Currently:

Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. Assistance Coordinator. Responsible Pain Treatment Unit.

Hospital Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi (Barcelona). Consorci Sanitari Integral.

2010 - present.

• Assistencial Coordinator. Head of the Pain Unit of the CSI
• Clinical Head in the Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Service - CSI.

Academic formation

Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Universitat Autònoma Barcelona

1988

Specialist in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation

Training at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

1989-1993

Doctor of Medicine (PhD)

Universitat de Barcelona

1995

Thesis : Treatment with Milrinone versus Dopamine-Nitroglycerin in patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery under Extracorporeal Circulation

Outstanding Cum Laude by unanimity.

Master in Pain Treatment

Universitat Autònoma Barcelona

1993-1995

Diploma in Direction of Serveis Integrats de Salut, ESADE.

ESADE Barcelona

2002-2003

Paper presented: Establishment of a Pain Clinic

Accreditation to Manage Medical Radiodiagnosis Facilities.

ACPRO. CSI

2012.

Executive Master in Health Services Management - Master in Healthcare Organizations Leadership Program

ESADE. Ramon Llull University. Georgetown University.

2013

Professional career

Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. Assistance Coordinator. Responsible Pain Treatment Unit.

Hospital Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi (Barcelona). Consorci Sanitari Integral.

2010 - present.

• Assistencial Coordinator. Head of the Pain Unit of the CSI
• Clinical Head in the Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Service - CSI.

Scientific Societies Position

• Spanish Society of Multidisciplinary Pain Vice Secretary (Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor.www.semdor.es)
• Catalan Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Vice Chairwoman.(Societat Catalana de Dolor. www.scdolor.cat)
• Balear Society of Pain Secretary (Sociedad Balear de Dolor)

Hospital Hospital Commissions of which it is a member:

• Pain Commission
• Ethics Committee, non-permanent

Previous works

Anesthesiology and Revival. Statutory staff on leave of absence.

Son Llàtzer Hospital. Palma de Mallorca. (Illes Balears)

2003-2011
2020-2021

• Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Service.

Clinic Ntra. Sra. Del Remei.

Barcelona

1990-2002

Hospital Asepeyo, Collaboration

Sant Cugat del Vallés (Barcelona)

1999-2001

Collaboration with the team of Dr. J Casamitjana Ferrandiz.

Study, evaluation and treatment using invasive techniques, guided by fluoroscopy and ultrasound of the Pain in the cervical and lumbar vertebral column.

1998-2017

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Training Specialty.

Barcelona

1989-1993

Continuous Training

2018   "Journey of Pain in l'Ancià". Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, October 26 Barcelona. www.scdolor.cat

2018   Conference on chronic pain: efficient management of resources, patient satisfaction and improvement of health, Maadrid 25 January 2018

2017   International Symposium: Update on the use of Opiodes. December 1-2, 2017. Barcelona 12 hours

2017   Habilitats in via Aerea Difficult. SJD Hospital Moisés Broggi, 3 hours, Feb 2017. Sant Joan Despí Moissès Broggi Hospital

2017   Courses in Interventional Techniques in Dolor Crònic, eco-guided exploration of models - myofascial ecoguided puncture and interfascial planes, Barcelona 28 April and 20 October. Academy of Medical Sciences 2 ECTS and a total of 50 hours.

2017   VI Day of Pain for Residents, April 7. L'Academy of Medical Sciences. Barcelona. Total 5 hores

2017   49ème Rèunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Réanimation, Paris March 17-18. Labellisation par le Collége Française des Anesthésistes-Reanimateurs: Accretitation for l'INAMI de Bruxelles- 14 CP, 13.30 credits.

2017   PainCat: Annual Meeting of Pain Controversies. Societat Catalana de Dolor. Sitges - 5 teaching hours.

2016   1 Day of Updates in Pain, Societat Catalana de Dolor, Barcelona 16 December. Societat de Ciencies Mèdiques Barcelona - 5 hours.

