2021 News
Surgical insights
4th The Doctor as a Humanist Online Course 2021-2022
12/2021
Humanism in Medicine is one of the sections of our society. We believe that there are some aspects regarding humanism that are fundamental in the job of being a doctor, and specially in the surgical specialties.
Therefore and as every year, we have encouraged our members to participate in this year’s The Doctor as a Humanist International Course.
The course is directed by Prof Jonathan McFarland, who is a great friend of our society and has collaborated in multiple sessions with us.
If you want to learn more about the course of the project, you can follow @DoctorHumanist on Twitter or check out their webpage:
Prof. Luis Grande, new Fellow member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia
11/2021
On the last 28th of November, our Professor of Surgery Prof. Luis Grande, became a new Fellow member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia.
Prof. Grande, who is a member of our Honorary Committee and also the Senior Chief of Surgery of Hospital del Mar, delivered a speech titled “Showing the data: a recipe for improving quality in an academic surgery department.”
Dr. Grande’s speech was centered in adverse events in surgery, as well as how to prevent them. In this sense, he mentioned that surgeons are not exempt from producing mistakes, and that to err is human. He made references on a long-term project carried out in the General and Digestive Surgery Service of Hospital del Mar, that recorded adverse events, which has allowed them to implement solutions to reduce it. Thanks to this, 60% fewer serious complications have been recorded in patients.
Asepsis & antisepsis workshop
10/2021
This year, our Asepsis and Antisepsis workshop was a success, with high attendance from 1st and 2nd-year students. Guided by experienced 5th and 6th-year students, participants learned essential surgical techniques, including maintaining sterility in the operating room. The workshop was well-received, and we look forward to future Gimbernat activities!
10th Anniversary of the Gimberant Surgical Association
07/02/2015
Our association celebrates its 10th Anniversary and, for this reason, we decided to organise a series of conferences by experienced professionals to bring some topics of interest to our students. Also, for a more practical purpose, we organize two sessions of the Suturing Workshop so that students begin to familiarize themselves with this practice.
On October 6, two conferences took place. “AQG: Inspiring the surgeons of the future for 10 years” and “Teaching in times of crisis: AEC Virtual Classroom”.
On October 7, two other conferences were held: “Women in Surgery” and “Humanism in Surgery”.
Finally, on October 13, a virtual meeting was created between two UK Surgical Societies and three distinguished moderators. The session was titled: “Fostering interest in surgery: the role of surgical societies”.
International Women's Day #8M
03/2021
Building on the success of the roundtable held two years ago on International Women’s Day, we hosted another edition this year, titled “Women, Mothers and Medicine: Balancing or Giving Up?” Due to the pandemic, the event was held virtually. Organized in collaboration with the Medicine Students Association of Hospital del Mar, we invited several doctors to share their experiences.
Dr. Marta Pascual, head of the Colorectal Surgical Unit, discussed the challenges of balancing family life with a demanding surgical career, emphasizing the importance of focusing on the present moment. Other speakers included Dr. Mar Iglesias (pathologist), Dr. Juana Flores (endocrinologist), and Dr. Laura Masfarré (oncologist). The recording is available on YouTube.
Publication in ÀGORA - Pompeu Fabra University Magazine
03/2021
This month, we have had the opportunity to publish in the Pompeu Fabra University Magazine: ÀGORA. We wrote an article in catalan, explaining the activities we do in our association such as the SCALPEL Symposium. We are including the link of the magazine in case you want to read it.
