EVISAP Research Group at IdISBa Receives Two National Awards for Its Research on Patient Safety and Appropriate Medication Use
The Evidence, Lifestyles and Public Health Research Group (EVISAP) at the Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa) has recently received two important national awards that highlight the quality and impact of its research activity in the fields of Primary Care and patient safety.
Firstly, Ángel García Álvarez, a PhD student and member of EVISAP, was awarded the Second SEFAP Research Award 2026 for the study"Effectiveness and Safety of Focused Deprescribing Interventions in Older Adults: An Umbrella Systematic Review", presented at the 29th National Congress of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Pharmacists (SEFAP), held in Oviedo.
The study synthesises the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness and safety of deprescribing interventions in older adults, an increasingly important strategy for reducing unnecessary polypharmacy and its associated adverse effects. The review has also been recently published in the scientific journal Age and Ageing, one of the leading international journals in the fields of ageing and geriatrics.
In addition, EVISAP received the Award for Best Research Outcome at the 46th Congress of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The award recognised the scientific communication "Evaluation of the Implementation of the SinergiAPS Tool to Improve Patient Safety in Primary Care Across 54 Health Centres: A Mixed-Methods Study", presented by Ignacio Ricci Cabello, Georgina Vidal Mansilla, María Pilar Astier Peña and José Ángel Madurelo Fernández.
The study evaluates the implementation of SinergiAPS in 54 primary health care centres and provides evidence of the tool's usefulness in improving patient safety in Primary Care settings. The findings contribute to enhancing healthcare quality and demonstrate the potential of clinical decision-support tools to promote safer and more efficient healthcare delivery.
These two awards recognise the scientific excellence of the EVISAP research group and reinforce its commitment to applied research in public health, Primary Care and patient safety. They also highlight the impact of the research carried out at IdISBa in generating knowledge that supports clinical decision-making and helps improve health outcomes for the population.