Carles Escalona Marfil

Lecturer at EUSES – affiliated centre to the UdG. PhD in Primary Care at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (2008). Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from INEFC of Barcelona [University of Barcelona (2000)]. Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy [Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (2003)] and in Podiatry [Fundació Universitària del Bages (FUB), affiliated centre to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) (2011)].

He has made several postgraduate courses: Postgraduate course in University Teaching. European Higher Education Area (EHEA) [Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (2010)], Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise, Perfetti Training [Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (2003)], Postgraduate course in Orthopaedic Technique [Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (2006)].

He has developed his professional career as director of the PODOCAD health area (advanced podiatry centre) from 2004 to the present and as a physical trainer in the international centre of tennis technification Academia Sánchez-Casal (1998-2000).

He has completed a postdoctoral research stay at the University of Queensland.

His main publications are:

Papers:

• ESCALONA, C., 2007, “”Manual de Miología. Descripción y palpación de la musculatura de las extremidades” y la metodología SCAT.”, Educación Médica Internacional, 10, 47-49
• ESCALONA, C., 2005, “Scat methodology: student centered anatomy teaching. Osteology manual and miology manual.” European Journal of Anatomy, 9/supl.1
• ESCALONA, C., 2003, “How to increase the quality in the teaching-learning process in anatomy in health science?”, European Journal of Anatomy, 7/2

Books:

• PÉREZ, A.; LORENTE, M.; ESCALONA, C., 2008, “Anatomía clínica y funcional de la pelvis.”, Neomedic International SL
• ESCALONA, C.; LORENTE, M., 2007, “Manual de Miologia. Descripcion, función y palpación de las extremidades” , Elsevier Masson