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Our research group takes part in other activities such as national and international round tables, symposia, scientific meetings, congresses,… as well as the organization and presidency of the following:

 

1.         Scientific secretary of the XV Extraordinary Meeting of the Andalusian Society of Digestive Pathology. Granada, June 1984.

 

2.         Secretary of the VI Nacional and I Internacional Meeting of the Spanish Society of doctors writers. Granada, October, 1984.

 

3.         Secretary of the IV Scientific Meeting of the Andalusian Society of Internal Medicine, Granada, October, 1986.

 

4.         Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st Andalusian Congress of Arterial Hipertensión and other Cardiovascular Risk factors. Sevilla, Palacio de Congresos, 10, 11, and 12  October 1991.

 

5.         Chairpersons. Part I "Na/Ca Exchange and Ouabain-Like Factors in Hypertension". "Intracellular pH, Na/H Exchanger and ionic Disturban­ces in Hypertension and Diabetes"               Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada. Granada, Spain, June 20th, 1992

 

6.          President of the III Scientific Meeting of the Andalusian Society of Arterial Hypertension and other Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Granada 28, 29, 30 October, 1993.

 

7.         Member of the Scientific Committee of the 11th  Scientific Meeting of the Andalusian Society of Internal Medicine (SADEMI). Sevilla 11, 12, and13  November, 1993

 

8.         Member of the Honor Committee of the 7th  congreso of the Madrid-Castilla La Mancha Internal Medicine Society. Toledo, 23-25  September 1999.

 

9.          Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4th  Andalusian Congress of Arterial Hypertension and other Cardiovascular Risk factors, and IX Meeting of Cardiology. Huelva, 27, 28 and 29, October 1994

 

10.       Member of the Scientific Committee of the 7th  Meeting of the Andalusian Society of  Hypertension and other Cardiovascular Risk factors . Almería, 23, 24 and 25 October 1997

 

11.       President of the XXIII National Congress of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.

            Granada, 13-16 October 1998.

 

12.       President of the  23rd  Meeting of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine. Madrid, 17 and 18  June 1999.

 

13.        Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st Social, humanistic and health meetings.. Auditorio Caja Rural; Granada 9, 10 and 11 June 1994

 

14.        Member of the Organisation Committee of the 24th Meeting of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine. Madrid 27 - 29 de junio de 2001

 

15.        Member of the Organisation Committee of the 15th National Congress of the Spanish Society of Medical Training. Granada, 24 -26 October 2001.

 

16.        Member of the International Advisory Committee, 26th International Congress of Internal Medicine. May 26-30, 2002 Kyoto, Japan

 

17.       President of the 27th World Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada 2004. September 26th to October 1st (Spain)

 

18.       President of the Organisation Committee of the 15th Aniversary of the Hypertension Unit of  the “San Cecilio” University Hospital of Granada. Granada, 31 March-2 April,  2005

 

19.       Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st National Meeting of Stroke in Primary Health Care. Granada, 21- 23 April 2005.

 

20.       Member of the Scientific Committee of the 23rd Congress of the Andalusian Society of Internal Medicine. Islantilla, Huelva, 14-16 June 2007.

21.      Vocal del Comité Científico XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Interna. Roquetas de Mar, Almería, 29-31 de mayo de 2008

 

Other merits and distinctions

 

*           Corresponding Academician of the Real Academia de Medicina de Granada (1976).

 

*           Merit Membership of the Sociedad Valenciana de Patología Digestiva (1977).

 

*           Honorary Fellowship. Montaigne Student’s Hall of Residence, Granada (1986).

 

*           Sponsor of the 1981-82 and 1986-87 Faculty of Medicine Promotion, Granada (academic year 1986-87).

 

*           Membership of the "World Centers of Excellence Club". Göteborg, Sweeden, November 1, 1991.

 

*           Sponsor of the1987-88 and 1992-93 Faculty of Medicine Promotion, Granada (academic year 1992-93).

 

*           Honorary member of the Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Almería. June 25th 1993.

 

*           Membership of the World Center of Excellence Club". Laussanne, Switzerland, February, 1993.

 

*           Certificate of Membership. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Washington DC 20005, USA (7th September 1993).

 

*           Commemorative Medal for 25th years of service. Faculty of Medicine. University of  Granada. (Academic year 1993-94). Main lecture theatre of the Faculty of Medicine, October 18th, 1993.   Silver Medal of the University of Granada (nº 56 in the Silver Medals Entry Book of the University of Granada, October, 2nd. 1994). Academic year 1994-95.

 

*           Medal of the 150th Aniversary of the "Padre Suárez" High School. Granada (1845-1995)

 

*           Fellow of "Isabel La Católica" Hall of Residence. University of Granada. November 17, 995.

 

*           Fellow of  “Cardenal Cisneros”  Student’s Hall of Residence of Granada. December, 17, 1995.

 

*           Honorary Mention in recognition of his 25 years as member of the Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Médicos of the province of Granada. Granada, June 27, 2001

 

*     Certificate in recognition of his meritorius services has been named an HONORARY MEMBER of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. Granada, Sept. 29, 2004

 

*    The Latinamerican Society of Internal Medicine (SOLAMI) confers the recognition to Dr. Blas Gil-Extremera for his efficient and outstanding services as President of the Organizing Committee of the 27 International Congress of Internal Medicine, Granada, October 1st, 2004.

 * Premio, Médico Andaluz del año a propuesta de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Gerneral (SEMG) y de Familia  (Sección Andalucía). Salón de Actos de la Caja Rural de Granada; 4 de junio de 2009