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Sepsis and Critical Care Medicine

Vall d'Hebron Institute of research

Main Areas of Interest

Clinical Research/ Epidemiology in Sepsis/Pneumonia and Critical Care Medicine

Our hospital is a tertiary 1300-bed teaching hospital, which serves as a reference center for a wide area in Catalonia, Spain. The hospital has a highly specialized microbiology department, an outstanding ID department and a world-leading critical care department, with neurosurgical, oncohematologic and solid organ transplant (lung, liver, head, etc) programs and burns, between other critically ill patients. CRIPS is a world-leading research group, with a particular interest in Sepsis, Pneumonia and Severe infections in critically ill patients. Many of them are
oncohematologic and transplant patients. Multidisciplinary rounds are conducted daily by fully-certified critical care specialists with ID physicians, hematologists, surgeons, and respiratory consultants. Excellent opportunities of interaction with both Microbiology & ID Departments. CRIPS is acknowledged by world-class research in nosocomial infections, community-acquired pneumonia and severe influenza infection, coordinated from the ICU. Clinical care is organized by three Teams (Immucompromised, Neurocritical and Medical-Surgical Teams) under the leadership of Dr. Rello.

Phase 2 and 3 RCT

Moreover, CRIPS has a research laboratory of a€ceSevere Respiratory Infection and Sepsisa€, located in the installations of the Research Institute of Hospital Vail d3€™Hebron (Collcerola Building). The group works in topics like: Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation, developing an animal model focused on the effects of pharmacological treatments or the treatment with modified mesenchymal stem cells in LPS-induced lung injury in mice, Epidemiology and Infection Control in the ICU-Safety, Respiratory Infections in Immunocompromised ICU patients or Lung Transplant in ICU.

Visitors will be able to take full advantage of the training schemes, lectures and observer opportunities our hospital and Research Institute offers.

Node 18 of the excellence network on Respiratory Research (CIBERES).

About Jordi Rello

Prof. Jordi Rello is Chief of the Critical Care Department at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, and Director of the Clinical Research & Innovation in Pneumonia and Sepsis (CRIPS) Group at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute. http://www.vhir.org/gr/crips

Professor of Medicine at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He earned his Doctor of Medicine with Honors and his Ph.D. on Infectious Diseases at the University of Barcelona, Spain, followed by a residency and fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain. He directed 13 doctoral theses.

His areas of research include studies on prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections, epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia or severe community-acquired pneumonia, and treatment of infections in critically ill patients. He was active in developing many educational strategies, such as the APEX project or the Academy of Infection Management. We have large experience in Ad Boards for drug development and organizing educational preceptorship programs. An International Course on Antimicrobial and Sepsis (ICASIS) is organized each April, in Barcelona.

Prof. Rello has an H index of 74 (62 from 2008). Indeed, in February 2013, his score was number 4 in the world ranking of most referenced authors in critical care.
As a mentor, I will be available to incorporate researchers to our research network, happy to be of help to develop research projects or doctoral thesis on respiratory infections and sepsis. I will be delighted to provide training in critical care skills or facilitate training on the postoperative care of lung transplant patients. I would like to transmit my experience regarding how to write scientific communications and communicate research. I am willing to provide insight in clinical research and in the management of infections in the critically ill patients.

Techniques You Will Learn

Research interests of the department:

We encourage to visit us fellows that want to develop skills in Evidence-based medicine in Sepsis, Pneumonia and Solid Organ Transplant. We try to involve them is doing a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of an ongoing research project on these issues. The fellow will improve skills in scientific communication and critical reading.

Community-acquired pneumonia, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, severe
HCAP.
Severe viral infections, enclosing CMV and influenza.
Bacteremia Zero Program
Nosocomial infection surveillance (ENVIN-HELICS)
Sepsis and Septic Shock.
Biomarkers in Sepsis and Burns.
Interaction between bacterial load, immunity and bacterial burden in bacterial
Infections
Pk/Pd in the MODS patients.
Optimization of antibiotic and antifungal agents.
Experimental models.
Invasive Fungal Infections.
Lung and Liver transplant.
Epidemiological characteristics of the area
Catalonia is a 7-million inhabitant area in north-east of Spain, with
Mediterranean culture and weather. The hospital serves a local area near 1
million habitants and serves as referral for Burns or Lung transplant (more than
500 overall patients) for all Catalonia. Research interests mainly deals with
sepsis, bacterial or viral pneumonia, nosocomial infections and immune-
compromised patients infections (haematological, cancer or transplant
patients).

Curriculum

Curriculum can be customized by the applicant based on their research needs

Accommodation

Outline of accommodation facilities

Barcelona offers wide accommodation facilities, which includes from economic
to luxury hotels and apartment renting for longer stays.

List a few youth hostels and/or hotels

Be Hostel Ramblas
www.hostelworld.com
Hostal Putxet

Barcelona Urbany Hostel
Hotel Alimara 4 stars
www.alimarahotel.com

Directions to the institutions

International Airport Barcelona El Prat

12 km

Suburban lines 3 and 5 (Vail d'Hebron)

100 m

Several bus stop lines

B-20 motorway, exit 5

Fees and Program Logistics

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee
2 weeks	$875.00
4 weeks	$1,500.00
8 weeks	$2,750.00
12 weeks	$3,750.00

This program allows Merit Applications. If you successfully are awarded a merit application - Trialect will take care of all bench and service fees, but you will have to take care of travel and accommodation. All applications will be scrutinized under the merit category. Considering 50 million health professionals around the world, the chances of getting selected under the merit category would be very low.

Who Can Apply

Health Professionals interested in the management of infectious disease management can apply. Due to the US embargo, we are unable to help applicants from Iran. "Administrative paperwork typically spend 2-3 months, requiring proof of insurance and usuall

Host Details

Host Name: Prof. Jordi Rello

Affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institute of research

Address: Ps Vall d'Hebron 119. AMI- 14a Planta. 08035 Barcelona, Spain,Phone: 34 932744998

Website URL: http://www.vhir.org/gr/crips

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.

Onsite/On-Campus Program

Fellowship - Clinical Programs

Spain

Application Review Deadline:

Oct 1st, 2024

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Program Logistics and Administrative Fees

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee
2 weeks	$875.00
4 weeks	$1,500.00
8 weeks	$2,750.00
12 weeks	$3,750.00

Questions and Answers

Commonly asked questions about this program from the host and other attendees.

Which visa should i apply for?

You have to contact the Spain Embassy in your country or the host institute. In the past, Student visa was considered by some

Hi, is there a deadline for the applications? Thanks

There's no deadline, you can apply as long as the program is still active and accepting applications.

how to apply

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Hello, I've been selected to a program, how can I contact my mentor?

Please contact us at support@Trialect.com.

For how long will it take the program (program duration)

The duration of the program is 2,4,8 & 12 weeks

Hello, I was selected in the priority category. But I need an extension for payment. Can you help me with this? Thank you

Sure. Please contact us at Traineeships@trialect.com

if I pay for the 8 Weeks: $2599 can I chose when is it I go? Could it be July-August 2023? (I can pay until Nov 6th)

You have a flexible schedule to work with the host mentor and pick a suitable time for you and the host. Sure, we can extend the payment deadline to a later date.