2016   Pain Management, The Science Behind. Symposium Venue. Fundazione internationale Menarini Symposyum N. 295. Budapest, 13-15 October

2015   ECOFormació Anatòmica per l'Anestèsia Regional i Clínica del Dolor 2016, 1 d'Abril. COMG- University of Girona. 1 day - 2nd part - 3.7 credits

2014   Scientific and Practical Course on Spinal Cord Stimulation. Workshop on cadavers. Holland - 2 days.

2014   Ultrasound guided for Regional Anesthesia. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, CHRU Hospital Leperonie. Montpellier University. 3 days

2014   3rd International Symposium of the Iberian Section of Wolrd Intitud of Pain. 6-7 novembre. Metges Barcelona Official Col - 2 days.

2014   Update on Iontophoresis and TENS. Organized by the Gregorio Marañon General Hospital in Barcelona - 3.45 hours

2013   Hot Topics in Pain Management 14-16 March. Organized in collaboration with Beth Israel Hospital of New York. SNS - 1.4 Credits.

2013   Cycle of Training in Clinical Management Applied to Hospital Pain Units of Catalonia and Aragon. Continuing Education - 3.5 Credits.

2013   Pain Treatment Course for Anesthesiologists. 19th ESRA Spain. Activity accredited by the Continuing Departure Commission, Santander - 1.3 credits.

2013   Course of Anesthetic-analgesic Techniques for Major Ambulatory Surgery. 19th ESRA Spain. Activity accredited by the Continuing Departure Commission with 0.7 credits.

2013   Regional Anesthesia Course Based on Evidence. 19th ESRA Spain. Activity accredited by the Commission of Continuing Origination with 0.8 credits.

2013   VII Scientific Conference of the Teknon Pain Clinic. Multidisciplinary Pain Approach and Update in Opiodes. June 7 Barcelona. 1 day

2013   II International Symposium of the Iberian Section the World Institue of Pain. Palma May 16 and 17 - 2 days.

2013   Hot Topics in Pain Management April 19-21. Organized in collaboration with Beth Israel Hospital of New York. 1.4 credits

2012   VI Jornádas Cientificas of the Pain Clinic of Teknon. Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain. Barcelona. 1 day

2012   Hot Topics in Pain Management 19-21 April. Organized in collaboration with Beth Israel Hospital of New York. 2 days

2011   2nd Jornáda of Neuropathic Pain: Herpes Zoster and postherpetic Neuralgia. 25 Noviémbre, Madrid. Spanish Society of Pain. - 1.2 credits.

2011   AFARCOT, French Association of Locorregional Anesthesia in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. Lille, France College Française des Anesthèsistes Réanimateurs. 8 Credits

2011   XXXXIIIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésie et de Reanimation. JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Postuniversitaire. Accredited by: - ​​French Association of Anesthetists-Reanimadores nº agreément 10005. 2 days. 20 credits

2011   7th Edition of Hot Topics in Pain Management. Portugal. 2 days.

2011 7th International Symposium. Update on the use of Opiodes in Acute, Chronic and Disruptive Pain. Barcelona - 3 credits

2011 XXXXIIIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésie et de Reanimation. JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Postuniversitaire. Accredited by - French College of Anesthetists-Reanimadores nº agreément 10005. 2 days. 20 credits

2010 Basic & Clinical Science for the management of the Chronic Pain Pátient. Univesitat de Barcelona - Course on Corpses - Hospital Clinic. Barcelona. 2 days

2010 Ist Pain Research Center Program. Danish Pain Research Center-Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. 2 days

2010 IV Scientific Conference of the Teknon Clinic. Current Status of Chronic Pain Treatment, Barcelona 1 day

2010 Invasive Techniques in Chronic Pain: Ecoguided Puncture with Ultrasound in Corpse. Campus of Bellvitge. School of Medicine. University of Barcelona. 20 hours

2009 XXXXIième Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Reanimation. Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire. Accredited by: - ​​French College of Anesthetists -Reanimadores nº 09XRXSDX and - by the IAMI of Brussels 17 CP. 20 credits

2007 XXXIXième Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Reanimation. JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire. Accredited by: - ​​French Association of Anesthetists-Reanimators nº 07XYBYVP and - by the IAMI of Brussels. 2 days.

