The Pan American Health Organization and Latin American Bioethics

2009 ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Fernando Lolas Stepke
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

Profile of Medical Education in Latin America

1971 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. García
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Human Resources Development ◽  
Health Manpower ◽  
American Schools ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

Preliminary results of a study on medical education in Latin America carried out by the Department of Human Resources Development of the Pan American Health Organization are given in this article. Each of the Latin American schools of medicine existing at the end of 1967 and at the beginning of 1968 was visited by a researcher for approximately seven days. During this period specially prepared questionnaires were completed. An analysis of the data reveals the presence of three types of imbalances: (1) imbalance between the system of secondary education and that of medical education, (2) internal imbalance between the system of higher education and medical education, and (3) imbalance between the system of health services and that of medical education. The study of the data compiled may serve as a basis for the proposal of activities leading to harmonious development of the health manpower sector.

2019 LIMA DECLARATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
James Appleyard
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
National University ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
International College ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

This Declaration has emanated from the Latin American Conference on Person-Centered Medicine, held in Lima-Peru on December 13 and 14, 2019, organized by the Peruvian Association of Person Centered Medicine (APEMCP), the Latin American Network of Person Centered Medicine (RLMCP), and the International College of Person Centered Medicine (ICPCM); under the auspices of the Peruvian Association of Faculties of Medicine (ASPEFAM), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO / WHO), and the San Marcos National University (UNMSM).

2018 LIMA DECLARATION TOWARDS THE LATIN AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION OF PERSONS-CENTERED INTEGRAL HEALTH CARE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan E. Mezzich
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin American ◽  
American Association ◽  
Regional Council ◽  
Medical College ◽  
National University ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
International College ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

Resulting from the First Peruvian Encounter of Person Centered Medicine with multidisciplinary participation, held in Lima, Peru on December 14 and 15, 2018, organized by the Peruvian Association of Person Centered Medicine and under the auspices of the Latin American Network of Person-Centered Medicine, the Latin American Association of National Academies of Medicine (ALANAM), the Peruvian Association of Faculties of Medicine (ASPEFAM), the Representation in Peru of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), San Marcos National University (Peru), the Regional Council III – Lima of the Medical College of Peru, and the International College of Person Centered Medicine.

LA PAZ DECLARATION 2018 ON PERSON-CENTERED PRIMARY CARE: POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, ECOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Enrique Mezzich
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
La Paz ◽  
National University ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
International College ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
San Andres ◽  
The University ◽  
Knowledge Ecology

Resulting from the Fourth Latin American Conference of Person-Centered Medicine held in La Paz, Bolivia on September 7 and 8, 2018, organized by the Latin American Network of Person-Centered Medicine and the National Academy of Medicine of Bolivia under the auspices of the Latin American Association of National Academies of Medicine, the Peruvian Association of Person-Centered Medicine, the Representation in Bolivia of the Pan American Health Organization/WHO, the University of San Andrés (Bolivia), the Franz Tamayo University (Bolivia), San Marcos National University (Peru), and the International College of Person Centered Medicine.

scholarly journals Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Latin American Children: Results of the Pan American Health Organization Surveillance Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1355-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Kertesz ◽  
José Luis Di Fabio ◽  
Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone ◽  
Elizabeth Castañeda ◽  
Gabriela Echaniz–Aviles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Surveillance Study ◽  
Pan American ◽  
American Children ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Education, ethics, and solidarity in international cooperation

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-152
Author(s):  
Janete Lima de Castro ◽  
Rosana Lucia Alves de Vilar ◽  
Raimunda Medeiros Germano
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
Human Resource Policies ◽  
Course Experience ◽  
Andean Countries ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Fundamental Values ◽  
Latin American Countries

The article analyzes an experience in technical cooperation between Brazil and Andean countries in the form of the International Course in the Management of Human Resource Policies in Health. This exploratory documental study encompassed a number of Latin American countries whose institutions of higher education had partnerships with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, mediated by the Pan American Health Organization Representation in Brazil. The course experience shows that fundamental values like ethics and solidarity are determinant to the success of technical cooperation processes.

