About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
The Multidisciplinary Nursing Research Group develops its research with the commitment to solve and prevent people's health problems. It is a team made up of nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists and social workers, whose objective is to generate knowledge in the specific area of nursing activity and other health professionals. With special interest in populations of extreme age, critical, chronic and complex chronic patients. The main lines of research are focused on the ethical and social aspects of care, innovative technologies in health, innovative technologies in therapeutic applications and health promotion for the autonomy of patients and families.
In its first 8 years of activity, the group has published 70 international papers, achieved 8 competitive findings, finalized PhD thesis and validated and implemented different innovative care models.
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IP: Raquel Rodríguez Gil Collaborators: Patricia Rubio Garrido, Javier Garcia Fernandez Funding agency: Sociedad Española Enfermería Neonatal Funding: 3000 Reference: SEEN/PROJECTE/2024/RODRIGUEZ Duration: 12/12/2024 - 11/12/2025
IP: Maria Creu Regne Alegret Collaborators: Antonio Moreno Galdó, Mª Angeles Aceituno López, María Nieves Pelay Planes, Esperanza Zuriguel Pérez, Ester Navarro Correal Funding agency: Col·legi Oficial d'Infermers/es de Barcelona Funding: 6490 Reference: PR-613/2023 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2025
IP: Sara López Branchadell Collaborators: Esperanza Zuriguel Pérez, Juan Carlos Ruiz Rodriguez, Patricia Rubio Garrido Funding agency: Col·legi Oficial d'Infermers/es de Barcelona Funding: 1749 Reference: PR-593/2023 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2025
IP: Pablo Buck Sainz Collaborators: - Funding agency: CONSEJO GRAL COLEGIOS OFICIALES ENFERMERÍA CGE Funding: 10000 Reference: GCE/2023/PBUCK Duration: 08/02/2024 - 07/02/2026
PhD student: Miguel Angel Robles Sanchez Director/s: Lluís Ramio Torrenta University: Universitat de Girona Year: 2025
PhD student: Ester Navarro Correal Director/s: Esther Espartal López University: Universitat de Lleida Year: 2024
PhD student: Patricia Rubio Garrido Director/s: Leticia Bazo Hernández University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili Year: 2024
PhD student: Purificacion Escobar Garcia Director/s: University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2023
PhD student: Rocio Amalia Tabernero Gallego Director/s: Juan Lorente Guerrero, Esperanza Zuriguel Pérez University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2023
PhD student: Zuleika del Carmen Gonzalez Ramos Director/s: Esperanza Zuriguel Pérez University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili Year: 2023
PhD student: Eva Carolina Watson Badia, Eva Carolina Watson Badia, Eva Carolina Watson Badia, Eva Carolina Watson Badia Director/s: Mª Dolors Bernabeu i Tamayo University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2019
PhD student: Elisabet Gallart Vive Director/s: Carmen Fuentelsaz Gallego University: Universitat de Lleida Year: 2017
PhD student: Olga Mestres Soler Director/s: Ma Antonia Poca Pastor University: Universitat de Barcelona Year: 2015
The recognition highlights the Cuidador Acompañante project, a nursing-led initiative that promotes the active and safe participation of families in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Critical thinking enables these professionals to analyse each clinical situation more reflectively and rigorously in order to improve patient care.
The Neonatology Service aims to demonstrate that the individual family room for newborns is more beneficial than the shared box room.
