The Forum of managers foundations in health research opens national participation and private initiative

Granada, November 2011- the V Forum of foundations research managers in the healthcare system Theispublic Andalusia will have broad-based participation of professionals from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and private initiative, who will be announced his experience and methods of work in different fields of action.

The event, which takes place in Granada during the 7th and 8th of November, will bring together researchers and research managers to discuss, analyze and share common matters of interest related to the organizational model for the management of r & d in the Andalusian health. Thus, the this Fifth Edition programme will address aspects such as the plan of development of human capital, labour recruitment in the field of biomedical research and different strategies for the effective uptake of funds, among others.

The Forum of managers research foundations is a quote from reference to organizations that encourage, promote and manage scientific practice and form a regional network, allowing researchers linked to the public health system in Andalusia to a homogenous portfolio of services irrespective of the geographical area in which to develop their scientific activity.

Over two days, the Provincial delegation of Granada health will host experts in different fields related to health research who, through round tables and papers, converge and will address topics of interest to attendees, which is expected to reach the figure of one hundred.

Key r & d services

V Forum of research foundations managers is a meeting place and discussion covering a wide range of topics of interest. In this sense, the day will begin with the analysis of the lines that make up the strategic action 2008-2011 for the national health system and what are the achievements made in Andalusia since put in place this program. The paper shall be borne by the head of the service of aid from resources human from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Álvaro Roldán.

The managing director of the Andalusian progress public foundation and health – a central entity to support and management of research in the Andalusian health system-, Juan Jesus banner, will present the progress that has made the foundations managers of the research network with a view to the promotion of scientific practice in health. The harmonization of economic criteria and those related to the internal organization and analysis of the computer tool for integrated management of management foundations and linked sites will be subsequently addressed. It will detail the current situation and improvements and new features will be presented.

On the first day will take place also a round table which will address key aspects of the support and management services to r & d within the public health system in Andalusia. At this table will be talk of international projects, technology transfer, ethical committees to research and funding opportunities will be closed the first day the CEO of the company Doolphy, Miguel Fernández, which will detail the basic and key aspects that must contain a business plandocument intended as a planning tool for the development of health research.

Sources of funding and professional development

The second day of the meeting will address two thematic blocks. On the one hand, the alternative to traditional sources of funding fundraising. In this regard, the director and consultant of the company values and Marketing, John Mezo, it will present various strategies to get funds from private entities for the development of health research. In addition, will offer a series of basic notions so that project managers can easily identify those alternative sources. In this line, but a broader geographical scope will also scientific adviser and national point of contact for the Office of projects Europeans of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Juan Riese. This expert will address new options for European funding of r & d

On the other hand, will be the block dedicated to the professional development of researchers. The initiative of the Andalusian to launch a professional itinerary that fits the needs of scientists will be and aspects related to the recruitment of these professionals will also address. Specifically, since the general Sub-Directorate for the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Gala González will affect recruitment of such entity within the framework of the strategic action in health, while for the treatment of issues closely related to a legal and juridical framework, will be the presence of counsel for the State and head of the Social Department belonging to the General Secretariat of contentious services the law of the State, Ivan Gayarre.

Support and management of health research

The network of foundations managers oriented its activity support and the management of biomedical research that takes place in the field of public health system of Andalusia and is formed as a permanent structure of cooperation and interaction for the continuous improvement of services provided to researchers.

Around of 90 professionals linked to the management of health research are involved in some of the working groups which have been formalized as a result of the project network of managers research foundations in the health system public Andalusia. The Foundation public Andalusian progress and health, for its regional character, promotes and coordinates this initiative which has involved all the foundations, supporting the project and working with the plans and activities to perform.

There are six local research management foundations that comprise this network: Foundation for the management of biomedical research in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia Beturia Foundation for health research in Huelva (Fabis), Foundation for biomedical research in Córdoba (Fibico)Fundación Andaluza publishes to the Malagueña research of biomedicine and health (Fimabis), Foundation of the bio research of Andalusia Eastern Alejandro Otero – giving coverage to the provinces of Granada, Jaén and Almería-(Fibao) and last but not least, the Andalusian public foundation for the management of research in health in Seville (Fisevi).