María Angeles Rivas Fernández
María Angeles Rivas Fernández
Specialist Physician in Pediatrics and its Special Areas
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Dr. María Angeles Rivas Fernández is a pediatrician with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Master's degree in Neonatology from the Universidad Central de Barcelona. She currently practices as a specialist in pediatrics and its subspecialties at the Hospital Universitario General de Catalunya) since January 2006 and is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Internacional de Cataluña (UIC). Her contribution to the field of pediatrics is reflected in her most notable publication, a meta-analysis of 'Infant position in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation' published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in November 2016. Furthermore, Dr. Rivas is a member of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (CEIm) of the Quirónsalud-Catalunya Hospital Research Group, a member of the Editorial Committee of the Fisterra Guidelines (Elsevier), and a member of the Evidence-Based Pediatrics Working Group of the Asociación Española de Pediatría (AEP), confirming her commitment to ethics and research in her field.
Key information
- Latest Publication:Does the use of a nasal mask with CPAP reduce the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants?
- Belongs to:Comité de Ética en Investigación Clínica (CEIm)
Professional Details
Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya
SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN PAEDIATRICS AND RELATED AREAS
October 2007
Hospital de Barcelona
Specialist doctor
January 1991
Instituto Corachán
Specialist doctor
January 1991
Study
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Universidad Central de Barcelona
1986
Specialized Healthcare Training
Pediatric Specialist
Another qualification
Training courses for preparing systematic reviews and network meta-analyses
Another qualification
Diploma in Statistics and Research in Health Sciences
Another qualification
Master's Degree in Neonatology
Another qualification
Research Proficiency Certificate
Another qualification
Certificate of Good Practice in Clinical Research
Degree in Medicine
Universidad Internacional de Cataluña
January 2015
Parents' School
Servicio de Pediatría HUGC
January 2012
Degree in Medicine
Core practices
Universidad Internacional de Cataluña
Degree in Medicine
Core Maternal-Infant Practices
Universidad Internacional de Cataluña
Pediatrics
Universidad Internacional de Cataluña
Study [B1851115 PFI-PRE-2011-01] - Prospective epidemiological study of pediatric patients with middle ear exudate belonging to a health area in Terrassa, Barcelona (HERMES Study)
2014
Study [V72_28] - Phase 3B study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of recombinant B vaccine when administered alone to infants and healthy children aged 2 to 10 years
2011
Does the use of a nasal mask with CPAP reduce the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants?
Journal Article
Is it possible to predict which very premature newborns will develop severe intraventricular hemorrhage?
Journal Article
Is there a relationship between the recent outbreaks of pertussis and the use of acellular vaccine?
Journal Article
Does vitamin D play a role in recurrent ear infections?
Journal Article
Does premature infants have faster growth rates, leading to better neurocognitive skills in adults?
Journal Article
Can we say that reducing children's consumption of sugary drinks helps them lose weight?
Journal Article
Early postnatal discharge: needs further study
Journal Article
Clinic-radiologic diagnostic protocol of pneumonia
Journal Article
Different strains of probiotics for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants: Protocol of a Network meta-analysis
Journal Article
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and early inhaled budesonide: persist or give in to the evidence?
Journal Article
Do probiotics help babies with infantile colic?
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Oral risedronate appears to prevent fractures in children with mild osteogenesis imperfecta
Journal Article
In adolescents, excessive internet use appears to be associated with health problems.
Journal Article
In children with infantile spasms, the treatment of choice is adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Journal Article
In children with sleep problems, is a behavioral intervention effective in resolving them?
Journal Article
In preterm newborns, it is safe to rapidly increase milk volume
Journal Article
Childhood and adolescent nocturnal enuresis
Clinical Guide
Epidemiology of otitis media with spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane in young children and association with bacterial nasopharyngeal carriage, recurrences and pneumococcal vaccination in Catalonia, Spain - The Prospective HERMES Study
Journal Article
Ibuprofen in premature infants. The controversy continues.
Journal Article
Ibuprofen and patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants: intravenous or oral route?
Journal Article
Infant position in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation
Journal Article
Infant position in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation
Journal Article
Is there any relationship between the use of acellular pertussis vaccines and the latest outbreaks of pertussis?
Journal Article
Improvements in cancer treatments increase long-term survival
Journal Article
Vitamin D in recurrent ear infections: protagonist or intruder?
Journal Article
Xanthines remain the treatment of choice for apnea of prematurity.
Journal Article
Management of non-severe exacerbations in children with bronchiectasis: what's new?
Journal Article
More evidence on the toxicity of alcohol during pregnancy
Journal Article
Dog, cat, and human bites
Clinical Guide
Snake bites
Clinical Guide
Neonates on ventilation. Does position matter? An update of Cochrane Systematic Review
Journal Article
Role of cesarean section and antenatal corticosteroids in the survival of extremely premature infants
Journal Article
First clinical trial in children on hypothermia as a treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Journal Article
Propranolol: future or present in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas?
Journal Article
Role of vitamin D in recurrent otitis of children
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Thrombocytopenia in premature infants: searching for the ideal threshold for transfusion
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Using a neonatal sepsis calculator would prevent overuse of antibiotic therapy
Journal Article
Rotavirus vaccine: Should we accept the risk of intussusception to avoid severe forms of gastroenteritis?
Journal Article
Vancomycin continuous infusion for premature newborns. Is the time now?
Journal Article
Comité de Ética en Investigación Clínica (CEIm)
Grupo de trabajo de Pediatría Basada en la Evidencia
Comité Editorial Fisterra
Comité de ética en investigación clínica (CEIC)
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