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MEDICC Review 2016; 18 (4)

Pediatric Gastroenterology in Cuba: Evolution and Challenges

Castañeda-Guillot C

Language: English
References: 53
Page: 33-37
PDF size: 113.60 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction The professional practice of pediatric gastroenterology arose in Cuba as an expression of the specialty’s development internationally and Cuba’s new strategies in public health, and in response to national needs for health care expertise in digestive diseases of infants, older children and adolescents.
Objectives Describe the history of pediatric gastroenterology’s development in Cuba since its inception at the National Gastroenterology Institute in the early 1970s, its contributions, and efforts to extend it to pediatric hospitals throughout Cuba.
Evidence acquisition This is a historical review based on document analysis. Institutional sources from the National Gastroenterology Institute and Ministry of Public Health were reviewed, as well as international and national literature on the history of pediatric gastroenterology and unpublished texts since its emergence in 1972.
Development Although pediatric gastroenterology has not been formally recognized as a medical specialty in Cuba, there have been important achievements in establishing a network of specialized health care services for digestive diseases of children and adolescents. Gastrointestinal endoscopy and other auxiliary diagnostic modalities have been introduced for children and play a major role in clinical trials and research. This article describes the international context that promoted the specialty’s development in Cuba. Reference is made to specialized training from its initial stages in 1972, its consolidation as an emerging discipline in Cuban medicine, and its diffusion in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Professional development and specialized training to meet health human resource needs in pediatric hospitals are described, as well as Cuban participation in the Latin American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. National and international milestones, publications, awards and recognitions that indicate advances despite diffi culties are also presented.
Conclusions Since 1972, there have been major strides in the development of pediatric gastroenterology practice in Cuba. The establishment of a national network of specialized services in pediatric hospitals throughout Cuba has provided quality health care for digestive diseases of childhood. Pediatric gastroenterology’s development and achievements in healthcare and research are such that it deserves official recognition as a medical specialty Cuba.


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