2007 III Course of Fibroncoscopic Techniques in Anesthesia and Resuscitation. Hospital Son Llàtzer.Palma de Mallorca. 4.4 credits.

2006 VIII Day in Update in Pain. Hospital of Santa Creu and Sant Pau, Barcelona, ​​November 16 - 1 day.

2006 XXIX Intensive Theoretical-Practical Course of Nervous Block. Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona. November 17 and 18 - 1 day

2006 I Theoretical-Practical Course of Loco-Regional Anesthesia. Son LLátzer Hospital, Palma de Mallorca - 12 hours.

2005 Ultrasound in Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy. Prof. Peter Marhofer, University of Vienna. Vienna 2 days.

2004 XXXVIième Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Reanimation. JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire. Accredited by: - ​​French School of Anesthetists-Reanimadores nº 04XWVUFT and - by the IAMI of Brussels. 2 days.

2003 XXXVème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Reanimation. JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire. Accredited by: - ​​French Association of Anesthetists-Reanimators nº 03XWJUWK and -by the IAMI of Brussels Nº 43100037 - 2 days

2002 XXXIVème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Reanimation, .JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire.

Accredited by: - ​​French Association of Anesthetists-Reanimators, nº 02XTPZSJ and -by the IAMI of Brussels. 12 hours

2002 Self-evaluation Day in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Barcelona 23 February - 1 day.

2001 Self-evaluation course in Anesthesiology Via Internet, Barcelona 18-19 December.

2001 I International Course on Advances in the Treatment of Pain in Rheumatology. Salamanca, Extraordinary Chair of Pain - 14 hours.

2000 Curs d'Autoevaluació in Anesthesiology or Resuscitation. Barcelona, ​​International University of Catalonia - 2 days.

2000 Gathered Pain Clinic, Fonaments etiopatogènics i tècniques terapèutiques, Campdevanol 2000 - 2 days.

2000 XXXIIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthésiologie et Reanimation. JEPU Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire.

Accredited by: - ​​French Association of Anesthetists-Reanimators, nº 00PSGJSW and - By the IAMI of Brussels, nº 2610.0021. Paris mars 2000 - 2 days.

1999 2nd International Conference on Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. University of Rochester, Medical Center. Continuum Health Partners. Beth Israel, University Hospital of Manhatan Campus. Washington, DC, USA, 2 days.

1998 XXXème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthesiologie et Reanimation.

Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire JEPU (CHU Pitié Salpêtriere). Mars 1998 - 2 days.

1996 I Update Course in Pain Treatment Aimed especially at Anesthesiologists, Mallorca, November 1996 - 3 days.

1996 XXVIIIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthesiologie et Reanimation. Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire JEPU (CHU Pitié Salpêtriere), March 1996 - 2 days.

1996 I Update Course in Pain Treatment Specially Directed to Anesthesiologists. Palma, Spanish Anesthesiology Soc. 1 day.

1995 Post-University Education in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation.

Perfection Course V. European Foundation for Teaching in Anesthesiology. FEEA Catalonia. 3 days

1995 XXVIIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthesiologie et Reanimation.

Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire JEPU (CHU Pitié Salpêtriere) March 1995 - 2 days.

1994 Post-University Education in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation.

Course of Improvement IV. European Foundation of Teaching in Anesthesiology. FEEA Catalonia. 3 days

1994 VI International Meeting of Anesthesiology-Resuscitation, Pamplona July 1994, 2 days

1994 XXVIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthesiologie et Reanimation.

Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire. JEPU (CHU Pitié Salpêtriere), March 1994 - 2 days.

1994 Post-University Education in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation.

Course of Improvement III. European Foundation of Teaching in Anesthesiology. FEEA Catalonia. 3 days

1993 Post-University Education in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation.

Course of Improvement II. European Foundation of Teaching in Anesthesiology. FEEA Catalonia 3 days.

