--- title: "The Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital hosts the 30th SOMACOT Congress" lang: "en" type: "noticia" updated: "2026-07-20" url: "https://www.fraternidad.com/en/the-fraternidad-muprespa-havana-hospital-hosts-the-30th-somacot-congress" translations: es: "https://www.fraternidad.com/es-ES/noticias/el-hospital-fraternidad-muprespa-habana-acoge-el-30-congreso-somacot" ca: "https://www.fraternidad.com/ca-ES/l-hospital-fraternidad-muprespa-havana-acull-el-30e-congres-somacot" eu: "https://www.fraternidad.com/eu-ES/fraternidad-muprespa-habanako-ospitaleak-somacot-30-kongresua-hartzen-du" gl: "https://www.fraternidad.com/gl-ES/o-hospital-fraternidad-muprespa-da-habana-acolle-o-30deg-congreso-somacot" en: "https://www.fraternidad.com/en/the-fraternidad-muprespa-havana-hospital-hosts-the-30th-somacot-congress" zh-hans: "https://www.fraternidad.com/cn/fraternidad-muprespa-hawanayiyuanzhubandi-30-jie-somacot-dahui" --- ![The 30th Somacot Congress took place at the Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/style_1920x400/public/2019-10/El%2030%20Congreso%20Somacot%20tuvo%20lugar%20en%20el%20Hospital%20Fraternidad-Muprespa%20Habana.jpg?itok=IGoVrF5a) # The Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital hosts the 30th SOMACOT Congress 29/10/2019 FM Centers Población Madrid The Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital hosted the thirtieth edition of the SOMACOT Congress(Matritense Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology).José María Antón, Vice-Minister of Health Humanization of the Community of Madrid inaugurated, in the health center opened in April of this year, the 30th SOMACOT Congress, an event that brings together doctors in this specialty to discuss the latest clinical advances. Together with Antón he was present at the inauguration Carlos Aranda, manager of Fraternidad-Muprespa, the Dr. Miguel Ángel Sánchez, president of the Madrid College of Physicians, he Dr. Eduardo Hevia, president of the 30th Somacot Congress, and the Dr. Mariano de Frías, president of its Scientific Committee. José María Antón highlighted in his speech the importance that Madrid healthcare gives to the specialty on which the congress focuses. "In 2018, more than 80,000 surgical interventions for orthopedic or trauma surgery were performed in the Madrid health service, while, of the total consultations, more than 20% corresponded to this specialty. Hence the importance of this appointment, which combines professionalism and rigor and provides a high level of service to society," highlighted Antón, a doctor by profession. For his part, Carlos Aranda stressed the honor it is for the Mutua to host events like this at the Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital. ”It is an important window for the dissemination of knowledge and scientific research, one of the objectives that we wanted this center to achieve, which stands out for its sustainability, energy efficiency, accessibility, digitalization and technology in addition to the excellence of its human team,” he stated. Dr. Eduardo Hevia, head of the Spine unit at the Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital, thanked the speakers, moderators and participants for their presence and highlighted the high level of the communications presented at this event, which has also served to “introduce the Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana Hospital to society, which has only been open for six months, to colleagues in the field of traumatology.” The five round tables around which the presentations and presentations took place dealt with “Arthroscopic treatment of joint fractures”, “Disability, disability, sequelae and handicap”, both on the first day, and “Civil liability and safety in the practice of orthopedic surgery and traumatology”, “When and how to operate a vertebral fracture?” and “Teaching, postgraduate research training”, on Friday. Different workshops were also held and participants were able to view 62 posters made by teams from different hospitals in the country. On Friday, the Congress awards were presented. The one with the best communication went to the titled "Oncogenic osteomalacia as a fundamental part of the study of bone disease. About several cases", from the doctors Grande, Moreno, Pérez, González and Sánchez, of the Ramon y Caja Hospital l. The second best communication was for the one titled “Results of re-anchoring of the pectoralis major tendon after complete rupture”, from the doctors Bergara, Aguado, González and Paniagua, of the Hospital Fraternidad-Muprespa Havana. Finally, the Best Poster Award went to the call “Intralymphatic papillary angioendothelioma (Dabska Tumor) of intraosseous location”, from the doctors González, Hevia, Bellostas, Barrientos, Peleteiro and Ortiz, from the La Paz University Hospital. At this event there was also a moment for remembrance as a tribute was paid to previous presidents of the SOMACOT Congress. [![Carlos Aranda, upon his arrival at Congress](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Carlos%20Aranda%2C%20a%20su%20llegada%20al%20Congreso_0.jpg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/2019-10/Carlos%20Aranda%2C%20a%20su%20llegada%20al%20Congreso_0.jpg "Carlos Aranda, upon his arrival at Congress") [![Doctors Espiniella, on the left, and Díez and Minuesa, at the table, with white coats](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctores%20Espiniella%2C%20a%20la%20izquierda%2C%20y%20D%C3%ADez%20y%20Minuesa%2C%20en%20la%20mesa%2C%20con%20bata%20blanca_0.jpg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctores%20Espiniella%2C%20a%20la%20izquierda%2C%20y%20D%C3%ADez%20y%20Minuesa%2C%20en%20la%20mesa%2C%20con%20bata%20blanca_0.jpg "Doctors Espiniella, on the left, and Díez and Minuesa, at the table, with white coats") [![Doctors Minuesa and López, at one of the presentation tables](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctores%20Minuesa%20y%20L%C3%B3pez%2C%20en%20una%20de%20las%20mesas%20de%20las%20ponencias_0.jpg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctores%20Minuesa%20y%20L%C3%B3pez%2C%20en%20una%20de%20las%20mesas%20de%20las%20ponencias_0.jpg "Doctors Minuesa and López, at one of the presentation tables") [![Assembly room during one of the tables](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Sal%C3%B3n%20de%20actos%20durante%20una%20de%20las%20mesas_0.jpg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/2019-10/Sal%C3%B3n%20de%20actos%20durante%20una%20de%20las%20mesas_0.jpg "Assembly room during one of the tables") [![Doctor Elena López, manager of the Fraternidad-Muprespa Habana Hospital, together with one of the authors of the winning communication of the Congress](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctora%20Elena%20L%C3%B3pez%2C%20gerente%20del%20Hospital%20Fraternidad-Muprespa%20Habana%2C%20junto%20a%20uno%20de%20los%20autores%20de%20la%20comunicaci%C3%B3n%20ganadora%20del%20Congreso.jpg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctora%20Elena%20L%C3%B3pez%2C%20gerente%20del%20Hospital%20Fraternidad-Muprespa%20Habana%2C%20junto%20a%20uno%20de%20los%20autores%20de%20la%20comunicaci%C3%B3n%20ganadora%20del%20Congreso.jpg "Doctor Elena López, manager of the Fraternidad-Muprespa Habana Hospital, together with one of the authors of the winning communication of the Congress") [![Doctor Hevia, together with one of the authors of the winning poster at the Congress](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctor%20Hevia%2C%20junto%20a%20una%20de%20las%20autoras%20del%20poster%20ganadore%20en%20el%20Congreso.jpg)](https://www.fraternidad.com/sites/default/files/2019-10/Doctor%20Hevia%2C%20junto%20a%20una%20de%20las%20autoras%20del%20poster%20ganadore%20en%20el%20Congreso.jpg "Doctor Hevia, together with one of the authors of the winning poster at the Congress")