Assessing the level of evidence of presented studies at the Brazilian Congress of Coloproctology

Introduction: Scientific studies in Brazil grew around 10.7% compared to previous years. However, the level of quality of evidence has been decreasing. The aim in our study is to examine the meeting abstracts of the Brazilian congress of coloproctology and analyze the level of evidence in trends and variables. Methods: A descriptive bibliometric study, working with secondary data to review scientific abstracts in the annals of the coloproctology congress from 2015 to 2019. Results: A total of 1756 abstracts of the Brazilian Congress of Coloproctology were analyzed for 5 years (2015-2019). There was a higher trend of abstracts presented with lower levels of evidence (level of evidence 5: 52.3% and 3: 30%), being the majority composed of case reports (49.4%) and retrospective studies (30.4%). The last two years analyzed (2018: 55.2% and 2019: 59.3%) had a predominance above average of case reports. From 2017 to 2019 there was a significant decrease in the number of level 2 evidence studies (18.10%,11.80% and 5.50%), while the number of studies with level 5 evidence showed an increase (45.60%, 56.60% and 61.40%). Statistical analysis occurred in only 17%, with an important decrease for the last two years (2018: 13.6%; 2019: 12.1%). Conclusions: Although the data of this study is from the Brazilian coloproctology point of view, they are important for the global scientific community, as they allow a quantitative evaluation of the relative contribution from the level of evidence of Brazilian coloproctology researchers to the scientific scenario. (AU)

Importância das Jornadas Acadêmicas na formação profissional: Percepção dos estudantes Itaúna ­ MG, 2022 / Importance of Academic Journeys in professional training: Perception of students Itaúna ­ MG, 2022

A realização da jornada acadêmica contribui para a formação dos estudantes, já que são encontros anuais promovidos pelos alunos universitários com o objetivo de trazer temas emergentes, com intuito de promover a formação integral desses futuros profissionais. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a opinião dos alunos do curso de Odontologia acerca da 43° Jornada Acadêmica da Universidade de Itaúna. O evento foi desenvolvido na Universidade de Itaúna-MG. A Metodologia da pesquisa foi realizada por meio de questionários distribuídos no último dia do evento, o que propiciou a coleta de dados dos participantes, os quais manifestaram seus pontos de vista em relação à jornada acadêmica. Os dados foram tabulados em uma planilha do Excel e analisados utilizando-se as ferramentas estatísticas do software SPSS- Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, for Windows® versão 20.0. Foram geradas tabelas de frequência e análise descritiva das variáveis. Resultados mostraram que dos 231 participantes, 162 (70,1%) afirmaram que a programação da Jornada Acadêmica Odontológica atende a todos os períodos da graduação; 177 (76,6%) achou os temas abordados interessantes; 176 (76,2%) preferirem que palestras e cursos deveriam acontecer de forma simultânea; 194 (84%) acharam relevante a apresentação de banner durante o evento; 93 (40,3%) responderam que os três dias de Jornada Acadêmica são suficientes, não sendo necessário o acréscimo de dias e 132 (57,1%) que avaliaram como ótimo o evento. Concluiu-se que essa Jornada é importante para trazer novas experiências aos profissionais e atualizações do mercado de trabalho, ampliando conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes dentro da instituição.

The holding of the academic day contributes to the training of students, as they are annual meetings promoted by university students with the aim of bringing up emerging themes, with the aim of promoting the integral training of these future professionals. The objective of this study is to evaluate the opinion of students of the Dentistry course about the 43rd Academic Journey of the University of Itaúna. The event was held at the University of Itaúna-MG. The research methodology was carried out through questionnaires distributed on the last day of the event, which allowed the collection of data from the participants, who expressed their points of view in relation to the academic journey. Data were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using the statistical tools of the SPSS- Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software, for Windows® version 20.0. Frequency tables and descriptive analysis of the variables were generated. Results showed that of the 231 participants, 162 (70.1%) stated that the Academic Dental Journey schedule covers all graduation periods; 177 (76.6%) found the topics covered interesting; 176 (76.2%) preferred that lectures and courses should take place simultaneously; 194 (84%) thought the banner display during the event was relevant; 93 (40.3%) answered that the three days of the Academic Day are enough, not being necessary to add more days and 132 (57.1%) who evaluated the event as excellent. It was concluded that this Journey is important to bring new experiences to professionals and updates in the labor market, expanding knowledge, skills and attitudes within the institution.

