2021, Number 3
Postgraduate medical education in the confrontation against COVID-19 in Villa Clara, Cuba
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 309-324
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ABSTRACT
Background: training workers in the health system and other sectors on issues related to COVID-19 is necessary to successfully face the pandemic.Objective: to describe the behavior of the training process on the new corona virus in Villa Clara province during 2020.
Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences from February to October 2020, so the existing documentation in the Postgraduate Department and the General Secretariat was reviewed. The information obtained was analyzed through descriptive statistics.
Results: various postgraduate improvement activities were carried out aimed at health personnel; In the first stage, 98.59% were trained, at other times 293,055 people from various agencies and organizations were trained. Workshops related to action protocols, biosafety measures and other actions were held. To guarantee effective care in the fulfillment of missions in the national and international territory, 54 doctors and 287 graduates in Nursing graduated from a diploma course on Biosafety, plus 54 Licensed Practical Nurses graduated from a training course on biological risk.
Conclusions: the updating of the health system personnel and of other sectors has guaranteed an adequate confrontation with the pandemic, which has allowed that in the period studied, this province is considered among those that have achieved greater control of the disease in Cuba.
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