Health promotion in the region of the americas: An educational innovation proposal

"Health Promotion in the Region of the Americas" is a collaboration by a team of experts from 14 countries with the objective to build capabilities for health promotion in the region. The first step of this journey was the creation of a web platform in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, a context that challenges the revision of development models, relationships, and training. It is a novel work because it implements the principles of an emancipatory health promotion, contributes to capacity building, promotes the construction and democratic access to high-quality information, and formalizes thoughtful spaces and the exchange of experiences. It is a living and dynamic process that is projected from a commitment to participation and co-responsibility for the construction of development models based on real proposals for health and life. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022. All rights reserved.

Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case series from 4 Colombian cities during the pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with multiple neurological manifestations. One such manifestation, which has been described since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and is relevant for current neurological practice, is Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). The literature describes neurotoxic mechanisms of the virus itself and the possible pathways by which it may affect the peripheral nerves in experimental studies;however, we still lack information on the mechanisms causing the immune response that gives rise to GBS in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Colombia is one of the Latin American countries worst affected by the pandemic, with the third-highest number of cases in the region;thus, it is essential to recognise GBS, as this potential postinfectious complication may severely compromise the patient's functional status in the absence of timely diagnosis and treatment. We present a series of 12 cases of GBS associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection from hospitals in 4 different Colombian cities and describe the clinical presentation, laboratory and electrophysiological study findings, and treatment.Copyright © 2022 Sociedad Espanola de Neurologia

Challenges of health emergency in the face of research training

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the encounters and disagreements from the students' perspective on expectations, access conditions, connectivity, management of technological tools are analyzed. From the experiential introspective epistemological approach and related methods, categories aimed at decision-making emerge in the construction of didactic planning for research training, where the face-to-face modality is transferred to the only viable possibility. Dialogue with educational actors is essential to minimize the psychological impact and risks to the new normality, protecting the right to education. © 2020, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved.