Internists discussed new therapeutic options in HIV, osteoporosis, diabetes and COPD in Valladolid.

-Congress spent 30% of its activities to residents of internal medicine

-SOCALMI brings together more than 400 internists of Castilla y León and Cantabria

Valladolid, 2011-June the society Castellano-Leonesa Cantabrian of internal medicine (SOCALMI) held the last Saturday in Tordesillas, Valladolid, the XXVI Edition of its annual Congress, in which 120 specialists, almost all internists of Castilla y León and Cantabria, discussed new updates to deal with prevalent diseases such as COPD, HIV, osteoporosis and diabetes.

According to Dr. José Antonio Santos Calderón, President of SOCALMI and the Organizing Committee, the Congress is very practice-oriented. We dedicate a reasonable time – almost 30% of the day – the involvement of internal medicine residents; In addition to communications, there will be a meeting for the presentation of various clinical cases that will be discussed by their own ”. Dr. Santos Calderón added that this meeting will be a great meeting place for members, so that they participate and update knowledge and experience ”.

The rest of the day was devoted to practical updates already commented frequent pathologies, which occupy the internists on a daily basis. Among these therapeutic updates introduced a new treatment for COPD, based on a new molecule that according to the expert opens a new conceptual spectrum of disease ”.

Also addressed current issues in diseases such as osteoporosis, HIV and Diabetes type 2, and he discussed the new oral anticoagulants such as Factor Xa inhibitors or new concepts on uric acid metabolism ”, according to Dr. Santos Calderón. addition of the two tables in therapeutic updatesa satellite symposium was held.

This year, the Congress was held in a single day and free of charge for members of SOCALMI for the internist. They have been received and evaluated 65 communications, of which the best 12 have been selected for reading. Currently, SOCALMI, founded in 1985 and it is part of the Spanish society of internal medicine (SEMI), brings together more than 400 internists partners of Castilla y León and Cantabria.