Area: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Area coordinator: Dr. Oriol Yuguero Torres and Dr. Alba Belles Belles
In this area we want to respond to epidemiological challenges with clinical and basic researchers. We combine our research to see the impact on public health and the environment around us of all the pathologies we attend in our care centers.
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Applied epidemiology
This is a multidisciplinary group set up by doctors specializing in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and specialists in Family and Community Medicine that research the applications of epidemiology in the study of epidemic outbreaks, the investigation of risk factors for transmissible diseases, the stimation of coverage of periodic preventive activities in primary health care and pharmacoepidemiology...

ERLab, research in emergency medicine
ERLab is the only research group linked to emergency pathology research in Catalonia and the rest of the country...

Genetics of complex diseases
The group has been conducting research since January 1995 in the study of the genetic variability of the Vitamin D Receptor and its role in the susceptibility to HIV infection and the clinical progression of AIDS...

Indicators and specifications of the quality in the Clinical Laboratory
Interdisciplinary group with medical specialists belonging to the Clinical Laboratories of the Catalan Institute of Health...

Intensive Medicine
The group's research is focused on improving safety in relation to the follow-up of patients with nosocomial infection, pulmonary disorders and/or artificial nutrition, as well as monitoring the quality of life of post-ICU patients, the assessment of the severity of the patients’ conditions and the construction of models to predict outcome...

Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Group on Musculoskeletal Pathology, Fragility and Pain Management
Our research group is clinical and multidisciplinary to promote patient-centered medicine encompassing diverse and complementary visions of musculoskeletal pathology...

Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacodynamics (P&P)
The Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacodynamics (P&P) Research Group is a multidisciplinary group that includes medical doctors from different specialties, pharmacists from different specialties, and graduates in nursing...

Research in clinical microbiology and antibiotic resistance
Our group is made up of specialists in Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Analysis...