Discrepancies of abstracts presented in coloproctology congresses and later publish as full manuscripts: a Brazilian perspective

Introduction: The purpose of this retrospective bibliometric study was to assess the discrepancies between coloproctology surgery meeting abstracts and subsequent full-length manuscript publications. Methods: Abstracts presented at the Brazilian Congress of Coloproctology Surgery from 2015 to 2019 were compared with matching manuscript publications. Discrepancies between the abstract and therefore the subsequent manuscript were categorized as major (changes within the purpose, methods, study design, sample size, statistical analysis, results, and conclusions) and minor (changes within the title, authorship, and number of female authors) variations. Results: The conversion rate of abstracts in published manuscripts was 6,9% (121 abstracts). There were inconsistencies between the study title (66,1%), authorship (69,5%), study design (3,3%), sample size (39,2%), statistical analysis (24,8%), results (25,6%), and conclusions (12,4%) of manuscripts compared with their corresponding meeting abstracts. Conclusion: As changes occur before manuscript publication of coloproctology surgery meeting abstracts, caution should be exercised in referencing abstracts or altering surgical practices based on abstracts content. (AU)

An American and Brazilian perspective on abstracts presented in coloproctology conferences converted into published manuscripts

Introduction: The presentation of abstracts in a congress is an important step for the dissemination of scientific information. The American Congress of Coloproctology is promoted by the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), and it is the largest in number of participants within the specialty, followed by the Brazilian Congress of Coloproctology. The present study aims to evaluate variables related to the quality of the scientific production of the abstracts presented in these two events and their conversion rate to published manuscripts. Materials and Methods: The present bibliometric study assesses secondary data from the review of abstracts presented in these 2 important conferences in 2016, followed by a research of the publications from these congress presentations. Results: The total number of abstracts evaluated was 854. The rate of articles containing statistical analyses was of 73.7% in the American congress, and of 34.1% in the Brazilian congress. Multicentric studies were more prevalent in the American congress (23.1%). Regarding study design, the most common were case reports in the Brazilian (44.8%) congress and retrospective studies in the American congress (67.7%). As for the works presented, the rate of conversion into full manuscripts in the American congress was of 24.2% compared with 10.6% in the Brazilian congress. Most papers from the American congress (93.7%) have citations compared with 68.6% of the other event evaluated. Conclusion: The scientific performance demonstrated by the conversion rate of abstracts into publications is below ideal, mainly in relation to the Brazilian meeting; yet, there were significant differences between the two events in terms of the profile of the presentations and several variables analyzed. (AU)

Primeira Conferência Científica sobre COVID-19 em Moçambique com Uso Combinado de Plataformas de Informação e Comunicação / First Scientific Conference on COVID-19 in Mozambique with Combined Use of Information and Communication Platforms

O Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) organi zou, entre os dias 17 e 18 de Junho do presen te ano, a primeira Conferência Científica sobre a COVID-19 no país. O evento teve lugar nas instalações do INS, em Marracuene, tendo sido transmitida em directo por várias plataformas de comunicação e informação, uma vez que, pelo contexto da pandemia, não era possível realizar um evento presencial abrangente. Em cada um dos dias, houve uma sessão plenária seguida de painéis, com um orador e três comentadores. As sim, a conferência ligou entre si investigadores, académicos e público em geral através de várias plataformas de comunicação e informação (televi são, rádio, jornal e plataformas digitais: facebook, youtube e zoom) num evento que visava promo ver o debate científico sobre a COVID-19, e os desafios que ela coloca à sociedade moçambicana. Pretendia também analisar a resposta à pandemia em Moçambique e no mundo, nos planos eco nómico, social, cultural e, particularmente, no campo das ciências biomédicas. O modelo virtual desta conferência, permitiu a interacção com os participantes, tendo estes gozado da possibilidade de colocar questões aos membros do painel.

The National Institute of Health (INS) organized, between the 17th and 18th of June of this year, the first Scientific Conference on COVID-19 in the country. The event took place at the INS premises, in Marracuene, and was broadcast live by various communication and information platforms, since, due to the context of the pandemic, it was not possible to hold a comprehensive face-to-face event. On each day, there was a plenary session followed by panels, with one speaker and three commentators. Thus, the conference connected researchers, academics and the general public through various communication and information platforms (television, radio, newspaper and digital platforms: facebook, youtube and zoom) in an event that aimed to promote the scientific debate on COVID-19, and the challenges it poses to Mozambican society. It also intended to analyze the response to the pandemic in Mozambique and in the world, at the economic, social, cultural levels and, particularly, in the field of biomedical sciences. The virtual model of this conference allowed interaction with the participants, who enjoyed the possibility of asking questions to the panel members.

Análise dos anais de Congressos da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia por área temática / Análisis de Publicaciones de los Congresos de la Sociedad Brasileña de Fonoaudiología por Área Temática / Analysis of Publications of Brazilian Speech-Language-Hearing Pathology Society Congresses by Thematic Area

Objetivo: analisar as publicações científicas por área temática das últimas seis edições de Congressos da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia. Métodos: a busca foi realizada acessando o portal da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia e buscando os sites específicos das edições dos Congressos promovidos por essa entidade. Foram considerados os trabalhos nas categorias: pôsteres, concorrentes a prêmios, teses e dissertações. O critério de seleção estabelecido foi estudo publicado nas últimas seis edições e de exclusão trabalhos publicados parcialmente ou duplicados. Os dados foram extraídos utilizando-se tabela de contingência. As variáveis analisadas foram: ano, tipo de estudo, região e estado brasileiro, modalidade da instituição de ensino superior, sessões de apresentação do evento e áreas científicas do congresso. Foi realizada análise descritiva. Resultados: foram publicados 4.136 estudos. O ano de 2014 foi a edição com maior número de trabalhos publicados. A maior produção foi de trabalhos originais, sendo Linguagem a área com o maior número de publicações. A região Sudeste foi responsável pelo maior número de publicações, com destaque para o estado de São Paulo. As instituições públicas foram as mais presentes no evento. A sessão denominada Pôster evidenciou o maior número de publicações e houve crescimento na sessão de teses e dissertações. Conclusão: a produção científica das áreas temáticas no congresso evidenciou destaque no ano de 2014; quanto à temática, a área de Linguagem foi a de maior produção; os estudos originais, os mais desenvolvidos e apresentados na sessão Pôster, sendo produzidos em maior número por pesquisadores das regiões sudeste e nordeste do país.

Objective: To analyze scientific publications by thematic area of the last six editions of Brazilian Speech-Language Pathology Society congresses. Methods: The search was realized accessing Brazilian Speech-Language Pathology Society webpage and searching specific sites of their congresses, considering works under the following categories: posters, prize-associated, thesis and dissertations. Selection criteria include studies published in the last six editions, excluding works partially published or duplicates. The data were extracted using a contingency table. Variables analyzed were year, type of study, region and Brazilian state, modality of the higher education institution, presentation sessions of the event and scientific areas of the congress. Descriptive analysis was performed. Results: 4,136 studies were published. The year 2014 was the one with the largest number of published papers. The largest production was original works, and language largest number of publications area. The Southeast Region was responsible for the largest number of publications, especially in São Paulo state. The public institutions were the most present at the event. The Session called Poster showed the largest number of publications and there was growth in the session of theses and dissertations. Conclusion: the scientific production of the thematic areas at the congress showed prominence in 2014, as the theme Language area had the highest production, the original studies the most developed and presented in the Poster Session, produced in greater number by researchers from the southeast and northeast regions of Brazil.

Objetivo: analizar las publicaciones científicas por área temática de las últimas seis ediciones de los Congresos de la Sociedad Brasileña de Fonoaudiología. Métodos: la búsqueda fue realizada accediendo el sitio web de la Sociedad Brasileña de Fonoaudiología y buscando los sitios específicos de las ediciones de los congresos promovidos por esta entidad. Fueron considerados los trabajos en las categorías: pósteres, concurrentes a premios, tesis y disertaciones. El criterio de selección establecido fue estudios publicados en las últimas seis ediciones y de exclusión los trabajos publicados de forma parcial o duplicados. Los datos fueron extraídos utilizándose tabla de contingencia. Las variables analizadas fueron: año, tipo de estudio, región y estado brasileño, modalidad de institución de enseñanza superior, sesiones de presentación del evento y áreas científicas del congreso. Fue realizado análisis descriptivo. Resultados: fueron publicados 4.136 estudios. El año 2014 fue la edición con mayor número de trabajos publicados. La mayor producción fue de trabajos originales y lenguaje el área con el mayor número de publicaciones, destacándose el estado de São Paulo. Las instituciones públicas fueron las más presentes en el evento. La sesión denominada Póster evidenció el mayor número de publicaciones y hubo crecimiento en la sección de tesis y disertaciones. Conclusión: la producción científica de las áreas temáticas en el congreso destacó el año 2014, en cuanto el área de lenguaje fue la de mayor producción, los estudios originales los más desarrollados y presentados en la sección Póster, producidos en mayor número por investigadores de las regiones sudeste y noroeste del país.

