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This morning, Policlínica Gipuzkoa served as the venue for the first ‘Together We Do More’ meeting, an event driven by the healthcare center in collaboration with the Quirónsalud Foundation. The gathering brought together hospital executives and representatives from various patient associations in Gipuzkoa to create a dialogue space focused on improving patient experiences and extending support beyond the hospital facilities.
Dr. Sonia Roussel, managing director of Policlínica Gipuzkoa, opened the meeting by emphasizing the need to invest in practices that foster the attraction and retention of professional talent in the healthcare sector. Mónica Martínez Durán, project manager at the Quirónsalud Foundation, added that healthcare professionals should encourage patients to join associations related to their conditions, just as they prescribe medical treatments.
Notable attendees included figures such as Irantzu Susperregui, medical director, and María Jesús Díaz, nursing director, who welcomed the present organizations. Various associations, including Cruz Roja Gipuzkoa, AGIAC, ACABEGI, AGADELPRISE, AGI, Epilepsia Gipuzkoa, BEGISARE, and AFAGI, actively participated in the dialogue.
The event was well received, with discussions highlighting the importance of having a space for dialogue. Purificación González Blanco, representative of AGIAC, emphasized the need to be heard, noting that they have much to contribute. María José Boubeta Castro, president of the Guipuzkoana Association of Epilepsy, stressed the urgency of raising awareness about their condition to combat the stigma associated with this disease.
Elena Navarri from AGADELPRISE addressed the coldness that often characterizes relationships with certain medical centers, emphasizing the importance of recognizing their diseases. Koro Urkizu, representative of Begisare, concluded by underscoring the need for healthcare professionals to be familiar with the associations so they can guide patients toward useful resources that complement medical care.
This first meeting has been valued as a space for mutual learning that aims to bring about significant changes in healthcare in Gipuzkoa, promoting closer and more effective care for all patients.
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