La capacitación del médico cirujano según un modelo epidemiológico / The training of the surgeon according to an epidemiological model

ABSTRACT

The article concerns a program launched by a multidisciplinary group at del Valle University, at Cali, Colombia, to improve surgical services and extend their coverage, and to improve the care of the patients. On the basis of a study of the operations most frequently performed in Valle del Cauca department, a project has been designed for the training of surgeons in the University's area of influence. The project has a care component as well. It is now being implemented in a hospital of the region, where the new system makes it possible to conduct two operations at the same time in the same operating room, instruct patients and the families on post-operative care in the home, and evaluate the results of the arrangement. It is hoped that this exercise will make it possible to attend to more patients requiring surgery without need of more resources than those already available (Au)