Scientific production of Brazilian dermatology: analysis of abstracts submitted at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (2005 to 2013) and those eventually published

Abstract In the last decade the presence of Brazilian physicians in International Meetings of Dermatology has been expressive. In parallel it has also been expressive the submission of poster abstracts in those Meetings. Considering the meetings from 2005 to 2013, 379 posters were presented in meetings of the American Academy of Dermatology. Brazilian universities were the origin of 59.9%. The Brazilian Society of Dermatology's recognized residency programs were the origin of 69.9% of the presented posters. Considering the period from 2005 to 2010 (n = 165 posters) the papers effectively published were 19 (11.5%).

Publication rate of abstracts presented in a Brazilian experimental surgery congress

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To verify the publication rate of the abstracts presented at the XII Brazilian Congress of Experimental Surgery. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study that evaluated if the abstracts accepted for presentation at the XII Brazilian Congress of Experimental Surgery were published in periodics. The information was acquired using the Scielo, Medline / Pubmed, LILACS and Google Scholar databases. RESULTS: From all the abstracts presented, only 77 (40.52%) were published in scientific journals. Of this total, 14 (18.18%) were published prior to the conference 35 (45.45%) in the same year that occurred congress, 56 (72.72%) in the period 2011-2013 and 63 (81, 81%) between the Congress and the year 2015. Regarding the geographical distribution of summaries, 42 (22%) were from the northern region, 19 (10%) from the Northeast, 8 (4%) Midwest, 116 (61%) from the Southeast and 5 (3%) from the south. CONCLUSION: The publication rate of the abstracts presented at the XII Brazilian Congress of Experimental Surgery was 40,52%, most from the state of Sao Paulo.

Brazilian Abstracts Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meetings: Contribution, Publication Rates, and Comparison with Oncology Abstracts

Purpose Scientific research originating from Brazil appears to be rising in several medical fields. Research results are often presented at scientific meetings before publication in peer-reviewed journals. We investigated the publication rate of Brazilian studies presented in American Urological Association (AUA) meetings and compared with the rate of publication of Brazilian oncological studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meetings. Materials and Methods a hand search of 12,454 abstracts presented at aua meetings 2001-2007 was conducted. abstracts for which at least two-thirds of institutions were from brazil were considered as brazilian. final publication was searched in pubmed and lilacs databases. oncological abstracts were also hand searched in the asco meetings proceedings in the same years. Results There was no significant temporal trend in the proportion of AUA studies originating from Brazil along those 7 years. A total of 195 abstracts (1.57%) were from Brazil. One hundred (51.3%) abstracts were published in full, and the estimated 5-year publication rate was 48.2%. There was a progressive increase in publication rates for studies categorized as video, poster, and podium presentations. Considering abstracts presented in years 2001-2005, urologic publication rate was significantly higher than for abstracts presented at the ASCO meeting. Conclusions Our results suggest that the Brazilian contribution to AUA meetings is at a plateau and that the Brazilian literature contribution is greater in urology than in oncology. Efforts must be invested towards raising this plateau and understanding qualitative aspects of the urology scientific output from Brazil. .

Publicación completa de trabajos presentados en reuniones de una sociedad científica latinoamericana / Full-text publication of abstracts presented at meetings of a Latin American scientific society

Objetivo. Estimar la proporción de trabajos presentados en reuniones de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación Pediátrica que fueron publicados en forma completa, describir motivos de no publicación y evaluar el impacto de la financiación en la tasa de publicación. Métodos. Se incluyeron trabajos presentados en reuniones de 2005-2009. Se contactó a los autores y se los invitó a participar de una encuesta sobre publicación del trabajo o motivos para no hacerlo. Resultados. Sobre 325 trabajos presentados, pudo obtenerse información de 232 (71,4%). El 58,6% alcanzó publicación en forma completa (136/232). Los estudios con financiación (40,0%) tuvieron más posibilidades de publicarse (OR: 2,2; IC 95%:1,2-3,9). "Falta de tiempo" fue el motivo más frecuente de no publicación (35/96). Conclusión. El 58,6% de los trabajos presentados en reuniones de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación Pediátrica alcanzaron la publicación en forma completa; la falta de tiempo fue la causa más frecuente para no publicarlos. Las investigaciones con financiación tuvieron más posibilidades de ser publicadas.

