El programa científico de las reuniones anuales de la Sociedad Cubana de Endocrinología y los congresos cubanos de endocrinología / The Scientific Program of the Annual Meetings of the Cuban Society of Endocrinology and the Cuban Congresses on Endocrinology

RESUMEN Después de la creación en 1953 de la Sociedad Cubana de Endocrinología, la actividad científica más importante en esta primera etapa fue la realización de las reuniones anuales. Como continuación de esas reuniones, a partir de la década de los ochenta del siglo pasado se inició de forma regular la realización de los congresos cubanos de endocrinología. El objetivo de la investigación fue describir el programa científico de las reuniones anuales de la Sociedad Cubana de Endocrinología. Se utilizó el método empírico de revisión documental de las actas de la Sociedad Cubana de Endocrinología en su primera etapa de creación, así como los programas de las reuniones anuales de la sociedad y de los congresos cubanos de endocrinología. Se realizaron tres reuniones anuales la primera el 16 de octubre de 1955 en Matanzas, la segunda el 29 de octubre de 1956 en Pinar del Río y la tercera el 11 de abril de 1959 en el Club de Leones de Marianao en La Habana. Entre los temas más tratados estaban la diabetes mellitus (40,4 por ciento de los trabajos presentados), misceláneas (21,4 por ciento), salud reproductiva (16,6 por ciento) y afecciones del tiroides (9,5 por ciento). Los médicos de mayor participación fueron Julio F. Schutte, Tomas Duran Quevedo, Manuel M. Villaverde, A. Ruiz Leiro y Genaro Suárez. La Sociedad Cubana de Endocrinología en la segunda etapa de trabajo desarrolló nueve congresos. La Sociedad Cubana de Endocrinología desde su fundación promovió la realización de reuniones científicas denominadas reuniones anuales, donde los médicos dedicados a estos temas presentaban lo más novedoso de sus investigaciones. Como continuación de esas reuniones, pero en un escenario social y científico diferente, se inició la realización regular de los congresos cubanos de endocrinología(AU)

ABSTRACT After the creation, in 1953, of the Cuban Society of Endocrinology, the most important scientific activity in this first stage was the holding of annual meetings. As a continuation of these meetings, starting in the 1980s, the Cuban congresses on endocrinology began on a regular basis. The objetive of the investigation was to describe the scientific program of the Annual Meetings of the Cuban Society of Endocrinology. The empirical method of documentary review was used, to search through the minutes of the Cuban Society of Endocrinology in its first stage of creation, as well as the programs of the Annual Meetings of the Society and of the Cuban congresses on endocrinology. Three annual meetings were held: the first one, on October 16, 1955, in Matanzas; the second one, on October 29, 1956, in Pinar del Río; the third one, on April 11, 1959, at Club de Leones in Marianao Municipality, Havana. Among the most addressed topics were diabetes mellitus (40.4 percent of the papers presented), miscellaneous issues (21.4 percent), reproductive health (16.6 percent), and thyroid-related conditions (9.5 percent). The physicians with the highest participation were Julio F. Schutte, Tomas Duran Quevedo, Manuel M. Villaverde, A Ruiz Leiro, and Genaro Suarez. The Cuban Society of Endocrinology, in its second stage of work, developed nine Cuban congresses on endocrinology. Since its creation, the Cuban Society of Endocrinology promoted the holding of scientific meetings called Annual Meetings, in which doctors dedicated to these issues presented the most innovative topics from among their research. As a continuation of these meetings, but in a different social and scientific setting, the regular holding of the Cuban congresses on endocrinology began(AU)

Assessment of scientific programs: a necessary procedure for Brazilian scientific policy - the Young Investigator Program of the State of São Paulo Research Foundation

Programs of Science and Technology research have grown significantly in Brazil over the last decades. Until the 1980s the so-called undirected programs, without specific goals and requiring only scientific merit, prevailed. The few programs with defined goals in this period were never objectively assessed. The same situation occurred in developed countries. In the early 1990s, the assessment of programs supported by public funding became mandatory in US and some European countries. In Brazil, program assessment has so far not been implemented yet. The Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa no Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) (Brazilian funding agency) Young Investigator (YI) Program is in its eleventh year, with approximately eight hundred projects awarded. Although it is free-demand based as concerns areas of knowledge, it has specific goals : (1) conceding grants to YI in view of the balance between funding, merit and real needs so as to enable satisfactory working conditions in the short term, (2) providing priority for institutions with a less extensive background in research, (3) granting a special fellowship to YI with no employment connection and (4) introduction of new research fronts in centers with a sound research background. This assessment provided evidence for the achievement of first three goals. The fourth one is still pending on additional data requiring survey assessment. Actions in this direction are recommended.

Programas de Ciência e Tecnologia cresceram significativamente no Brasil nas últimas décadas. Até a década de 80 os assim chamados programas não dirigidos, sem metas específicas e requerendo apenas mérito científico prevaleciam. Os poucos programas com metas definidas neste período não foram jamais objetivamente avaliados. A mesma situação ocorria nos países desenvolvidos. No início da década de 90, a avaliação de programas dependentes de recursos públicos tornou-se mandatória nos Estados Unidos e em alguns países europeus. No Brasil a avaliação de programas não foi até agora implementada. O programa de Jovem Pesquisador (JP) da FAPESP está em seu décimo primeiro ano, com a concessão de aproximadamente 800 projetos. Embora não seja dirigido em termos de áreas específicas de conhecimento, ele tem metas específicas: (1) conceder auxílios a JP tendo em vista um balanço entre fundos, mérito e reais necessidades para permitir condições satisfatórias de trabalho dentro de um curto período, (2) conceder prioridade à instituições menos consolidadas em pesquisa, (3) conceder bolsa especial a JP sem vínculo empregatício à instituição e (4) introduzir novas frentes de pesquisa em centros cientificamente bem consolidados. A presente avaliação forneceu evidências de que as três primeiras metas foram alcançadas.A quarta está ainda pendente de dados adicionais que requerem avaliação por enquete. São sugeridas ações nesta direção.