The Institut Guttmann has been the entity chosen by the Salomon Spain team, led by marathon runner Pablo Villalobos, to receive the proceeds of the Strava Salomon Running Leage challenge. If you like to run, for 4 weeks, from May 17 to June 13, you can participate in the Salomon Running League, the first international competition in which athletes from 16 countries, whether running, wheelchair or...
HM Hospitals and the Institut Guttmann will offer adult and pediatric patients, who suffer from any neurological disease or injury, the best treatment specialized in neurology, neuropediatrics, neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation, through expert interdisciplinary teams. The collaboration agreement was signed in April 2019 but Covid-19 forced its implementation to be delayed. In the words of Dr...
The Computer Room of the Institut Guttmann has renewed the subsidy corresponding to the call for personal income tax of the Department of Labor, Social Affairs and Families of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The aim of this project is to train Institut Guttmann's patients in the use of computer technologies by training and stimulating their basic cognitive functions as well as stimulating verbal and...
For another year, the Institut Guttmann Foundation has obtained the renewal of the recognized IQNet SR10 Certification, an international standard for the management of Corporate Social Responsibility and improvement that includes the best international practices in this area. To achieve this, the institution has undergone an audit carried out by AENOR, to assess the management of the relevant...
On December 13, we started the campaign for the voluntary vaccination of the Institut Guttmann professionals against Covid-19. Following the recommendations, they have started to manage progressively, beginning with assistance personnel who are in the first line of care to the patient and who, therefore, is exposed directly and the highest risk of contracting the disease. From the moment, we have...
The Institut Guttmann is part of the first functional unit for persistent pediatric covid in Catalonia. It is a pioneering unit created by the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital as a result of the need to care for children and adolescents who, after passing the covid, continue to show symptoms for months, mainly fatigue, shortness of breath, weakness and headaches. The Unit began operating on 15th...
One in four people in the world suffers from a neurological or psychiatric illness and within ten years, about 30% of the population between the ages of 40 and 65 will be diagnosed with a brain disease. The Brain Health for Life course. Preventing Brain-Related Disability, led by the scientific director of the Guttmann Brain Health Institute, Álvaro Pascual-Leone, and part of the XXXII edition of...
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...