Objective. To estimate the proportion of abstracts presented at meetings of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Research that are fully-published, to describe the reasons for not publishing papers, and to assess the impact of funding on the publication rate. Methods. Abstracts presented at meetings held between 2005 and 2009 were included. Authors were contacted and invited to take a survey on the publication of their work or the reasons not to do it. Results. Information was collected on 232 (71.4%) of the 325 abstracts presented. Of these, 58.6% were fully-published (136/232). Funded studies (40.0%) had more chances of publication (OR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.2-3.9). "Lack of time" was the most common reason for failure to publish (35/96). Conclusion. 58.6% of abstracts presented at meetings of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Research, were published as full-text articles; lack of time was the most common reason for failure to publish. Funded research had more chances of being published

Diferenças de gênero no campo da sexologia: novos contextos e velhas definições / Gender differences in the field of sexology: new contexts and old definitions / Diferencias de género en el campo de la sexología: nuevos contextos y viejas definiciones

OBJETIVO: Analisar concepções de gênero e sexualidade presentes no campo de intervenções terapêuticas em torno do sexo. PROCEDIMENTOS METODOLÓGICOS: Observação etnográfica, complementada por análise documental de material impresso referente ao X Congresso Brasileiro de Sexualidade Humana, promovido pela Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana, e ao VIII Congresso Brasileiro sobre Inadequações Sexuais, promovido pela Associação Brasileira para o Estudo das Inadequações Sexuais, realizados em 2005. A análise privilegiou a interação entre a perspectiva quantitativa no processamento das variáveis profissão e gênero dos participantes e temas das palestras, e perspectiva qualitativa na análise e interpretação do conjunto mais geral de dados. RESULTADOS: Os temas das sessões e o enfoque das apresentações sugerem que o campo é definido pelo contraste entre duas especialidades médicas: a ginecologia e a urologia, a primeira voltada para disfunções femininas e do casal e a segunda para as disfunções masculinas. CONCLUSÕES: A sexualidade masculina é abordada por perspectiva predominantemente biomédica, centrada na fisiologia da ereção e na prescrição de medicamentos, enquanto a sexualidade feminina é apresentada como condicionada por problemas relacionais, mais adequados à intervenção psicológica.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze concepts of gender and sexuality present in the field of sex therapeutic interventions. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES: An ethnographic observation was conducted, and it was completed with the analysis of printed material originated from the X Congresso Brasileiro de Sexualidade Humana (10th Brazilian Congress on Human Sexuality), promoted by the Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana (Brazilian Society of Human Sexuality Studies), and the VIII Congresso Brasileiro sobre Inadequações Sexuais (8th Brazilian Congress on Sexual Inadequacies), promoted by the Associação Brasileira para o Estudo das Inadequações Sexuais (Brazilian Association of Sexual Inadequacy Studies), both held in 2005. The analysis emphasized the interaction between the quantitative perspective in the processing of the variables (participants' gender and profession and lecture topics) and the qualitative perspective in the analysis and interpretation of the more general set of data. RESULTS: The topics of sessions and focus of presentations suggest that the field is divided by the contrast between two medical specialties: gynecology and urology, the former is aimed at female and couple dysfunctions, while the latter is aimed at male dysfunctions. CONCLUSIONS: Male sexuality is approached from the predominantly biomedical perspective, centered on the physiology of erection and drug prescription, whereas female sexuality is considered to be conditioned by relationship problems, when psychological intervention is more adequate.

