Internists discussed the latest updates on arrhythmias, chronic patients and rare diseases in Alicante.

-During the Congress, experts have discussed, among other issues, major upgrades in the treatment of arrhythmias, fungal infections, gout or management of chronic patients

-the Spanish society of internal medicine (SEMI) promotes a system of care based on the integrity and continuity of care

Alicante, 2011-June society of internal medicine of the Valencian Community (SMICV) and the society of medicine internal region of Murcia (SOMIMUR) held on 9 and 10 June in Alicante, jointly, the ninth and first edition of its conferences, which brought together almost 180 specialists.

During the Congress, specialists have been discussed, among other issues, major upgrades in the treatment of arrhythmias, fungal infections, gout or thromboembolic diseases, as well as the management of chronic patients.

According to the doctor Dr. Julio César Blázquez Encinar, President of the Organizing Committee, the main objectives of the Congress are update the most relevant news, serve as an interface between the society and the partners that make up and communicating the diversity and versatility of the internist, ranging from the patient pluripatologico him with a minority disease ”.

The treatment of patients chronic and pluripatológicos

The demographic changes taking place in Spain draw one more ageing populations in the world and a rapid increase in patients who share multiple fragile or advanced, chronic disease in treatment of internal medicine services, play a fundamental role which higher hospital dan (specifically 16% of all) and attend close of 560.000 patients each year.

The increase of the chronicity and the pluripatología poses major challenges both professional clinical managers and politicians, as costs in more than one chronic disease patients reach multiplied by 6.

In pluripatológicos patients, it is estimated that they are between 23% and 72% of patients admitted, depending on the type of hospital, or up to 5% of patients over the age of 65 years in the general population.

Faced with this reality, the Spanish society of internal medicine (SEMI), to which belong the SMICV and the SOMIMUR, it promotes a care system based on integrality, the continuum of care and the intersectoral reinforcing the paradigm of a patient informed and committed that he assumes the leading role in managing their disease.

The SEMI considers fundamental the importance of strengthening the role of general practitioners and the necessity of multidisciplinary teams. And in the medical field especially the Alliance of internist in the hospital and family doctors in primary care to promote a model of comprehensive care and a continuum of care that this new reality demands.