The IIS Aragón and Ibercaja Foundation bring together the importance of taking care of cardiovascular health

On Thursday, February 29, a series of conferences in collaboration with the Aragón Health Research Institute begins in the Patio de la Infanta.

Mental health, obesity, thyroid disease and the importance of health control are the topics that will be addressed at each of the meetings by doctors and researchers

The sixth edition of this program aims to disseminate and inform society of the different agents that influence cardiovascular health.

Promoting the relevance of cardiovascular health and the importance of taking care of yourself are the two objectives that focus a program of meetings organized by the Ibercaja Foundation in the Patio de la Infanta, in collaboration with the Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón).

Stress, depression and their close relationship with the heart

This next Thursday, February 29 The sixth edition of the Cardiovascular Health Promotion conference begins. Take care of yourself! with two presentations byDr. Nuria Val, specialist in Family Medicine, and Dr. Concepción De La Cámara, psychiatrist at the Lozano Blesa University Hospital.. The first will address stress as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases as harmful as hypertension or cholesterol. During the second presentation we will talk about the relationship between depression and people who have suffered a cardiovascular event, as well as the importance of detecting their symptoms and starting adequate treatment for patients. After the conferences, a dialogue moderated by Dr. Elena Lobo, professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Zaragoza, will take place.

The second meeting, the next March 7, will address obesity stigma. During the first talk, Dr. José Miguel Arbonés, senior researcher at the Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences (IACS) and researcher at the Networked Biomedical Research Center for the Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), will focus on the false belief that obesity is due to lack of self-discipline. The researcher will explain that it is a chronic disease influenced by genetic, behavioral and environmental factors. Subsequently, Dr. Santiago Gascón, professor of Psychopathology at the University of Zaragoza, will address the impact of obesity on mental health, often promoted by the concept of aesthetic “normality” imposed by society, which in many cases generates cases extremes of discrimination and mental disorder to those who suffer from it. This second day will end with a discussion moderated by Dr. Belén Moreno, professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Zaragoza.

The following meetings will focus on thyroid disease, next April 18, with two conferences by doctors Alejandro Sanz and Martín Laclaustra and a colloquium moderated by doctor José Manuel Lou. This sixth edition will end on May 9 with a day on the importance of health control with two presentations by doctors María Antonia Sánchez and Montserrat León and a round table moderated by doctor Miguel Ángel Guerrero.

A day on health in the work environment

In parallel to this conference program, Fundación Ibercaja and the Aragón Health Research Institute have promoted a day in the Patio de la Infanta on April 11, which will have as its central theme the promotion of cardiovascular health in the work environment and will feature three presentations on prevention of sedentary lifestyle and the importance of sleep quality in occupational health, as well as the importance of health monitoring within companies.

PROGRAM OF THE CYCLE OF CONFERENCES

– “Mental health and heart”. Thursday, February 29. 19pm.

Mental health and heart | Ibercaja Foundation (fundacionibercaja.es)

– “The stigma of obesity”. Thursday March 7. 19pm.

The stigma of obesity | Ibercaja Foundation (fundacionibercaja.es)

– “Thyroid disease”. Thursday April 18. 19pm.

– “The importance of health control”. Thursday, May 9. 19pm.