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Resumen El ensayo presenta una revisión de la coyuntura pandémica en la División de Estudios de Posgrado (DEP) de la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM durante 2020. La intención es reflexionar en torno a la capacidad de respuesta institucional ante la contingencia, reconstruyendo las acciones y los hechos que muestran ritmos y orientaciones en tres momentos. En la primera etapa, la preocupación y los esfuerzos estuvieron encaminados a proteger a los residentes ante la inminencia del riesgo de contagio y muerte. La DEP intensificó las relaciones con las instituciones de salud y se llevaron a cabo campañas con el fin de darles las herramientas necesarias para su protección. El segundo tiempo fue de recomposición para retomar las actividades educativas y poner atención a los procesos formativos en cada especialidad. Finalmente, en el tercer período, el de la nueva normalidad, se asumieron los procesos educativos mediados por tecnologías de la comunicación y la información, aunque la práctica clínica siguió en modalidad presencial. A medida que los hospitales han vuelto a las dinámicas previas a la irrupción del COVID-19, las actividades educativas también han tendido a restablecerse. La contingencia por el COVID-19 actuó como un acelerador del cambio y la DEP no fue indiferente a ese proceso, las características de la institucionalización académica se transformaron promoviendo acciones educativas.
Abstract The essay presents a review of the pandemic situation in the Division of Postgraduate Studies (DEP) at the Faculty of Medicine of UNAM during 2020. The intention is to reflect on the institutional response capacity, reconstructing the actions and events that show rhythms and orientations in three moments. In the first stage, concerns and efforts were aimed at protecting residents from the imminence of the risk of contagion and death. The DEP intensified relations with health institutions, and campaigns were carried out to give them the necessary tools for their protection. The second tram was for recomposition to reasume educational activities and pay attention to the training processes at each specialty. Finally, in the third period, that of the new normality, educational processes mediated by communication and information technologies were assumed, although clinical practice continued in face-to-face mode. As hospitals have returned to their pre-COVID dynamics, educational activities have also tended to re-establish. The COVID-19 contingency acted as an accelerator of change and the DEP was not indifferent to that process. Despite the mistakes and errors, some of the characteristics of academic institutionalization were transformed, promoting educational shifts.
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Background: Influenza is an acute respiratory disease responsible for several episodes of high mortality throughout human history. In 2009, Mexico experienced an atypical influenza outbreak caused by a mutant strain of the influenza A (H1N1) subtype, which generated significant mortality. The aim of this paper was to analyze the clinical and sociodemographic conditions of the first 1000 fatalities recorded during this outbreak. Methods: We conducted a study based on an analysis of the clinical files of patients positive for influenza A (H1N1) using Real-Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) to conduct an analysis of deaths compared to deaths in the general population. Results: The majority of deaths occurred in patients aged 35-84 years (65.8%). Average time between symptom onset and death was 13.8 days, with an average of 7.8 days from time of hospitalization until death. Ca. 25% of deaths occurred in residents from Mexico City and from the nearby State of Mexico. In the majority of cases, we found that patients who died had a low educational and socioeconomic status along with co-morbidities such as metabolic syndrome and its individual components, as well as respiratory illnesses. In 80% of cases, patients received mechanical ventilation, and a similar percentage received antiviral therapy (oseltamivir, zanamivir). Conclusions: The primary-care level was not utilized by patients who died from influenza. The higher prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases among deaths compared with the general population indicates that these groups of patients should be considered and prioritized in the event of future outbreaks.
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El artículo revisa los éxitos y fracasos de la reforma sueca de salud, así como las lecciones que dejó en su afán de alcanzar mejores resultados financieros y estándares de calidad.
The paper reviews the outcomes and failures of the Swedish health care reform, as well as the lessons learned for accomplishing better financial results and quality standards.