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Scientific Director’s Presentation
2016 was a period involving the consolidation of organisational changes at CIBERDEM. The structure
of the Research Programmes set up in 2015 was reinforced, agreements with platforms were renewed, adapting these to current legislation, and the Strategic Plan was almost completely drawn up to enable us to set the strategic approaches for the coming years. The evaluation of groups formed a major part of the organisational activity for 2016, and gave us an image of the work done by groups in the CIBERDEM context which will gradually be completed in coming assessments. Resuming our annual meeting has meant a particular satisfaction for me, as scientific director, since this allows us to share scientific concerns, point out or establish cooperation schemes and enjoy more personal contact.
In our own particular context, 2016 was a year of intense research activity, as displayed by both the large amount of scientific production (285 publications with CIBERDEM affiliation) and through its quality
(28% of the publications in the first decile, 67% in the first quartile, average impact factor 5.1). The cooperation work done by CIBERDEM in the national and international spheres should be highlighted, with respective proportions of 76% and 36% of collaborative publications. The breakdown of the most relevant publications by each group is shown in the report. I would also like to stress the progress made in the [email protected] study, which will establish the incidence of diabetes in Spain and whose field study has already ended in one of the zones, and is making satisfactory progress in all the others.
In the balance for 2016 we should also point out the initiatives got under way in the Training Programme and that of Outreach. In the training area one could highlight the creation of the Mobility Aids, with the first call already issued in 2016, and which is continuing in the 2017 call, as well as the organisation of
the Annual Session “Diabetes to debate 2016: Diabetes in the knowledge frontier” , in cooperation with MSD. The work done by the groups organising courses and seminars nationwide and abroad is worthy of mention, contributing to the training of researchers and the visibility of CIBERDEM. At the end of the year we made the formal application for the CIBERDEM to join EURADIA, The Alliance for European Diabetes Research, as member of the alliance, which will allow us to bolster the CIBERDEM’s international presence in the institutional domain. Finally, with the aim of making our research work more visible and better known by society, we maintain our presence, through the CIBERDEM Space, in the DiabetesFEDE journal brought out by the Federación Española de Diabetes, we have begun cooperation with the DiabetesCero association and have taken part, amongst others, in the Diabetes Experience Day and in the Science Week, along with the many activities performed on regional or local levels by the different CIBERDEM groups.
The Report now being presented will give you more detailed knowledge about the activity and achievements of the CIBERDEM in 2016 and reflects the impact and quality of the research that we are doing. Please go ahead and consult this!
With best regards,
Eduard Montanya, Scientific Director
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