scholarly journals Changes in the Sodium Content of Foods Sold in Four Latin American Countries: 2015 to 2018

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 4108
Author(s):  
Adriana Blanco-Metzler ◽  
Jaritza Vega-Solano ◽  
Beatriz Franco-Arellano ◽  
Lorena Allemandi ◽  
Rodrigo Burgos Larroza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sodium Content ◽  
Food Label ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Packaged Foods ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Latin American Countries ◽  
Made In

In 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) published sodium targets for packaged foods, which included two distinct levels: one “regional” and one “lower” target. Changes to the sodium content of the food supply in Latin American Countries (LAC) has not been evaluated. A repeated cross-sectional study used food label data from 2015 (n = 3859) and 2018 (n = 5312) to determine changes in the proportion of packaged foods meeting the PAHO sodium targets and the distribution in the sodium content of foods in four LAC (Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru). Foods were classified into the 18 food categories in the PAHO targets. The proportion of foods meeting the regional targets increased from 82.9% to 89.3% between 2015 and 2018 (p < 0.001). Overall, 44.4% of categories had significant decreases in mean sodium content. Categories with a higher proportion of foods meeting the regional and lower targets in 2018 compared to 2015 (p < 0.05) were breaded meat and poultry, wet and dry soups, snacks, cakes, bread products, flavored cookies and crackers, and dry pasta and noodles. While positive progress has been made in reducing the sodium content of foods in LAC, sodium intakes in the region remain high. More stringent targets are required to support sodium reduction in LAC.

scholarly journals STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO SET UP A KIDNEY REPLACEMENT THERAPY REGISTRY The challenge of a National Kidney Replacement Therapy Registry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Rosa-Diez ◽  
María Carlota González-Bedat ◽  
Rosario Luxardo ◽  
María Laura Ceretta ◽  
Alejandro Ferreiro-Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Kidney Replacement Therapy ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Minimum Quality

Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has become one of the most important public health problems worldwide. The analysis and understanding of this global/national/regional reality would benefit from the data of the renal registries. The implementation of a CKD registry (including all categories) is difficult to achieve given its high cost. On the other hand, patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are easily accessible and constitute the subgroup of greater severity. A Kidney Replacement Therapy Registry (KRTR) is defined as a systematic and continuous collection of a population-based dataset of ESKD patients treated by dialysis/kidney transplant. The lack of available data, particularly in emerging economies, leaves information gaps on health care and outcomes in these patients. The heterogeneity/absence of KRTR in some countries is consistent with the inequities in the access to kidney replacement therapy (KRT) all over the world. In 2014, The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) proposed to achieve at least a prevalence of KRT patients of 700 pmp by 2019 in every Latin American (LA) country. Since then, PAHO and SLANH (Sociedad Latino Americana de Nefrología e Hipertensión) lead courses of training and certification of KRTR in Latin America. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide guidance on how to set-up a new KRTR in countries or regions still lacking one. Advice is provided on the sequence of steps to setup a KRTR, personnel requirements, dataset content and minimum quality indicators required.

Interest on the internet for systemic lupus erythematosus: Analysis of Google Trends in Latin American countries

Lupus ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 096120332110103
Author(s):  
Paul J Tejada-Llacsa ◽  
Pamela Villacorta-Landeo ◽  
Eder Aguilar-Buitrón ◽  
Graciela S Alarcón ◽  
Manuel F Ugarte-Gil
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Latin American Countries

Background/Objective Information available on the internet about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can influence the doctor-patient relationship. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the terms used for SLE on the internet. Methods We analyzed the data downloaded from Google Trends, considering the term “Lupus” in a six-year web-based research. The frequency of the terms for each Pan-American country was obtained automatically from Google Trends, which reports relative search volumes or RSV (on a scale from 0 to 100) across regions. Results We obtained a total of 67 registered terms in 18 countries. The terms were distributed into five categories. The categories with interest in all countries were “definition” and “symptoms”. Conclusions Google Trends allows us to find useful information about SLE on the internet; once the accuracy of this information is validated, it can be used by patients, health institutions, rheumatologists and other health professionals.

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