Primary Care

Our research unit was established in March 2002. We conduct clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, as well as investigator-initiated experimental and observational studies funded through public and private competitive calls. In addition, we support other research projects promoted by our healthcare professionals. All studies focus on common pathologies encountered in primary health care. The research unit is composed of two family physicians, two research nurses, one statistician, and two administrative staff members. We also collaborate with several academic and clinical institutions. We work closely with the teaching unit (UD ACEBA), providing support to medical and nursing residents in developing their research projects; with the Preventive Medicine Unit of Hospital de Santa Pau, supporting preventive medicine residents; and with the International University of Catalonia, assisting students with research activities when needed.

Consolidated group of Sant Pau Research that belongs to a: 

Main lines of research

• Cardiovascular risk (Brotons Cuixart, Carles).
• Prevention and Health Promotion (Brotons Cuixart, Carles).
• Hypertension (Brotons Cuixart, Carles).
• Diabetes (Brotons Cuixart, Carles).
• Lipids (Brotons Cuixart, Carles).
• Immunization (Brotons Cuixart, Carles).
• Pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance (Reyes Reyes, Carlen).
• Patients’ safety studies (Reyes Reyes, Carlen).
• Artificial intelligence applied to health (Reyes Reyes, Carlen)

Scientific Challenges

• To implement multicenter research projects in primary care.
• To encourage the collaboration with other research groups of the Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau.
• To increase the number of primary care specialists with a PhD.
• To increase the number of researchers in primary care centers.
• To access competitive funding for primary care projects.
• To conduct innovative studies that can be applied in primary care.

Contact

Carlen Reyes
creyes@eapsardenya.cat