Profesores

Titulación Académica:

Diplomada en Fisioterapia (Universidad Ramón Llul), 2002

Licenciada en Psicología (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), 2007

Máster en Medicina Respiratoria (Universidad de Barcelona/Universidad Pompeu Fabra), 2010

Doctora en Biomedicina (Universidad Pompeu Fabra), 2014

Centro de Trabajo y cargo actual:

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona – Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona. Investigadora Post-doctoral (ISC III – Contrato Sara Borrell).

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Blanquerna, Universidad  Ramón Llull, Barcelona. Profesora asociada de la Asignatura de Fisioterapia Cardiorespiratoria.

Otros datos de interés:

Desde el año 2002 ha estado involucrada tanto a nivel clínico como en proyectos de investigación (nacionales e internacionales) relacionados con la evaluación de la capacidad de ejercicio, rehabilitación pulmonar y promoción de la actividad física en pacientes con enfermedades respiratorias tanto agudas como crónicas.

Actual vocal del Área de Fisioterapia Respiratoria de la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (SEPAR).

 Publicaciones (últimos 5 años):

Arbillaga-Etxarri A, Gimeno-Santos E, Barberan-Garcia A, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; Urban Training Study Group.. Socio-environmental correlates of physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thorax. 2017 [Epub ahead of print]

Demeyer H, Dueñas-Espín I, De Jongh C, Louvaris Z, Hornikx M, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Troosters T; PROactive consortium.. Can health status questionnaires be used as a measure of physical activity in COPD patients? Eur Respir J. 2017 Feb 23;49(2).

Demeyer H, Louvaris Z, Frei A, Rabinovich RA, de Jong C, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Troosters T; Mr Papp PROactive study group and the PROactive consortium.. Physical activity is increased by a 12-week semiautomated telecoaching programme in patients with COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Thorax. 2017 May;72(5):415-423.

Puhan MA, Gimeno-Santos E, Cates CJ, Troosters T. Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Dec 8;12:CD005305.

Dueñas-Espín I, Demeyer H, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Garcia-Aymerich J. Depression symptoms reduce physical activity in COPD patients: a prospective multicenter study. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Jun 10;11:1287-95.

Demeyer H, Gimeno-Santos E, Rabinovich RA, […], Polkey MI; PROactive consortium.. Physical Activity Characteristics across GOLD Quadrants Depend on the Questionnaire Used. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 14;11(3):e0151255.

Arbillaga-Etxarri A, Torrent-Pallicer J, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; Urban Training™ Study Group.. Validation of Walking Trails for the Urban Training™ of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. PLoS One. 2016 Jan 14;11(1):e0146705.

Ramon MA, Ferrer J, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; PAC-COPD Study Group.. Inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity ratio and dyspnoea predict exercise capacity decline in COPD. Respirology. 2016 Apr;21(3):476-82.

Donaire-Gonzalez D, Gimeno-Santos E, Balcells E, Garcia-Aymerich J; PAC-COPD Study Group.. Benefits of physical activity on COPD hospitalisation depend on intensity. Eur Respir J. 2015 Nov;46(5):1281-9. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01699-2014.

Gimeno-Santos E, Raste Y, Demeyer H, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; PROactive consortium.. The PROactive instruments to measure physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur Respir J. 2015 Oct;46(4):988-1000.

Barberan-Garcia A, Arbillaga-Etxarri A, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Vilaró J. Nordic walking enhances oxygen uptake without increasing the rate of perceived exertion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiration. 2015;89(3):221-5.

Balcells E, Gimeno-Santos E, de Batlle J, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; PAC-COPD Study Group.Characterisation and prognosis of undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at their first hospitalisation. BMC Pulm Med. 2015 Jan 17;15:4.

Watz H, Pitta F, Rochester CL, […], Gimeno-Santos E, […], Spruit MA. An official European Respiratory Society statement on physical activity in COPD. Eur Respir J. 2014 Dec;44(6):1521-37.

Rodríguez DA, Arbillaga A, Barberan-Garcia A, […], Gimeno-Santos E, Gea J, Orozco-Levi M, Roca J, Marco E. Effects of interval and continuous exercise training on autonomic cardiac function in COPD patients. Clin Respir J. 2016 Jan;10(1):83-9.

Gimeno-Santos E, Frei A, Steurer-Stey C, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; PROactive consortium.. Determinants and outcomes of physical activity in patients with COPD: a systematic review. Thorax. 2014 Aug;69(8):731-9.

Ramon MA, Gimeno-Santos E, Ferrer J, […], Garcia-Aymerich J; PAC-COPD Study Group.. Hospital admissions and exercise capacity decline in patients with COPD. Eur Respir J. 2014 Apr;43(4):1018-27.

Gimeno-Santos E, Rodriguez DA, Barberan-Garcia A, Blanco I, Vilaró J, Torralba Y, Rodriguez-Roisin R, Barberà JA, Roca J, Garcia-Aymerich J. Endurance exercise training improves heart rate recovery in patients with COPD. COPD. 2014 Apr;11(2):190-6.

Blanco I, Santos S, Gea J, Güell R, Torres F, Gimeno-Santos E, […], Barberà JA. Sildenafil to improve respiratory rehabilitation outcomes in COPD: a controlled trial. Eur Respir J. 2013 Oct;42(4):982-92.

Donaire-Gonzalez D, Gimeno-Santos E, Balcells E, […], Garcia-Aymerich J. Physical activity in COPD patients: patterns and bouts. Eur Respir J. 2013 Oct;42(4):993-1002.