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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...

This year, coinciding with the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Institut Guttmann, the XXXII edition of the Technical Symposia entitled "Brain health for life: prevention of brain-related disabilities" will be held on the 15th and 16th December and will be in online format and with an innovative B2B approach that aims to create a meeting point between investors and entrepreneurs and to...

From September 17 to 25, the United Nations Global Compact Week of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) was celebrated around the world. The Institut Guttmann Foundation is a member of the Spanish Global Compact Network and works actively to achieve the challenges of the 2030 Agenda. Firmly committed to the principles and responsible objectives for sustainability, in its annual CSR Report...

From August 29 to September 4, this year the Institut Guttmann and the Sunnaas Foundation will offer everyone who is interested in adapted sports, the online edition of the Camp Spinal H20, with interesting training and experiential videos on how to do in an adapted and inclusive way, sports and aquatic activities in a natural and normalized environment. The videos will be based on the activities...