, a study funded by the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health. The aim of the study was to describe and understand inequities and menstrual health in women and people who menstruate (PM) between the ages of 18 and 55 in Spain. To achieve the results, the research team has carried out studies with three population groups: women and PMs, men and experts in equity and menstrual health. It has lasted two years, from November 2020 to December 202

The projects awarded with the 2022 Research Challenge deal with abortion, hip transplants and diabetes

Last week, the 2022 Research Challenge prizes were awarded in Lleida. This call is open to professionals who are in the initial phase of their career as researchers and want to promote projects with an impact on health. It is a call promoted by the ICS and the Territorial Management of Innovation, Research and Teaching. IDIAPJGol has offered methodological support to the participants.