III Congreso de Envejecimiento

Josep de Martí Vallés

Inforesidencias

Director

Director of www.inforesidencias.com, an internet portal about elderly care in Spain, since its foundation in 2000 and of eai|consulting, a company specialized in knowledge management and consulting on issues related to dependency and ageing.

Director of the weekly digital newsletter Dependencia.info which, with 9,000 subscribers, is a reference point for the Spanish geriatric care sector.

Professor of the Master’s Degree in Social Gerontology and the Postgraduate Course in Management of Residences at the University of Barcelona IL3.

Professor of postgraduate courses in geriatric nursing and management of social centers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​Ramón Llull, Rovira Virgili and Open University of Catalonia (UOC).

Speaker and author of collaborations in different media and a specialized blog on care for dependents and older people with participation in Spain, Mexico and Chile.

Promoter of eighteen “geriatric care trips” in which groups of professionals from Spain visit another country to learn about their model of care for the elderly (residences, day centers, adapted housing…). So far trips to Germany, Austria, Denmark, United States, Finland, France, Great Britain, Holland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Co-organizer with Ordesa Laboratories of the Nutrisenior Good Dietary Practices Awards in Residences and Centers for the elderly. http://premiosnutrisenior.com/.

Senior Civil Servant of the Generalitat from 1991 until June 2000. For eight years as a social services inspector, the last two as Head of the Inspection Section and collaborator with the legal services of the Department of Social Welfare. On voluntary leave since June 2000.

Awarded with various prizes:

2011 Annual Award from the Association of Directors and Managers of Social Services. For the creation of the Inforesidencias.com portal

2013 Award from the Madrid Association for Dependency Care (AMADE). “Outstanding Professional Career in the field of Dependency Care”

Silver badge from the Valencian Community Association of Residences and Services for Dependent Persons (AERTE) 2014 for work in the field of Dependency.

2014 SENDA Award Professional in the Dependency Sector.