We have launched PARTICIPA, the first social research project led by the Institut Guttmann and promoted together with the other associations of people with disabilities that are part of the Social and Participation Council and other experts and entities related to the world of disability. The aim of this project is to know and understand how to promote the participation of people with disabilities...
As a gift for the 55th anniversary of the Institut Guttmann, the plastic artist Laura Iniesta and the doctor in environmental sciences and geographer Martí Boada have wanted to recognize the work that we carry out giving one of their works. The recognized artist from Barcelona Laura Iniesta does not leave the spectator indifferent with her painting, which stands out for its great visual impact...
Last Friday, the 27th, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Institut Guttmann, an event was held presented by journalist Mònica Terribas, broadcasted online by youtube and the main social networks. It was not only a celebratory event but also a space to think about new challenges. Nearly 1,300 people virtually approached the institution to share this moment. Under the title “Building the...
This year, coinciding with the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Institut Guttmann, the XXXII edition of the Technical Symposia entitled "Brain health for life: prevention of brain-related disabilities" will be held on the 15th and 16th December and will be in online format and with an innovative B2B approach that aims to create a meeting point between investors and entrepreneurs and to...
From September 17 to 25, the United Nations Global Compact Week of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) was celebrated around the world. The Institut Guttmann Foundation is a member of the Spanish Global Compact Network and works actively to achieve the challenges of the 2030 Agenda. Firmly committed to the principles and responsible objectives for sustainability, in its annual CSR Report...
From August 29 to September 4, this year the Institut Guttmann and the Sunnaas Foundation will offer everyone who is interested in adapted sports, the online edition of the Camp Spinal H20, with interesting training and experiential videos on how to do in an adapted and inclusive way, sports and aquatic activities in a natural and normalized environment. The videos will be based on the activities...
We present the 2019 Annual Report that describes the most relevant facts completed by the organisation throughout this past year, and which includes the Corporate Social Responsibility Report, carried out for the first time entirely in web format; an innovative and pioneering initiative according with our social and environmental commitment. 2019 has been a year in which, thanks to the commitment...
There is a high number of patients who, after overcoming the acute phase of the disease, have complications associated with having suffered from coronavirus. The sequelae left by Covid-19 are not only obvious and not only affect the physical part, but have also been seen to affect memory, behavior, mood, and the ability to engage in activities of the daily life. These effects were already...
The Institut Guttmann offers a free, accessible, and free-of-charge cognitive stimulation service to people over the age of 50 who are confined home by covid-19, and for whom the current situation of isolation and confinement can be a risk important for your brain health. Occurring confinement causes the mind to focus on issues or questions that override our ability to act to cope with the...
The Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and the Institut Guttmann continue their cooperation to deal with COVID-19 with the creation of this out-of-hospital space. For more than a week, the Institut Guttmann has made two hospitalization units available to the Servei Català de la Salut, with a total of 76 beds, to serve jointly with professionals at the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital who are COVID-19...
