The Royal European Academy of Doctors (READ) presents a new issue of its scientific journal “Tribuna Plural”, a special monograph devoted to the 7th National Congress held by the Royal Academy in Lanzarote between 25 and 28 April 2024 under the title “Science and biodiversity: views from Lanzarote”, and to the 8th National Congress held in Fuerteventura under the title “Horizons of contemporary thought” between 31 October and 3 November of that same year, both with the collaboration of the Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Humanities of Lanzarote. The publication brings together all the lectures presented during the academic sessions into which the two events were divided, following the usual format of brief, multidisciplinary conferences. The opening of both programmes was led by the presidents of the two academies: on behalf of the Academy of Lanzarote, Francisco González de Posada, who is also an Honorary Member of the READ, and on behalf of the Royal European Academy of Doctors, Alfredo Rocafort, who is also a member of the host institution.
At the 7th National Congress of the READ, the speakers included the academics José Ramón Calvo, president of the institution’s Institute for International Cooperation, who presented the paper “From Balmis to Karikó”; Esther Subirá, who delivered “Lanzarote: between dreamlike beauty and a solid economy”; Jaume Llopis, with the lecture “The effectiveness — or otherwise — of boards of directors”; and Ignacio Buqueras, who presented two papers: “Spain’s world, cultural, natural and intangible heritage” and “Universal Tribute to the Spanish Language”, updating the activity of the Foundation for the Dissemination and Promotion of Spain’s World Heritage and of the Universal Tribute to the Spanish Language, which he himself chairs. They were joined by fellow academics Rafael Urrialde, with “Sustainability in the food chain”; Carlos Grau, who presented “The cardinal points of management”; Cecilia Kindelán, with the lecture “Can we live without the internet?”; Josep Alet, who presented “How to develop scalable businesses”; and Maria Àngels Calvo, who concluded the presentations with “Emerging diseases in the 21st century”.
For its part, the 8th National Congress featured the participation of READ members Antonio Alarcó, who presented the lecture “Challenges and opportunities in the use of artificial intelligence in medical-surgical practice”; Maria Àngels Calvo, with “Strengthening public health in Europe”; Lluís Giner, who presented the study “The safety of dental materials and products”; Carlos Grau, who spoke on the “Relationship between companies and their collaborators”; Jesús Lafuente, with “Report on activities in humanitarian aid in neurosurgery”; and Jaume Llopis, with the lecture “What good managers do”. Félix de la Fuente, former head of the Spanish minutes of the European Parliament, also took part with the paper “European integration: the great project that could remain a mere utopia”.
The READ and the Academy of Lanzarote maintain a collaboration agreement for the dissemination of scientific and academic knowledge through participation in institutional events and the organisation of activities of common interest to both institutions. In this regard, the two institutions agreed to collaborate in the academic sphere by promoting interdisciplinary activities in the scientific, technical and cultural fields, encouraging multidisciplinary initiatives, fostering study, research and teaching, contributing to the development of the sciences, letters, arts and everything that tends towards the dissemination of culture, and promoting both in-person and online meetings between scientists of recognised prestige from both entities to deliver lectures.
