Dr Mercè Avellanet Viladomat
Dr Avellanet holds a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (UB), a PhD with Cum Laude honours from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and is a specialist in Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine from the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Badalona. She is currently Head of Department at the Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital (Andorra) and a member of the European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Educational background
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona
Barcelona
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1991
Speciality in Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital
Badalona
1992
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1996
Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery (PhD)
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Barcelona
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1997
Course in Social and Shared Medicine
Fundació Espriu
Barcelona
1992
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1993
Specialised Healthcare Management Course
International School of Hospital Management
Madrid
1997
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1997
MSc in Assessment of Bodily Injury and Medical Expert Appraisal
European Institute of Health and Social Welfare
Madrid
2003
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2005
European Master's Degree in Bioethics
Ramon Llull University
Barcelona
2006
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2009
Training at the School of Ultrasound
Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
2013
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2015
American Spinal Injury Association International Standards Training (WEeTEP)
American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) and International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)
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Experience
Head of the Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department at Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital
Andorra
1999
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Lecturer on the Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Andorra
Andorra
2001
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Lecturer on the Master's in Prosthetics, Orthotics and Assistive Products at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Madrid
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Member of the Technical Committee on Disabilities
Andorra
1998
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2004
Member of the National Valuation Commission of the Government of Andorra
Andorra
2004
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2018
Chairperson of the SAAS Clinical Ethics Committee
Andorra
2010
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2018
Chairperson of the SAAS Clinical Ethics Committee
Andorra
2021
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Coordinator of the Health Sciences and Healthcare Services Research Group at the University of Andorra
Andorra
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Participating researcher in seven international clinical trials
2001
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Director of two doctoral theses
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Member of the examining board for eight doctoral theses
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Scientific reviewer for medical journals
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Scientific publications
59 peer-reviewed publications, 24 of them published in international journals.
View the paper →9 published book chapters.
View the paper →89 conferences, symposia and scientific presentations, 68 of them at international congresses.
View the paper →57 invited lectures, 11 of them at forums in Europe, America and Asia.
View the paper →ORCID profile: 0000-0003-1574-9906.
View the paper →
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Professional societies
Board Member, 2012–2016
SERMEF — Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
Director of the Scientific Committee, 2012–2016
SERMEF — Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
International Affairs Representative
SERMEF — Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
Member of the Women and Health Task Force
ISPRM — International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Representative for Europe, 2012–2014
ISPRM — International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Vice-President of the Step by Step Foundation for spinal cord injury.
Patron of the Step by Step Foundation.
SEP — Spanish Paraplegia Society.
SERI — Spanish Society for Paediatric Rehabilitation.
SCRiMF — Catalan Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine.
Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
SAC — Societat Andorrana de Ciències.
Women's Research Group, study group constituted as a subgroup of the SAC.
European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, as a lifetime member.