OBJETIVO: Analizar concepciones de género y sexualidad presentes en el campo de intervenciones terapéuticas en torno al sexo. PROCEDIMIENTOS METODOLÓGICOS: Observación etnográfica, complementada por análisis documental de material impreso referentes al X Congreso Brasileño de Sexualidad Humana, promovido por la Sociedad Brasileña de Estudios en Sexualidad Humana y el VIII Congreso Brasileño sobre Inadecuaciones Sexuales, promovido por la Asociación Brasileña para el Estudio de las Inadecuaciones Sexuales, realizados en 2005. El análisis privilegió la interacción entre la perspectiva cuantitativa en el procesamiento de las variables profesión y género de los participantes y temas de las palestras y cualitativa en el análisis e interpretación del conjunto más general de datos. RESULTADOS: Los temas de las sesiones y el enfoque de las presentaciones sugieren que el campo es definido por el contraste entre dos especialidades médicas: la ginecología y la urología, la primera dirigida a disfunciones femeninas y de la pareja y la segunda a las disfunciones masculinas. CONCLUSIONES: La sexualidad masculina es abordada por perspectiva predominantemente biomédica, centrada en la fisiología de la erección y en la prescripción de medicamentos, mientras que la sexualidad femenina es presentada como condicionada por problemas de relación, más adecuados a la intervención psicológica.

Produção científica em Educação em Enfermagem: grupos de pesquisa Rio de Janeiro e Minas Gerais / Producción científica en Educación en Enfermería: grupos de investigación del Rio de Janeiro y Minas Gerais / Production of scientific in Education in Nursing: research groups of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais

O estudo tem por objetivo caracterizar as produções científicas dos Grupos de Pesquisa em Educação em Enfermagem (GPEE) dos Estados do Rio de Janeiro e Minas Gerais do Brasil. Pesquisa documental, quantitativa, descritiva retrospectiva, conduzida pela busca dos Currículos Lattes de todos os pesquisadores que integravam os GPEE dos Estados supracitados, seguida pela busca, organização e qualificação da produção científica dos respectivos pesquisadores, em acordo ao Qualis/CAPES. O período investigado foi 1995-2009 (cinco últimos triênios da CAPES) e incluiu na análise: artigos científicos, livros, capítulos de livros e trabalhos completos em anais de eventos. Os resultados indicaram que o Rio de Janeiro apresenta maior número de produção de artigos científicos em Educação em Enfermagem, com destaque à qualificação dos pesquisadores em nível de doutorado. Os dois Estados apresentam fatores históricos e sócio-econômicos favoráveis ao desenvolvimento científico.

El objetivo del estudio fue caracterizar la producción científica de los Grupos de Investigación en Enfermería (GPEE) de las Provincias de Rio de Janeiro y Minas Gerais de Brasil. Investigación documental, retrospectivo cuantitativo, descriptivo, impulsada por la búsqueda de los Curriculos Lattes de todos los investigadores que participan de los Grupos de Investigación de las Provincias ya citadas, seguido de la búsqueda, clasificación y organización de la producción científica de los investigadores de acuerdo con los criterios de evaluación del Qualis/CAPES. El período investigado fue de 1995-2009 (los cinco últimos trienios de la CAPES) y se incluyeron en el análisis los artículos científicos, libros, capítulos de libros y ponencias en actas de congresos. Los resultados indican que el Rio de Janeiro presenta un número mayor de artículos científicos en Educación en Enfermería y se destaca la cualificación de los investigadores en nivel de doctorado. Las dos Provincias tienen factores históricos y socio-económico favorables al desarrollo científico.

This study aims to characterize the scientific groups of research in Nursing Education (GPEE) of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in Brazil. This is a documentary research, quantitative, descriptive retrospective, conducted by the curricular search of Lattes of all researchers who are part of the GPEE of all the above states, by searching the organization and production qualification of its scientific researchers according to Qualis/CAPES, the production of their scientific researchers. The period studied was between1995-2009 (the last five training of CAPES) included for analyzing scientific articles, books, book chapters, and full paper of conference proceedings. The results indicated that the Rio de Janeiro has highest number of production scientific article in Nursing Education, and with highlights of researchers with qualification of doctorate level. These states present historic factors and socio-economic environment to scientific development.

