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Vocational Catalan rural #PrimaryCare & #PublicHealth eDoc. Research coordinator @icscatcentral @IDIAPJgol & professor @u_medicina. Tweets r my personal opinion

Berga (Barcelona), Catalunya
Joined February 2010
Climate change is a health emergency. Health professionals can accelerate mitigation and adaptation by protecting patients, strengthening resilient health systems, reducing health-care emissions and advocating for health-centred policy. #ClimateHealth doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(2…
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Across 69,748 adults with chronic conditions in 19 countries, having a usual provider, longer relationships and aligned care coordination were each associated with better person-centred care experiences. Cross-sectional data. #ContinuityOfCare doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.202…
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13 professors de la Facultat de Medicina de la UVic-UCC formen part de la nova edició del rànquing World’s Top 2% Scientist de la Universitat Stanford umedicina.cat/noticies/13-pr…
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🏆 Molt emocionat i agraït pel Premi a la Trajectòria Investigadora en Atenció Primària de l'@icscat! Gràcies a @IDIAPJGol, @primariaicscat i, sobretot, a les companyes i companys amb qui he compartit recerca al llarg dels anys. #USRCatCEntral Aquest premi també és vostre! 🙏
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💻 La salut digital, la telemedicina i la intel·ligència artificial aplicada a la salut són alguns dels àmbits de recerca de @jvalaball (@IDIAPJGol), distingit amb el Premi a la Trajectòria Investigadora a la @primariaicscat.
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Finalitza un any més la trobada que, des de fa disset edicions, reuneix professionals investigadors d'arreu del territori i dels instituts de recerca vinculats a l'#icscat per debatre, aportar nous coneixements i compartir les darreres evidències científiques sobre temes que afecten la salut de les persones. Si en vols saber més, continua llegint: ics.gencat.cat/ca/detall/not…
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Across 3.1M people eligible for cervical screening in London, successful delivery of a GP-endorsed SMS reminder was associated with higher attendance (OR 3.36). Scalable—but digital reach, data quality and equity matter. Observational study. #PrimaryCare doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.202…
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Rural health policy must move from ambition to local reality. Sustainable care depends on local needs, community-defined priorities and services designed with—not merely for—the people they serve. #RuralHealth #PrimaryCare doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.202…
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An AI foundation model trained on >40M face images estimated facial age and cancer survival risk from one photo. In validation, the highest-risk quartile had >3× the mortality hazard of the lowest. Promising—not ready for clinical use. #ClinicalAI doi.org/10.1016/j.landig.202…
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Across 22 cohorts from 18 countries, dementia incidence was 9.7 per 1,000 person-years. An estimated 11.4M new cases occurred globally in 2023, projected to reach 24.7M by 2050 if age- and sex-specific incidence stays constant. #Dementia doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2…
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🏆 Honoured to be recognised by @jmirpub among the top 1% of most-cited authors in its history! A meaningful recognition of our research in #DigitalHealth, #Telemedicine and #PrimaryCare Grateful to all the colleagues and research teams who made this possible! 🙏 #USRCatCentral
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US primary care shortages affect 92M people; >30% of adults lack regular primary care, and nearly 1 in 5 family medicine residency slots went unmatched in 2026. The crisis is urban and rural. Payment, training and workforce policy must align. #PrimaryCare doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.19…
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