• Some 200 people took part in this conference, promoted by the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) and the teaching units of the Trueta Hospital - ICS Girona, the Institute for Health Care Assistance, Primary Care, Fundació Salut Empordà, Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, the Corporació de Salut del Maresme i Selva and now also the Fundació Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa.
• The event was sponsored by the Fundació Mutual Mèdica and the Agrupació de Ciències Mèdiques i de la Salut de Girona.
• At the end of the day, four prizes were awarded to the best oral communications by residents, out of a total of 11 presentations, and the three best posters were also awarded, out of the twenty that were defended.

The 3rd Girona Conference on Research for Residents - Fundació Mutual Mèdica was successfully held this morning at the Palau de Congressos de Girona, with the attendance of some 200 people. This is the third edition of a conference that maintains the mission of promoting research among the residents of the Girona region. The event is organised by the Institute for Biomedical Research of Girona Dr. Josep Trueta (IDIBGI) together with the teaching units of the main hospitals and health institutions of the Girona Health Region specialising in the field of biomedical research.

This year's programme has been especially focused on young health professionals and their first steps in the world of research, taking up the proposals of the residents themselves. Around one hundred residents had the opportunity to present their research work, carried out as part of their specialised training. In addition, a round table was held in which young health professionals shared their initial experiences in research. In parallel, a keynote speech on research and Artificial Intelligence was given by Carolina Garcia Vidal, researcher at IDIBAPS and Hospital Clínic.

‘Encouraging a research culture among trainee healthcare professionals is key to combining these two activities in their professional future. Quality health care is only possible if doctors, nurses and other health care professionals also research how to improve it, always for the benefit of society,’ says Dr. Marga Nadal, Director of IDIBGI.

To organise the event, the IDIBGI collaborated with the teaching units of the Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta Hospital, the Institut d'Assistència Sanitària, ICS Girona Primary Care, Serveis de Salut Integrats Baix Empordà, Fundació Salut Empordà - through the Institut de Recerca Glòria Compte -, the Corporació de Salut del Maresme i la Selva and, this year, also the Fundació Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, convening their respective residents. The conference was sponsored by the Fundació Mutual Médica and the Girona Health and Medical Sciences Association. Girona City Council and the Auditori - Palau de Congressos de Girona also collaborated with the conference.

Awards for the best work
A total of 95 papers were presented at the conference, highlighting the outstanding research activity of the residents. The best papers were presented in oral communication format as part of the programme, while the rest were presented as scientific posters, which the residents were also able to defend during the day.

At the end of the event, the awards for the best scientific papers by residents, sponsored by the Fundació Mutual Mèdica, were presented. The winning papers in the Oral Communication category were: ‘Aplicació de POCUS al despistatge d'lesió d'òrgan d'òbiana en consultes externes de pacients amb infecció pel VIH’, exposat per José Andrés Marchena, resident de Medicina Interna a l'Hospital de Palamós; ‘Socio-economic deprivation and management of DM2 in Primary Care in Catalonia’, presented by Maria Ramon, resident in Primary Care at the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) Girona; and ‘Prolonged inhaled sedation with isoflurane: Experiència a un hospital de tercer nivell", presented by Laia Tarré, resident in Intensive Care Medicine at the Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta de Girona. Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona. Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona. This year a fourth prize was also awarded for the best oral communication, in this case sponsored by the Col-legi de Metges i de Ciències de la Salut de Girona, which went to Caracterització de la Població Centenària de Girona, presented by Patricia González and Arantxa Mallou, residents in Primary Care at ICS Girona.

As for the best scientific posters, Jehimy Jean Álvarez Santos, Nephrology resident at the Hospital Trueta, was awarded with the poster entitled ‘Relation between inflammatory markers and chronic kidney disease’; Paula Serrat, paediatric resident at Hospital Trueta, for the poster entitled ‘Descriptive study of the incidence of withdrawal syndrome after prolonged use of analgesia in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital’; and Carla Subirana and Mireia Bruguera, Pharmacy residents at Hospital Trueta, for their poster entitled ‘Vancomycin in paediatric patients: monitorització, ajustament de dosi i seguiment de la funció renal’.

About IDIBGI
The Institute for Biomedical Research of Girona Dr. Josep Trueta (IDIBGI) carries out translational research to improve people's health and care. IDIBGI is organised into 23 research groups divided into five scientific areas (Cardiovascular and Respiratory, Metabolism and Inflammation, Neurosciences, Oncohematology and Mental Health) that bring together more than 400 people, including health professionals and basic researchers, in the counties of Girona.
The IDIBGI is a public foundation made up of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Institut Català Salut (ICS) Girona, the Institut d'Assistència Sanitària (IAS), the Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) Girona, and the Universitat de Girona. It has been a CERCA centre (Research Centres of Catalonia) since 2005.