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Barcelona’s rehabilitatory approach to managing sick doctors provides a better model of self-regulation and improved outcomes for doctors and patients, say Gustavo Tolchinsky Wiesen and Jaume Padrós. Article published in the BMJ

Anna Mitjans and Miquel Vilardell describe the experience of the Barcelona Medical Council and Galatea Foundation in creating programmes that focus on caring for healthcare professionals and preventing ill health. Article published in the BMJ

Article published in Medicina Clinica

The Association of Physiotherapists of Catalonia joins the Galatea Foundation

Find attached the final programme of the EAPH Conference, Paris, April 2017

Palma (Majorca), May 11 and 12, 2017.

Two new digital courses are aimed at doctors who would like to acquire the necessary concepts and skills for leadership and teamwork, with an orientation towards quality healthcare and the well-being of professionals.

Article by Juan Manuel Rivera, Secretary of the Association of Social Workers published at Social.cat. The article refers to the agreement with the Galatea Foundation and the creation of the SuporTS program.

Abstracts for the upcoming Congress may now be submitted. Visit the website of the Congress for more information.

Seminar objectives: learn about the up-to-date “brief strategic psychotherapy model” protocol by Giorgio Nardone for attending to panic attacks. Communicating efficiently with panicking patients. Increasing our resources for therapeutic intervention for patients with panic attacks. Watch a live intervention by Giorgio Nardone.

The COEC publishes an interview with Dr. Miquel Casas on the APOL·LÒNIA program.

The Galatea Foundation will offer training to resident medical internship tutors in order to detect and reduce the risk of psychological discomfort in young doctors.

The Association of Social Workers of Catalonia joins the Galatea Foundation.

The Retorn Program is an assistance service aimed at nurses that need to improve their health or receive support.

Article published in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health (May 2016).

the Galatea Foundation and the Association of Odontologists and Stomatologists of Catalonia (COEC) have signed a collaboration agreement to develop an assistance program for odontologists with mental disorders or addictive behavior.

the Galatea Foundation and the Association of Psychologists of Catalonia (COPC) have signed a collaboration agreement to develop an assistance program for psychologists with mental disorders or addictive behaviors.

The Galatea Foundation has signed an agreement with the Counsel of Pharmacists’ Associations of Catalonia (CCFC) in order to realize a study on the health, lifestyle and working conditions of pharmacists in Catalonia.

Dr. Peter Anderson offered the inaugural lecture, which was entitled “The health footprint of a healthy doctor”.

Medical students have many risk factors that influence their stress level: first contacts with patients, exams, distance from family and friends…

The second part of the Congress was dedicated to this subject.

In this final segment, programs being implemented across Europe to help doctors with stress problems and other mental health issues were presented, along with studies showing the need for such programs.

Approved at the EAPH General Assembly.

Dr. Max-André Doppia from Normandy (France) was awarded the prize for best poster for his presentation of an online tool to identify or evaluate behavioural or health disorders related to chronic stress among anaesthesiologists and intensive care doctors in France.

Clínica Galatea is part of the SISCAT, and has begun a series of working sessions with other SISCAT centres and services from different regions to publicize a series of initiatives offered by the clinic.

In 2014, 275 first visits were scheduled, with 3,800 further visits scheduled in around 85% of cases.

These workshops will provide key concepts on the habits and skills needed to care for one’s own health directly to the professionals that need them most.

Strategies to improve interpersonal communication and to avoid professional burnout.