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Since the Sorbonne declaration in 1998, much has been published about the implementation of the European Higher Education Area, which, among other things, proposes the creation of a system of European credits that measure the student's workload. This places the core of the process in the student's learning rather than in the teacher's teaching. Numerous changes have been taking place, but the culture of teaching innovation does not seem to have penetrated sufficiently (Paricio et al., 2019). On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of the university (Martín-Barbero, 2020). However, the use of technologies does not necessarily entail a pedagogical change (Bhagat & Spector, 2017), for which it seems necessary to deepen teaching innovation processes supported by technology © Article's contents are provided on an Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 Creative commons International License. Readers are allowed to copy, distribute and communicate article's contents, provided the author's and JOTSE journal's names are included. It must not be used for commercial purposes. To see the complete licence contents, please visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by -nc /4.0/
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We present the first number of the year in JOTSE. As usual, in this first number we present ours editorial with an analysis of our Journal evolution. In this sense, we reflect on the changes just undergone in 2021 with an international pandemic "covid-19" and the challenges to be faced in the New Year 2022. © 2022,Journal of Technology and Science Education.All rights reserved
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Introduction: a series of symptoms have been reported after COVID-19, which have been encompassed in the so-named "postCOVID syndrome". PostCOVID syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder with an uncertain pathophysiology. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics and frequence of symptoms after COVID-19 discharge and to analyze the possible implicated factors. Methods: this is an observational propective study with COVID-19 patients hospitalized from March to April 2020. Patients were assessed in an outpatient clinic two months after discharge, and serological, radiological and laboratory workup was conducted. Previous medical history, length of stay (LOS) and intensive care unit (ICU) admission were recorded. Persistent symptons (PS) were defined as those appearing after the acute infection and present at follow-up. Results: 74 patients were included. Mean age was 66 +/- 13 years, and 54.4% patients were men. Six (8.1%) patients needed ICU admission, and median LOS was 8 (6-12) days. Forty (54.8%) patients presented PS, the most frequent being fatigue and dyspnea (20.3% each). 77% patients presented laboratory abnormalities but just in 11 cases (15.1%) were they severe. Ten (13.5%) had radiological abnormalities. 71 (95.9%) had positive IgG serology. There were no differences between patients with and without PS regarding previous medical history or acute infection course. PS patients had a higher heart rate 83 (75-93) vs 76 65-85) bpm;p=0.038) at assessment. Conclusion: symptoms and laboratory abnormalities are frequent two months after COVID-19, although usually mild. No predictors were found for the presence of PS, but larger studies are needed to ascertain this aseveration.