Josep Roca
Research group
- Physiopathological mechanisms of respiratory diseases Emeritus researcher
About me
Prof. Dr. Josep Roca is Senior Researcher at IDIBAPS, Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, Senior Consultant at the Institut Clinic del Tòrax (ICT) Hospital Clínic (Barcelona), Coordinator of BioHealth Computing Erasmus Mundus in Barcelona and senior researcher at IDIBAPS. Author of more than 300 original articles in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters, review articles and books. His two main fields of interest are Chronic diseases: integrated care, systems medicine, predictive medicine, information and communication technologies (ICT); and, O2 pathway – cell bioenergetics relationships: biological mechanisms and impact at system level, non-invasive assessment, exercise, rehabilitation and wellness. Dr.Roca has been coordinator of several EU projects and is cu
Featured publications
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Post-discharge impact and cost-consequence analysis of prehabilitation in high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: secondary results from a randomised controlled trial
Authors:Reference: British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2019. -
Evaluation of integrated care services in Catalonia: population-based and service-based real-life deployment protocols
Authors:Reference: Bmc Health Services Research 2019. -
Paradigm changes for diagnosis: using big data for prediction
Authors:Reference: Clinical Chemistry And Laboratory Medicine 2019. -
Systems approach to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Underlying mechanisms of non-pulmonary manifestations and innovations in management
Authors:Reference: Revue De Medecine Interne 2019. -
Instrumental drift removal in GC-MS data for breath analysis: the short-term and long-term temporal validation of putative biomarkers for COPD
Authors:Reference: Journal Of Breath Research 2018. -
Population-based analysis of patients with COPD in Catalonia: a cohort study with implications for clinical management.
Authors:Reference: Bmj Open 2018. -
Network modules uncover mechanisms of skeletal muscle dysfunction in COPD patients.
Authors:Reference: Journal Of Translational Medicine 2018. -
Personalised Prehabilitation in High-risk Patients Undergoing Elective Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial.
Authors:Reference: Annals Of Surgery 2018. -
Risk and temporal order of disease diagnosis of comorbidities in patients with COPD: a population health perspective.
Authors:Reference: Bmj Open Respiratory Research 2018. -
Implementation of Home Hospitalization and Early Discharge as an Integrated Care Service: A Ten Years Pragmatic Assessment.
Authors:Reference: International Journal Of Integrated Care 2018.
Featured Projects
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PAPRIKA: Patient empowerment for major surgery preparation @home
Principal investigator: Anael Barberan Garcia, Graciela Martinez Palli, Josep Roca TorrentFunder: EIT HealthCode: EIT-Health-IBD-19365Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 -
Smart - PITES: modelos predictivos para el soporte a la gestión de casos en un marco de salud digital
Principal investigator: Jose Roca TorrentFunder: IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic (Sede o evento); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad ; Universitat de Barcelona (Participante)Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 -
NEXTCARE: Atenció personalitzada del malalt crònic en un marc de salut digital
Principal investigator: Isaac Cano Franco Josep Roca Torrent (IP)Funder: IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic (Sede o evento); Comunitat Europea - Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional FEDER ; UB, IDIBAPS (Participante)Code: COMRDI15-1-0016Duration: 15/10/2016 - 14/10/2019 -
CONNECARE: Personalised Connected Care for Complex Chronic Patients
Principal investigator: Josep Roca TorrentFunder: IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic (Sede o evento); European Commission ; Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (Participante)Code: H2020-GA689802Duration: 01/04/2016 - 30/09/2019 -
SELFIE: Sustainable intEgrated care modeLs for multi-morbidity: delivery, FInancing and performancE
Principal investigator: Jose Roca TorrentFunder: Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (Sede o evento); Unió Europea ; Institut D'investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (Idibaps) (Participante)Code: H2020-GA634288Duration: 01/09/2015 - 31/08/2019