{"id":6539,"date":"2022-03-21T09:57:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/interview-joan-marti-rague\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:57:05","slug":"interview-joan-marti-rague","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/interview-joan-marti-rague\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Joan Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6539\" class=\"elementor elementor-6539 elementor-2672\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7b09e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7b09e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-89c4254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"89c4254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1441\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1441\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Joan Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1441\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1441\"><div class=\"ent_textos_col_izq\">Name: Joan Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9<br>Date of birth: 21-09-1943<br>ID Number: 37592912 X<br>Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 616, 4<br>08007 Barcelona<br>Telephone Number: 933.012.357<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1442\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1442\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1442\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1442\"><div class=\"ent_textos_col_izq\">Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona, 1966<br>PhD in Medicine and Surgery by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, 1975<br>Specialist in General Surgery,1968<br>Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery,1969<br>Specialist in Occupational Medicine,1970<br>Specialist in Digestive Surgery, 1979<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1443\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1443\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">WORK EXPERIENCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1443\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1443\"><p>Division Head of the Coloproctology Unit of the Bellvitge Hospital, 1977- 2008<br>Associate professor of the University of Barcelona, 1990-2008<br>Head of the General Surgery Unit of the Dr. Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9 Institute, 1994-2008<br>Head of the General Surgery Unit of the Dr. Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9\u2013 A. S\u00e1enz Institute, 2009 2009.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1444\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1444\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ACADEMIC ACTIVITY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1444\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1444\"><p>Associate professor of 12 pre-graduate courses<br>Accredited tutor of 31 post-graduate courses<br>Teaching professor of 24 continued education courses<br>Director of 4 doctoral dissertations<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1445\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1445\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">RESEARCH PROJECTS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1445\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1445\"><p>Publication of 55 national original articles<br>Publication of 1 international review<br>Publication of 51 international original articles<br>International publication of 1 book<br>National publication of 3 books<br>Publication of 30 national book chapters<br>Publication and editing of several books on stomas<br>Editor of 4 national books<br>Principal investigator in 2 clinical trials<br>Co-investigator in 19 clinical trials<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1446\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1446\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">COMMUNICATIONS AND LECTURES IN CONGRESSES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1446\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1446\"><p>100 national communications<br>60 international communications<br>152 national lectures<br>75 international lectures<br>Moderator of several national and international round tables<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1447\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1447\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">RELEVANT ARTICLES IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1447\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1447\"><p>Transplantation Proceedings<br>Gastrum<br>Gut<br>Internacional Journal Colorrectal Disease<br>American Institut of Cancer Reserch<br>American Journal of Gastroenterology<br>Journal of the National Cancer Institut<br>American Journal of Surgery<br>British Journal of Surgery<br>Colorectal Diseases<br>Diseases of Colon and Rectum<br>Journal of the American College of Surgery<br>Spanish Surgery<br>Journal of Digestive Diseases<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1448\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1448\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING SOCIETIES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1448\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1448\"><p>President of the Spanish Association of Coloproctology in 1990<br>Member of the Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology<br>Member of the Spanish Society of Surgeons<br>Member of the Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology<br>President of the European Council for Coloproctology 1995-1997<br>Member of the European Council for Coloproctology<br>Member of the European Society of Coloproctology<br>Member of the Spanish Society of Coloproctology<br>Member of the American College of Surgeons<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1449\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1449\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESSES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1449\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1449\"><p>Organizer of the National Meeting of Coloproctology, 1990<br>Organizer of the Conference of the European Council for Coloproctology, 1995<br>Organizer of the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology, 2003<br>Coordinator of several courses on stoma<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-14410\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-14410\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">AWARDS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-14410\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-14410\"><p>Virgili Award of the Catalan Society of Surgery, 2008<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7c5749 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7c5749\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a24a12c\" data-id=\"a24a12c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28f59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d28f59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27fcd25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27fcd25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62983c2\" data-id=\"62983c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203b8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"203b8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you arrive at the decision to specialise in colorectal surgery?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2205b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2205b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main problem encountered by general surgery and traumatology during the 1960s and 70s was high morbimortality, resulting from the fact that all surgeons performed all types of surgical procedures. In 1972-73, Dr. Sitges Creus, head of the Department of Surgery of the Pr\u00ednceps d\u2019Espanya Hospital in Bellvitge, created three functional units: one for liver and pancreas surgery, one for esophagogastric surgery and one for coloproctology, with the aim of reducing morbimortality. On the other hand, it enabled the establishment of ongoing training for professionals to specialise in each area, as well as training for new surgeons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a0f9c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a0f9c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bee2dc5\" data-id=\"bee2dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b826d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b826d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colorectal cancer cases are increasing in our country. Why?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a1422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a1422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a difficult question to answer, as there is no single cause but rather a variety of factors affecting this increasing number of cases: type of diet, environment, stress, genetics&#8230; What is undeniable is the gradual increase of this pathology and the fact that is still being diagnosed too late..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22006a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22006a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c13ac\" data-id=\"68c13ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dc91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2dc91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One of the problems in this field of medicine is diagnostic delay. In your opinion, which is the first symptom that should lead an individual to seek specialised help?