The Spanish health executives society rewards the best articles published in his magazine corporate


– the awards are part the IV Jornadas national SEDISA ‘ health managers in an environment of economic crisis ’, sponsored by Chiesi

Barcelona, November 2011- La Sociedad Española de managers of health (SEDISA) has given awards to the best articles published by its partners in the magazine ‘ SEDISA XXI ’ during the year 2010. The awards ceremony took place in the IV National Conference of SEDISA ‘ health managers in an environment of economic crisis ’, held in Alicante, who sponsored by Chiesi laboratories.

First prize, which consists of a financial envelope of EUR 1000, has gone to work ‘ integration of levels of care. A new organizational model in the Valencian Community ’, the doctors Sofia Clar Gimeno and Juan Antón Marquis spinnaker.

The study has focused on the new model that has undertaken the Valencian Community based on the integration of levels as a fundamental pillar in the Strategic Plan, as a way of ensuring health sustainability.

‘ The hospital of the future and their managers profile ’ is the award-winning second, Drs. Rafael Pacheco Guevara, Elena García Quiñones and Mª Mar Sanchez Álvarez-Castellanos. The article, endowed with EUR 360, discusses the under-utilization of primary care, while is called to be a fundamental health reference between the population ”.

In third place, with a budget of EUR 400, the article has awarded ‘ Sector health as an economic engine: Yes, but … ’ of doctor Jordi Colomer, who discusses the importance of the local primary care as proof to claim more funding.

Laboratories Chiesi

Laboratories CHIESI is a multinational pharmaceutical based in Parma (Italy) created more than 75 years ago. In recent years, its policy of promotion of r & d (which devotes 15% of the turnover) and new acquisitions have enabled that reaching a sales exceeding € 1 billion in 2010. It has three floors of production (Italy, France and Brazil) and four research centers in Britain, United States, Italy and France. It has a strong presence in Europe (including Spain) and worldwide (United States, Brazil, Pakistan, China, Russia, Egypt and the countries of the Maghreb).