Publications by authors named "Javier Santacruz Varela"
Objective: To know the characteristics of medical education and identify its strengths and weaknesses.
Materials And Methods: A transversal and quantitative study of the characteristics of medical education in 29 medical schools in Mexico was carried out, between April and September 2017. Questionnaire with Likert scale was applied to explore context, regulation, structure, process, results and impact of medical education.
[Educating general practitioners in Latin America: a challenge for universal healthFormação de clínicos gerais na América Latina: um desafio para a saúde universal].
Rev Panam Salud Publica
October 2019
Objective: To gather opinions from medical schools regarding the existence of public policies on the health workforce (human resources for health) and whether sufficient public financing and regulatory mechanisms are in place for undergraduate medical education; and to identify areas of opportunity to improve the availability of general practitioners in the Region of the Americas.
Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted with 105 medical schools (51 public and 54 private) in 17 countries. A questionnaire with a Likert scale was used to explore three dimensions (political, economic, and regulatory contexts) composed of 4, 2, and 4 variables each, respectively, and validated with the Delphi method.
Objective: Carry out the projection of medical specialists in the Health Sector Mexico by 2030.
Method: A predictive approach was developed to project the number of medical specialists by 2030, according to a trend, a desired goal and two conventional scenarios of increased demand for health services. The methodology was developed based on the General Framework to Assess the Future Supply and Demand of Health Personnel, published in 2013 by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and a mathematical model and a software were designed to make projections about the number of specialists.
Background: Identifying the level of culture and awareness on patient safety is essential in order to improve the quality of care. The objective of our research was to assess patient safety culture in healthcare professionals.
Methods: Derived from the implementation of a survey on patient safety to 174 health professionals, data related to demographic characteristics were analyzed.
Background: Medical care is not a harmless practice. It involves intrinsic risks for those who receive it. Risk assessment in health care has been a common practice for several decades; however, evaluation for comprehensive risk management in health care facilities is a more recent practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To carry out the epidemiological analysis of 122 influenza A (H1N1) deaths confirmed by laboratory and help to improve the diagnosis and timely managing of cases.
Material And Methods: A total of 122 clinical records were analyzed of patients with confirmed influenza A (H1N1) virus infection who died.
Results: Fifty-one percent of patients were female and 49% were male.
Objective: To analyze medical complaints over a period of 11 years, for making recommendations for prevention and improving planning for responding.
Material And Methods: We studied the medical complaints at the National Medical Arbitration Commission (Conamed, per its acronym in Spanish) between 1996 and 2007 using descriptive statistics to identify their general profile in relation to the variables of time, place and person. We also studied the frequency of evident medical malpractice as well as the severity of the damage it produces.