1993 Post-University Education in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation. Improvement Course I. European Foundation for Teaching in Anesthesiology. FEEA Catalunya. 3 days.

1992 XXIVème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthesiologie et Reanimation.

Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire JEPU (CHU Pitié Salpêtriere), 2 days.

1991 IV Scientific Meeting of the Catalan Society of Anesthesiology and Reanmiation, Barcelona 1991, 13 hours.

1991 XXIIIème Reunion Internationale d'Anesthesiologie et Reanimation.

Journées d'Enseignement Post-Universitaire. JEPU (CHU Pitié Salpêtriere) Paris, 2 days.

1990 II Course of Update in Cardiology. XVIII of Improvement in Electrocardiography. Department of Cardiology. Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 1 day.

1990 2e Journées Franco-Espagnoles d'Anesthésie Réanimations, Toulouse 1990 - 2 days.

1988 XXVI Fundamental Course of Electrocardiography. Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 1988 - 3 days.

Stages at Hospitals or International Institutions

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. USA

Program: Participate in the Pain Medicine Service of the Department of Neurology and the Pain Service of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation

Objective: Acquire and update knowledge and therapeutic approaches, study new drugs and participate in new research, in the field of acute and chronic pain.

1997-1999-2000

Beth Israel Hospital, New York. USA

Program: Participate in all aspects of a Pain Clinic serving both inpatients and external patients.

Objective: Acquire knowledge in organization, therapeutic management, research of new drugs and approach of patients in the first Department of Pain of the USA

1998-1999-2000-2005-2013

Maaslandziekenhuis, Sittard. Holland.

Program: Acquire and update the invasive treatment in chronic pain by radiofrequency techniques

Objective: Acquire experience in all types of invasive techniques of pain treatment, deepening fundamentally in radiofrequency techniques at the cervical, thoracic and lumbar level as well as faceted , disks, dorsal ganglia, sympathetic system, Gasser ganglion and Sphenopalatine

2001-2002-2004-2006-2010-2012-2014

Pinjcentrum AI Nikolaas, Sint Niklaas. Belgium.

Program: Participate in all interventionist sessions of Pain Treatment including all spinal procedures in Pain through Radiofrequency and Neuromodulation procedures.

Objective: Acquire experience in invasive techniques of pain treatment, deepening fundamentally in the techniques by Radiofrequency, Neuromodulation and Implantable Systems.

2010

University Hospital of Montpellier Lapeyronie, France

Ultrasound training program in Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine.

2014

DC KLINIEKEN - Almere, Netherlands

Improvement in all types of interventionist techniques and management of pain pathologies, with Dr. Olav Rohof.

2017

Patents and Brands

Institut Català del Dolor.

Brand and Patent registered from 1998 to 2007.

Objective: Multidisciplinary center for research, study and treatment of pain symptoms.

Neuropathic pain: Neuralgia, disc pathology, migraines, pain with sympathetic component ...

Skeletal muscle: Myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, degenerative.

Specialized in Column pathology treatment techniques.

Scientific Societies

• Spanish Society of Multidisciplinar Pain Vice Secretary (Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor.www.semdor.es)
• Catalan Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Vice Chairwoman.(Societat Catalana de Dolor. www.scdolor.cat)
• Balear Society of Pain Secretary (Sociedad Balear de Dolor)
• American Academy of Pain Management AAPM - Society accessed after an academic assessment carried out by 2 US doctors, of recognized prestige in the field of Pain Treatment. In my case, it was Dr. Russell Portenoy, President of the American Pain Society, and Dr. Gilbert Gonzales, Chief of Pain, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York.
• Member of the International Society of Neuropathic Pain - NeuPSIG
• Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain - IASP
• Societe Française d'Anesthesie et Reanimation

Research

Research projects Leadin the CSI of the multi-center study "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Medical Treatment Through Support of an APP ".

2018

Teacher in masters

Professor in the Master of Physiopathology and Pain Treatment, UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Visceral Pain Theme

2006-2008