Mapeo de problemas para la atención a la salud materna por actores estatales y federales / Problem mapping by state and federal actors for maternal health attention

OBJETIVO: Analizar las características de problemas del sistema de salud que obstaculizan la atención materna, según los representan y califican funcionarios en diversos puestos y contextos sociales. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se realizaron talleres con funcionarios de estados de alta mortalidad materna en México (México, Guerrero, Oaxaca y Veracruz) y a nivel federal. Se identificaron 99 problemas en los sistemas de salud. Utilizando mapeo conceptual, 94 funcionarios calificaron los problemas según importancia y factibilidad y se agruparon en regiones. Se analizaron los datos según estado/federación y responsabilidades de los participantes. Se midió la asociación entre perfil/contexto y la priorización de las regiones. RESULTADOS: Las regiones de alta prioridad para la atención materna son infraestructura, contratación de personal y recursos financieros. La importancia de algunas regiones depende del contexto social, aunque también en parte del perfil de responsabilidades de los actores. CONCLUSIONES: Existe consenso entre actores para enfrentar los principales problemas de salud materna en México. Diferencias importantes se deben a diversos contextos. Se demostró la utilidad del mapeo conceptual para el análisis de problemas.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the characteristics of problems in the health system that present barriers to maternal care, according to their representation and rating by officials in different positions and social contexts. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Workshops were held with state health system officials from Mexican states with high maternal mortality (Mexico, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Veracruz) as well as with federal officials. A total of 99 health system problems were identified. Using concept mapping, 94 officials rated problems according to importance and feasibility; they were grouped into issues. Data was analyzed according to state/federal levels and the responsibilities of participants. The association was measured between responsibility profile/social context and priority issues. RESULTS: The issues of highest priority for maternal health care are infrastructure, personnel hiring and financial resources. The importance of certain issues depends on context and, to an extent, on the actors' responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS: There is consensus among actors to address the principal maternal health problems in Mexico. Important differences correspond to context. The usefulness of concept mapping to analyze problems was demonstrated.

Experience with The ABC Foundation School of Medicine Undergraduate Meeting / Experiência do Congresso Médico Universitário da Faculdade de Medicina da Fundação ABC

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the number of studies that were presented during oral sessions, selected for awards and published from 2002 to 2007 at the Undergraduate Medical Congress of ABC at the ABC Foundation School of Medicine. METHODS: A retrospective systematic survey of papers selected for oral presentation and award at these undergraduate meeting from 2002 to 2007 was carried out by searching Medline and Lilacs databases and the annals of other medical meetings in order to ascertain which papers would eventually be published. RESULTS: From 2002 to 2007, 408 papers were selected for oral presentation and 71 (17.4 percent) received at least one award. The total number of papers published was 138 (33.8 percent), of which 33 (8.1 percent) were in Medline, 57 (14 percent) in Lilacs and 48 (11.7 percent) in the annals of other scientific meetings. Receiving an award by the scientific committee was an independent variable for publication (OR: 2.05 95 percent CI 1.22-3.46, p = 0.006) as well as for publication in Medline (OR: 2.62 95 percent CI 1.21 - 5.69, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: The institutional scientific production of undergraduate medical students presented in Undergraduate Medical Meetings is relevant and should continue to be stimulated.

OBJETIVO: Quantificar e descrever o número de trabalhos premiados e não premiados em apresentação oral no Congresso Médico Universitário do ABC no período de 2002 a 2007, que obtiveram posterior publicação em revistas científicas, a fim de avaliar se o trabalho premiado teria maior potencial para publicação. Mapear áreas por produtividade científica na instituição. MÉTODOS: Busca retrospectiva dos trabalhos inscritos no período de 2002 a 2007 que obtiveram publicação em periódicos indexados nas bases de dados Medline (Pubmed) e Lilacs ou em anais de congressos científicos de especialidades nacionais ou internacionais. RESULTADOS: Entre 2002 e 2007, foram inscritos 408 trabalhos e 71 foram premiados. O total de trabalhos publicados foi de 138 (33,8 por cento), sendo 8,1 por cento na base Medline, 14 por cento na base Lilacs e 11,7 por cento encontrados a partir da plataforma Lattes. Premiação pela banca examinadora foi variável independente para publicação (OR: 2,05 IC95 por cento 1,22-3,46; p=0,006) assim como para publicação na base Medline (OR: 2,62 IC95 por cento 1,21- 5,69; p=0,01). CONCLUSÃO: O papel de alunos de graduação na produção científica institucional refletido na produção de um Congresso Médico Universitário é relevante e deve continuar a ser estimulado.

