ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Alrededor de un 60% de paros cardio respiratorios ocurren fuera de un establecimiento asistencial, lo que hace difícil el inicio de maniobras de reanimación cardiopulmonar. Más aún, las compresiones torácicas no siempre se realizan de forma continua impactando en la sobrevida...
Hair removal is a necessary pre-surgical procedure prior
to performing genital gender-affirming surgeries such as
vaginoplasty and phalloplasty. For example, a recent
literature review on the topic notes that the use of hairbearing skin in gender-affirming surgical procedures can
result in post-operative...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Las enfermedades respiratorias crónicas representan una importante carga de enfermedad, tanto en Chile como a nivel global. Para estos pacientes, la actividad física es considerada como parte del tratamiento integral, especialmente para la Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónic...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Las enfermedades crónicas son la principal causa de muerte a nivel global. El tratamiento farmacológico es un pilar fundamental de este tipo de pacientes, y su adherencia es un elemento importante para asegurar un adecuado control de la patología.
En este contexto el Hospital ...
Opioid addiction has emerged as a pressing publichealth challenge in recent years. From January 2016 to
March 2018 more than 8,000 opioid-related deaths were
recorded.(1) In 2018, the number of apparent opioidrelated deaths continues to rise, with more than 1,000
deaths in the first three months of the y...
Nurses have a long tradition of informally working in
expanded roles in rural and remote communities in
Canada (e.g., outpost nurses).(1; 2) The formalization of
the nurse practitioner role in Canada began in the mid1960s as a response to four interrelated factors: 1)
introduction of publicly funded heal...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is used “to describe
a broader spectrum of presentations and disabilities resulting
from alcohol exposure in utero.”(1) FASD affects fetal and
brain development and may result in limitations to any of an
individual’s: memory; sensory integration; social
commun...
Momentum for patient and caregiver engagement in
health and social care is growing across Ontario.(1) This
is evidenced by a number of recently released strategies
and frameworks highlighting the importance of
involving Ontarians in their own care as informed
consumers of health and social services. One ...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
La promoción de la salud es el proceso de empoderar a la población para mejorar su propia salud, llevando el foco desde el comportamiento individual al ámbito comunitario. Es de particular importancia contar con indicadores relevantes para la monitorización de los programas qu...
Positioning primary care as the cornerstone of the
health system and establishing primary-care providers as
the gatekeepers and coordinators of care has been a
long-sought aim of health systems around the world.
Further, a main aim of this goal in Canada has been to
have a primary-care provider that is r...
