Mariona Espaulella Ferrer
Member of the Research line Mechanisms of tissue repair and regeneration
Email: mariona.espaulella@uvic.cat
ORCID: 0000-0003-3416-7792
Scientific Profile: URECERCA
Mariona Espaulella is a Geriatrician in the unit of hospitalization at home / PADES in the Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu de Vic.
MD. Espaulella is currently working in the thesis project on the doctoral program of comprehensive care and health services at UVic-UCC. The project is focus on the study of the relationship between fragility and tissue regeneration.
Mariona Espaulella has the degree in medicine from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in 2010 and is specialist in geriatrics by the Ministerio de sanidad y ciencias in 2015.
My last happenings:
Organization of complex wound units in Spain. Consensus document, Vic, June 2025
Authors: Marta Ferrer-Solà*; Joan Enric Torra-Bou; Josep María Gómez-Roldán; Carme Minguillón-Cebrián; Èlia Gómez-Losada; Carme Marquilles-Bonet; Sandra Alexandre-Lozano; Pere Coca-Alves; Nahikari Peñafiel-Herrera; Marta Casals-Zorita; Clara Masó-Albareda; Mariona Espaulella Ferrer; Joan Espaulella Panicot Gerokomos 2026;37(1):53-57 doi: S1134-928X2026000100009 Abstract: T his article presents the consensus reached by a group of experts in complex wound care in Spain from 9 complex wound units accredited by the GNEAUPP on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Complex Wounds Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic, Vic, Barcelona. The document sets out organisational, care and strategic criteria for the [...]
Mariona Espaulella Ferrer has received the Osona Health Award
Mariona Espaulella Ferrer has received the Osona Health Award (Premis sanitat d'Osona) for her article, "Health Care Model for People Living in Nursing Homes Based on Integrated Care." The award recognizes her contribution to improving care for elderly residents through a collaborative health care model. The awarded article demonstrates the benefits of integrating primary care teams with a specialized geriatric team to enhance the health outcomes of nursing home residents. Espaulella's research shows that this approach leads to more personalized care, faster responses to health needs, and improved overall well-being for institutionalized individuals.
Health care model for people living in nursing homes based on integrated care
Health care model for people living in nursing homes based on integrated care Authors: Mariona Espaulella-Ferrer, Felix Jorge Morel-Corona, Mireia Zarco-Martinez, Alba Marty-Perez, Raquel Sola-Palacios, Maria Eugenia Campollo-Duquela, Maricelis Cruz-Grullon, Emma Puigoriol-Juvanteny, Marta Otero-Viñas, Joan Espaulella-Panicot Abstract Purpose – Older people living in nursing homes have complex care needs and frequently need specialists’ advice and support that can be challenging to deliver in a rural setting. The aim of this paper is to describe a model of integrated care in a rural area supported by a nurse case manager. Design/methodology/approach – A real-world evidence study of [...]
