Smithson Alex, MD, PhD

Smithson Alex, MD, PhD

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  • About me

    Infectious Diseases. Hospital Esperit Sant. Associated Professor.

  • Education

    • MOOC

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    • Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya

      2012 - 2012
      Acrecitació com a Professor Lector Educación universitaria/Gestión en el ámbito de la educación universitaria

      Acreditación como Lector

    • Hospital de la Vall d'Hebró

      1996 - 2001
      Internal Medicine Especialista Medicina Interna

      With 2 years of specialization in hepatology

    • University of North Norway

      2012 - 2012
      Observership Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Medicina

      Observership

    • Faculty of Health Sciences University of Copenhagen

      2011 - 2011
      Bacterial biofilms and their role in chronic infections Infectious diseases

      Activities and Societies: 5.5 ECTS-points

    • Universitat de Barcelona

      1988 - 1994
      PhD Medicina Cum Laude

      Title of the doctoral thesis: "Factores dependientes del microorganismo y del huesped en la patogenia de las infecciones urinarias" (Host and bacterial factors related to the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections)

    • 香港大學

      2014 - 2014
      Epidemics Infections Earned 88%

      An online non-credit course authorized by The Hong Kong University and offered through Edx

    • Universitat de Barcelona

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      Director tesis doctoral Medicine Excelente

      Dirección de la tesis "Enterobacterias resistentes causantes de infección urinaria febril en hombres: factores de riesgo y papel del tratamiento antibiótico parenteral extrahospitalario". Doctorando: Javier Ramos Lázaro. Calificación: Excelente

    • Universitat de Barcelona

      2005 - 2007
      I Master de Bases, Procedimientos y Técnicas aplicadas al Cuidado del Paciente Crítico y Emergencias Enfermería de urgencias y emergencias
    • Wesleyan University

      2012 - 2012
      Passion driven statistics Medicine Earned 99,7%

      An online non-credit course authorized by Wesleyan University and offered through Coursera.

    • Universidad de Barcelona

      1988 - 1994
      Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Medicina
    • The Johns Hopkins University

      2012 - 2012
      The science of safety in healthcare Medicine Earned 85%

      An online non-credit course authorized by Johns Hopkins University and offered through Coursera

    • The Johns Hopkins University

      2014 - 2014
      Statistical Reasoning for Public Health 1: Estimation, Inference, & Interpretation Statistics Earned 96,2%

      An online non-credit course authorized by The Johns Hopkins University and offered through Coursera

    • University of Colorado Boulder

      2014 - 2014
      Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome Medicina Earned 99,5%

      An online non-credit course authorized by The University of Colorado and offered through Coursera

    • Penn State University

      2013 - 2013
      Epidemics - the Dynamic of Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases Eared 100%

      An online non-credit course authorized by The Penn Sate University and offered through Coursera

    • Columbia University in the City of New York

      2014 - 2014
      How viruses cause disease Infectious diseases Earned 96,9%

      An online non-credit course authorized by Columbia University and offered through Coursera

    • Stanford University School of Medicine

      2013 - 2013
      Antimicrobial Stewardship: Optimization of Antibiotic Practices Medicine Earned 91,8%

      An online non-credit course authorized by Stanford University and offered through Coursera

    • Universitat de Barcelona

      2021 -
      Manejo del paciente COVID-19 crítico
    • Universidad de Sevilla

      2024 -
      Máster de Formación Permanente en Asistencia Clínica Avanzada en Enfermedades Infecciosas Máster
    • Harvard Medical School

      2008 - 2008
      Telehealth as a Tool in Chronic Diseases Management Medicina

      Activities and Societies: Awarded with 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

    • The Johns Hopkins University

      2013 - 2013
      Global Tuberculosis Clinical Management and Research Infectious Diseases Earned 96,4%

      An online non-credit course authorized by Johns Hopkins University and offered through Coursera

    • Universitat de Barcelona

      2001 - 2003
      VI Máster en SIDA Facultad de Medicina-Servicio Enfermedades Infecciosas
  • Experience

    • Hospital Vall d'Hebró

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2001
      Internal Medicine Residency

      Specialization in hepatology for 2 years.

    • Infectious Unit - Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona (Spain)

      Mar 2001 - Nov 2003
      Grant by the Máximo Soriano Foundation

      Investigation of community acquired urinary tract infections

    • Hospital Clinic

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2007
      Emergency Medicine Physician

      Medical doctor at the emergency department

    • Hospital de l'Esperit Sant

      Nov 2003 - now
      Emergency Medicine Physician

      Responsible of the Observation Unit.

    • Infection Control Committee

      Jan 2008 - now
      President

      Control of nosocomial infections

    • SEMES - Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias

      Jan 2010 - now
      Miembro Consejo Editorial Emergencias
    • Hospital Esperit Sant

      Dec 2014 - now
      Infectious Diseases

      Control Infecciones. Interconsultor

    • BMC

      Feb 2015 - now
      Editorial Board Member, BMC Geriatrics
    • Universitat de Barcelona

      Aug 2017 - now
      Associate Professor Of Medicine
    • VINCat

      Jun 2021 - now
      Comitè Tècnic VINCat

      Miembro del Comitè Tècnic i coordinador del “Grup de Treball en Prevenció de la Infecció Urinària Associada a l’Atenció Sanitària”.Membre del grup "Vigilància de microorganismes amb problemes específics de resistència antibiòtica"

  • Licenses & Certifications