Women's Expectations Towards Pregnancy Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Women's and Health Care Teams's Perspectives

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Pregnancy Care ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals The situation of nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean towards universal health

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani ◽  
Lynda Law Wilson ◽  
Sabrina de Souza Elias Mikael ◽  
Laura Morán Peña ◽  
Rosa Amarilis Zarate Grajales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Universal Health

Objective: to assess the situation of nursing education and to analyze the extent to which baccalaureate level nursing education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean are preparing graduates to contribute to the achievement of Universal Health. Method: quantitative, descriptive/exploratory, cross-sectional study carried out in 25 countries. Results: a total of 246 nursing schools participated in the study. Faculty with doctoral level degrees totaled 31.3%, without Brazil this is reduced to 8.3%. The ratio of clinical experiences in primary health care services to hospital-based services was 0.63, indicating that students receive more clinical experiences in hospital settings. The results suggested a need for improvement in internet access; information technology; accessibility for the disabled; program, faculty and student evaluation; and teaching/learning methods. Conclusion: there is heterogeneity in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The nursing curricula generally includes the principles and values of Universal Health and primary health care, as well as those principles underpinning transformative education modalities such as critical and complex thinking development, problem-solving, evidence-based clinical decision-making, and lifelong learning. However, there is a need to promote a paradigm shift in nursing education to include more training in primary health care.

Health care for the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-301
Author(s):  
Ivan Cortinovis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Caribbean

Public Expenditure Efficiency in Health Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Highlights from an IDB Workshop on Public Expenditure Efficiency and Outcomes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola Pessino ◽  
Diana Margarita Pinto ◽  
Gianluca Cafagna ◽  
Laura Giles Álvarez ◽  
Nuria Tolsá Caballero
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes About Breast Cancer Screening in Latin America and the Caribbean: An In-Depth Narrative Review

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Aubrey L. Doede ◽  
Emma M. Mitchell ◽  
Dan Wilson ◽  
Reanna Panagides ◽  
Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Preventive Health Care ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Caribbean

Purpose Breast cancer (BCA) is the most common cancer and leading cause of cancer mortality among women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the number of deaths from BCA is expected to continue to increase. Although barriers to care include the physical accessibility of screening resources, personal and cultural barriers must be explored to understand necessary next steps to increase access to preventive care. The purpose of this in-depth narrative literature review was to explore empiric literature that surrounds the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward BCA screening practices among women in LAC. To our knowledge, this is the first literature review to include articles from all countries and national languages (Portuguese, English, and Spanish) that pertain to this topic. Methods OVID Medline, CINAHL, and Web of Science/SciELO were used to identify articles. Thirty-five articles were included according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results Themes identified in the literature included knowledge about screening procedures and cause of cancer; knowledge sources; catalysts and deterrents for screening, such as family support, family history; social support or taboo, fear, self-neglect, cost, and transportation; and the perception of the screening experience. Conclusion In addition to physical availability of resources and health care personnel, there is a necessity for culturally competent community educational interventions across all aspects of BCA screening and prevention. In light of the barriers to preventive health care, providers such as nurses and community health workers are uniquely qualified to provide culturally appropriate and individualized health education to address cultural and psychological barriers to BCA screening.

Health Care for the Poor in Latin America and the Caribbean

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-83
Author(s):  
Patty J. Hale
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Notes on health care planning in Latin America and the Caribbean

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-283
Author(s):  
José Maria Pacheco de Souza ◽  
Dagmar Raczynski ◽  
George B. Patino ◽  
Anthony T. Ribeiro ◽  
Emilio Feliu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Health Care Planning ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Improve Health

Attention is called to the fact that the efforts to improve health of populations in Latin America have generally failed. The inequality in the distribution of ill-health is great. The authors accept the fact that the lack of resources available to the health sector may be a restriction towards the improvement of the situation, but they argue that a much more important issue is the misuse of such resources and their maldistribution within the health sector. The lack of integration and coordination between the health services, the conflict of public and private health systems, the under-utilization of existing services and the gap between planning and real implementation are discussed.

scholarly journals Implementation strategy for advanced practice nursing in primary health care in Latin America and the Caribbean

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Oldenburger ◽  
Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani ◽  
Denise Bryant-Lukosius ◽  
Ruta Kristina Valaitis ◽  
Andrea Baumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
Advanced Practice Nursing ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Caribbean

Advanced practice nursing (APN) is a term used to describe a variety of possible nursing roles operating at an advanced level of practice. Historically, APN roles haves evolved informally, out of the need to improve access to health care services for at-risk and disadvantaged populations and for those living in underserved rural and remote communities. To address health needs, especially ones related to primary health care, nurses acquired additional skills through practice experience, and over time they developed an expanded scope of practice. More recently, APN roles have been developed more formally through the establishment of graduate education programs to meet agreed-upon competencies and standards for practice. The introduction of APN roles is expected to advance primary health care throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, where few such roles exist. The purpose of the paper is to outline an implementation strategy to guide and support the introduction of primary health care APN roles in Latin America and the Caribbean. The strategy includes the adaptation of an existing framework, utilization of recent research evidence, and application of knowledge from experts on APN and primary health care. The strategy consists of nine steps. Each step includes a national perspective that focuses on direct country involvement in health workforce planning and development and on implementation. In addition, each step incorporates an international perspective on encouraging countries that have established APN programs and positions to collaborate in health workforce development with nations without advanced practice nursing.

Health Care Technology Transfer in Latin America and the Caribbean

1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 255-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria A. Coe ◽  
David Banta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Health Care Technology ◽  
Trained Personnel ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Care Technology

AbstractThe greatest problem concerning health care technology for developing countries is that they are dependent upon the industrialized world for technology. The only short-term solution to this problem is to improve the choices that are available to them. This goal will require changes in the structure and processes of policy making. A particular difficulty for these countries is the lack of trained personnel in fields related to technology assessment.

Distributing and Transferring Medical Technology

1987 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Peña-Mohr
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Health Care Delivery Systems

AbstractGreat variation exists in the health care delivery systems throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In general, medical technology is concentrated in large cities at private hospitals that serve a small, elite segment of the population. What is missing in most of these countries is a clearly defined social policy guaranteeing distribution of medical technology to all segments of society. While data is scarce, it appears that political and economic concerns, rather than medical concerns, determine what and how much technology will be available to all segments of the society. Products are sometimes imported that compete with domestically produced ones. Moreover, transfers of technology often fail to include the necessary knowledge to make imported technology truly useful. However, current economic crises throughout the region are forcing changes in policies; as a result, there is a new emphasis on domestic production of technology over imports and the evaluation of medical technology for its appropriate use in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Health Care for Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra Buvinic ◽  
Joanne Leslie
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The Caribbean
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