“Primary health care is still the Cinderella of health”.

-former directors of health, the Conference Presidents and founders of the Union, among others, have attended on the evening of Tuesday the commemorative event of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the Aragonese Congress of primary care

on Tuesday, 2011-June the Aragonese Federation of doctors in primary care (FASAMET) has been held on the afternoon of the last Tuesday in the Magna Aula of the Auditorium building of the University of Zaragoza the academic session Congress 25 years ”. One of the commemorative events which has organized the medical syndicate to celebrate a quarter century of the Aragonese Congress of primary care.

Victor Longás, first President of the Congress; Juan José Rodríguez Sendín, President of the Organization Medical College of Spain; Manuel López, rector of the University of Zaragoza; Ana Maria Sese, Director of the Aragonese health service; and Leandro Catalan, President of FASAMET have participated in this event which has made a journey by the most relevant facts of these 25 years and which have been highlighted the most important milestones that have allowed the Aragonese health continue advancing positively.

in his speech, Victor Longás, first President of the Congress Aragonese primary health care, has pointed out the most important issues of the era such as the recognition of the specialty of medical family in 1978, the centralization of guards or restorative approval of the basic salary. Also said in his speech that there were three rules which gave strength to primary care: the Royal Decree of 11 January 1984 of basic structure of health; the General Law of health 14/1986 of 25 April; and Royal Decree Law 3/1987 of 11 September on the compensation regime.

11 March 1987 were held the first Aragonesas days of Rural Medicine. Our intention was to get a forum for reflection, discussion and agreement on the Trade Union policy of primary care where the main objectives were: the problematic socio-occupational and employment, training and pay homage to our retirees ”, reminded Longás.

According to the first President of the Congress what we mattered was our future. We have arrived at the 25th anniversary and will continue to focus on improving our knowledge and update them. It is a discussion forum that has become reference material ”.

in addition, Victor Longás has ensured that there is still a long way to go. We are a global crisis that has cost us a great restorative loss and a stoppage of the career. Our goal is to restore everything ” and has indicated that it is necessary to improve the sustainability of the system, but we need to support ”. This has given a few keys as: put an end to demotivation and work overload, the misuse and abuse education health of the population, the deficit of resources or increasing the budget in primary care. After 25 years we are still the Cinderella of the health and are at the tail of European ”, has said.

For his part, Juan José Rodríguez Sendín, President of the Organization Medical College of Spain, has focused his speech on the current global crisis and assured that are experiencing an economic crisis reflected in a health crisis. One of the four things of concern to society is the health. The situation is desperate and several autonomous communities can not cope with the regular budget to the running costs. Since 2008 we have lost 24 points in expenditure on health ”. Sendín also recalled the situation that existed in the field of medicine has been 25 years and has indicated that medicine was a profession that was very abandoned even we knew to speak in public, didn’t give a lecture and were far removed from the technological fascination ”

Ana Maria Sesé, Director of the Aragonese health service, has referred to constancy and a job well done from FASAMET to across them these 25 years and explained that the life of this Congress is company to the General Law of health. The economic and social context we live in the moment may not overshadow the solid trajectory of this project has given impetus to large measures in primary care. Aragon is the fourth autonomous community with greater satisfaction of the public health and the second with greater satisfaction of primary care. It is important to the development of policies to ensure that health systems, must provide adequate response to the demands of the users of public health ”.

The work done by the medical unions has played a crucial role in the reality of our health ”, has assured the rector of the University, Manuel López.

to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the Aragonese Congress of primary care, FASAMET has released a commemorative magazine with the trajectory of all conferences that have been organized. In it, have reflected referring professionals, organizing associations, venues, concerns and the most important issues discussed in each of the editions during this quarter of a century. Likewise, the publication collects all the posters and the main images for each forum.