I constantly work in my process of personal and professional growth, and I share here strategies, reflections and tools that have served me on my path of development and service to others.
Most of the information I draw on is not my own. I have learned it thanks to life teachers, reading, research and my work. And I keep learning day by day!
I will try to convey the messages in the simplest possible way.
Hello!
I am Carlo Giacomo Filpa
My Story
I was born in Bogotá (Colombia), and since I was a child I wanted to be a Doctor. With this objective in mind, I moved to Italy and obtained my Medical Degree at the Universitá degli Studi dell’Insubria (Varese-Como). During that period I worked for the ambulance service and as a General Practitioner in the Italian national health service.
With great enthusiasm to expand my knowledge and live new experiences, I moved to Barcelona (Spain) where I specialized in Family and Community Medicine. I did the Masters degree in Management of Teams and Services in Primary Care, and had the opportunity to work in Hospital, outpatient consultations and at home visits. With gratitude I was able to serve people of all age ranges, at all stages of their lives, and learn about the Spanish health system and that of care for the elderly.
I returned to Bogotá (Colombia) in 2013 with the aim of providing this new experience in Colombia and thus growing at a human and professional level. I have worked in private practice at Siu Tutuava learning health strategies in integrative and complementary medicine, at the Fundación Santa Fé de Bogotá, in Compensar Plan Complementario and I have collaborated in the development of projects dedicated to the elderly.
I believe that the basis of well-being is in the hands of each person and that with the appropriate information, the optimization of habits and the support of professionals, everyone can have integral and quality health. For this reason, following my passion for patient education, I did the Master Trainer training in the Chronic Disease Self Management Program at Stanford University (USA) with Dr. Kate Lorig, a pioneer in this field. Subsequently I obtained the Certification as Health Coach from Dr. Sears Wellness Institute (USA) and the Master in Nutrition at the University of Barcelona.
At present I work as a General Practitioner in the NHS, I do private consultations, give workshops on wellness and healthy habits, and share my process of personal and professional growth, hoping to contribute to the well-being of others.