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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (HUVH)

Main Areas of Interest

The main clinical areas of our group are:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)

Techniques You Will Learn

During our traineeship program you will learn:

Identification, diagnosis, management and follow-up of COPD patients in a specialized outpatient clinic
Identification, diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in a specialized outpatient clinic
Learning of clinical research tools and possibility of publishing articles from databases of our outpatient patients.
Learning of laboratory techniques for the diagnosis of AATD

Modules

4-12 week program

At the beginning of the program, fellows will be supported in to settle down into their new environment (find appropriate accommodation, locate amenities, etc.). In the hospital, a desk space will be allocated and facilities for personal welfare (access to dining room, medical gown) will be provided by our institution.

Additionally, a group meeting will take place at the beginning in order to have an initial meeting with other fellows. Posteriorly, a weekly meeting will be programmed to discus about the fellow´s progress during the traineeship.

The fellow will be fully trained to all activities of the group and will be able to attend to the specialized outpatient clinic. As well, the fellow will have access to different units such as clinical laboratory, lung function test and other outpatient clinics if the fellow wants. The fellow will also be engaged in clinical research and writing scientific articles.

The fellow will have the opportunity to partake in other group meetings and activities of another pneumology units within our hospital: Occupational respiratory diseases, lung transplantation, chronic respiratory infections (Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis).

Towards the end of the training I will have a meeting with the fellow to discuss plans to publish their clinical work (if enough data collected) or disseminate their findings in a future conference.

All throughout the training, any peculiar challenges or specific requests of a fellow will be fully considered, in order to ensure that a responsive, relevant and adequate training plan is developed for them.

Program Fee


Total Number of Modules
Time duration of Each module	minutes
Total Program Cost	$0

Who Can Apply

Host Details

Host Name: Marc Miravitlles

Affiliation: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (HUVH)

Address: Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 119, 08035 Barcelona, Spain

Website URL: https://hospital.vallhebron.com/ca

Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.