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c5755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c5755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This may not exactly answer the question, but I think that before seeking help over any symptom, there are a series of measures that can be applied to prevent this situation. One group is comprised of patients and family members with a hereditary disease such as familial polyposis of the colon, Lynch syndrome, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer&#8230; Early detection tests, such as the faecal occult blood test in patients aged 50 and over, the performance of a colonoscopy on family members of colorectal cancer patients, the detection of family members who are susceptible to developing hereditary cancer via genetic counselling consultations&#8230;<br>As far as the first symptoms go, bleeding or changes in bowel habits are usually delayed symptoms and appear when the cancer has already progressed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c67c95a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c67c95a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07fc1b4\" data-id=\"07fc1b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2daf93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2daf93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you think the time interval between the onset of the first symptom and treatment has improved? Does the decrease of this time period improve prognosis?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6890e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6890e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In response to the first question, I would say yes, if we compare it with the past century, but this interval is still too long.<br>In relation to the second question, it is hard to absolutely confirm whether it improves prognosis or not. A shorter interval most certainly does not worsen prognosis, given that in theory the most important thing is the knowledge of the molecular biology of tumours since certain tumours are more aggressive than others even when they pertain to the same staging category. But we must not forget that we are treating people, and the lengthening of the interval between diagnosis and treatment not only entails a physical impact, but also has a psychological effect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-255b1b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"255b1b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0224cb\" data-id=\"b0224cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8146a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8146a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaking of treatment, in your opinion, which are the most important advances in colorectal cancer?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c9958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2c9958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The creation of multidisciplinary coloproctology units in which surgeons, digestologists, oncologists, radiotherapists, radiologists, anatomo-pathologists, stomach pathologists and oncopsychologists participate. These committees develop intervention protocols and clinical guidelines with the aim of providing a general overview of the disease and proper treatment, even though these documents have the limitation that professionals do not always know how to apply them to each specific case, since they are sometimes hard to interpret.<br>This, however, has not been cost-free, since it has led to a loss of the doctor-patient relationship, which to me is essential in our profession\u2019s daily practice.<br>Other advances have been the variety of drugs now available (chemotherapeutic, monoclonal antibodies, biologic drugs) in the market, new treatment techniques combining chemoradiotherapy with surgery, mainly in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer, the introduction of the laparoscopic approach which minimizes aggression and which generally facilitates a faster recovery.<br>Overall, I would say there have been incessant advances and improvements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f01549e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f01549e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88ec37\" data-id=\"b88ec37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fddcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26fddcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coloproctology as such has not been recognized in our country, but an increasing number of coloproctology units are being established in our hospitals. Does this mean that a colorectal pathology has a better outcome if treated by a specialised surgeon than by a general surgeon?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679305f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679305f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If we agreed to the contrary, it would mean that my concerns over the past few years regarding my own training and the training of other surgeons in this field would have been pointless; therefore, the answer is YES. The outcome is better if patients are treated by specialists.<br>However, I think this specialty has been abused, given that in certain general hospitals there should not be specialty units comprised of just one person; and they should be able to decide which colorectal pathology they can take on and which one should be referred to reference hospitals, where it has been proven that pathology volume improves morbimortality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e16e0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e16e0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73cff08\" data-id=\"73cff08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf4e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf4e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some treatments require the construction of a colostomy (a pseudoanus). Given the current situation of this procedure, do you think the patient can lead a normal life? What do you tell patients when you must perform this procedure?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abf7fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2abf7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I think current materials work adequately for the patient to lead a normal life. At present the problem revolves around other factors such as: the preparatory information given to the patient by the nursing specialist and the surgeon, which explains what a stoma is, what the surgical procedure consists of, the postoperative management followed and all possible complications the patient may encounter, both in the short term and in the long term; the involvement of family and friends and many other factors that are completely unrelated to the materials used.<br>Depending on the patient, his\/her family, the colorectal pathology that is being treated, etc, the information given will be different. I think it is very important to leave the door to communication open and to achieve good empathy (feeling) with the patient, in order to assuage the information that is provided and make it easier for the patient to accept it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb10cb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb10cb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29feef3\" data-id=\"29feef3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c49a364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In terms of prestige, what is your assessment of the quality of Catalan coloproctology?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f28ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86f28ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI think Catalan doctors\u2019 prestige dates back to many years ago, when the first residents were trained at the Sant Pau i Santa Creu Hospital, when nothing remotely similar existed in Spain. This prestige also applied at congresses and courses in which doctors from all over Spain participated. The level has been improving progressively, both in Catalonia and in the rest of Spain. I personally believe that we should be very happy about the quality of Catalan coloproctology, but also not entirely satisfied, given that I think there is still room for improvement.\n\nThank you very much, Dr. Mart\u00ed. As a coloproctologist surgeon I am grateful for having exercised my profession at a time which has enabled me to share experiences with you and, especially, to have been by your side to learn from complicated cases the solution of which required both technical and scientific quality as well as human quality.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3649fae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3649fae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f4dc8\" data-id=\"a6f4dc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e081db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e081db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview Joan Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9 Joan Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9 Name: Joan Mart\u00ed Ragu\u00e9Date of birth: 21-09-1943ID Number: 37592912 XAddress: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 616, 408007 BarcelonaTelephone Number: 933.012.357 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona, 1966PhD in Medicine and Surgery by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, 1975Specialist in General Surgery,1968Specialist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6539","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacioolgatorres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}