The publication rate of abstracts presented at the 2003 urological brazilian meeting

OBJECTIVE: To determine the publication rate of orally-presented abstracts from the 2003 Urological Brazilian Meeting, as well as the factors determining this publication rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The publication rate of the 313 orally-presented abstracts at the 2003 Urological Brazilian Meeting was evaluated by scanning the Lilacs, Scielo and Medline databases. The time between presentation and publication, the state and country of the abstract, the research methodology (cross-sectional, case-control, retrospective case series, prospective case series or clinical trial), whether drugs were utilized and the topic of the study were all characterized. RESULTS: Thirty-nine percent of the abstracts were published after a median time of 14 months (range: 1 to 51 months). There were high publication rates for cross-sectional abstracts (75 percent), drug utilization studies (51.3 percent), clinical trials (50 percent) and prospective case series' (48.1 percent). However, there was only a moderate statistical trend towards a higher publication rate in the prospective case series (p=0.07), while the retrospective case series' showed statistically lower publication rates than the other groups (33.7 percent, p=0.04). Abstracts on laparoscopic surgery had the highest publication rate (61.9 percent, p=0.03) compared to others topics. In 57 percent of the unpublished abstracts, there was no interest in or attempt to publish, and rejection was responsible for the lack of publication of only 4 percent of the abstracts. CONCLUSION: The publication rate of the orally-presented abstracts from the 2003 Urological Brazilian Meeting was comparable to that of international congresses. The subsequent publication of presented abstracts and the selection of prospective studies with stronger evidence should be encouraged and may improve the scientific quality of the meeting.

Análisis bibliométrico de las comunicaciones presentadas en el Congreso Nacional Bioquímico entre 1997 y 2005 / Bibliometric analysis of communications presented at Congreso Nacional Bioquímico, between 1997 and 2005

Un congreso es una reunión científica multitudinaria, con cientos o miles de participantes, dirigida a profesionales de una disciplina o campo del conocimiento, para difundir, discutir e intercambiar información sobre avances recientes. El programa incluye tres subprogramas: actualización, educación y comunicaciones libres. La Bibliometría se ocupa de analizar estadísticamente la información registrada en publicaciones científicas, habiéndose propuesto tres tipos de indicadores bibliométricos para congresos: cuantitativos, cualitativos y de evidencia científica. El propósito del presente trabajo ha sido analizar, según indicadores cuantitativos, las comunicaciones del Congreso Nacional Bioquímico de la Confederación Unificada Bioquímica de la República Argentina (CUBRA). Se analizaron las comunicaciones presentadas en los congresos de Tucumán 1997, Huerta Grande 1999, Bariloche 2001, Posadas 2003 y San Juan 2005. El total de comunicaciones fue 388, todas en formato poster. La mediana fue de 4 autores por comunicación. Las principales áreas temáticas fueron Química Clínica, (incluyendo Endocrinología y Medio Interno, 45,4%) y Microbiología (incluyendo Bacteriología, Parasitología, Micología y Virología, 21,1%). El 34,3% provenía de universidades, 27,1% de hospitales y 23,7% por colaboración entre Z2 instituciones, siendo el principal aporte de: Universidad de Buenos Aires (n=35, 9,0%), Fundación Bioquímica Argentina (n=30, 7,7%) y Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (n=26, 6,7%).

A congress is a multitudinous scientific meeting, with hundreds or thousands of participants, wich is addressed to professionals of a discipline or knowledge field, to disseminate, discuss and exchange information about recent advances.It includes three subprograms: updating, education and free communications. Bibliometrics statistically analyzes the information recorded in scientific publications. Three bibliometric indicators have been proposed for congressess: quantitative, qualitative and scientific evidence ones. The aim of this work has been to analyze, through quantitative bibliometric indicators, the communications submitted at the Congreso Nacional Bioquímico of Confederación Unificada Bioquímica de la República Argentina (CUBRA). The analysis was done on the communications submitted at congresses held in Tucumán 1997, Huerta Grande 1999, Bariloche 2001, Posadas 2003 and San Juan 2005. A total of 388 communications were presented, all of them as posters. Median was 4 authors per communication. The main topical areas were Clinical Chemistry (including Endocrinology and Acid Base/Blood Gases, 45.4%) and Microbiology (including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology and Virology, 21.1%). A total of 34.3% came from universities, 27.1% of hospitals and 23.7% in collaboration from Z2 institutions, being the main participation of Universidad de Buenos Aires (n=35, 9.0%), Fundación Bioquímica Argentina (n=30, 7.7%) and Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (n=26, 6.7%).