JUNE – AUGUST 2023 SEE FULL NEWSLETTER We have launched a unit that aims to contribute to increasing the global impact of the IECS by developing diverse communication strategies and materials. In a well-known lecture he gave in Cambridge in 1959, the British physicist, novelist, and civil servant Charles Percy Snow postulated that there were two cultures, that of […]
A “powerhouse” of products and actions See more "
MAY – JUNE 2023SEE COMPLETE NEWSLETTER In an inequitable region with scarce resources, economic evaluation cannot be left out in coverage decisions for medications, devices and other technologies. And an equation we developed can help that process (see video). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the
Why is cost-effectiveness more important today than ever in Latin America? See more "
MARCH – APRIL 2023 See full newsletter Two recent works show our effort and commitment to reducing the consumption of this type of beverage and can provide support for the implementation of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. To promote public health policies, it is essential to have rigorous information that supports the
Sugary drinks, evidence building and public policy: an example of virtuous articulation See more "
JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2023 View full newsletter In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many industries, including healthcare. One of the most notable applications of AI in healthcare is early detection of diseases. AI can analyze large data sets and find patterns
The future is today See more "
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2022 See complete newsletter Twenty years is nothing, the tango assures, but for the IECS these two decades have implied the accelerated transformation from an organization with dimensions and operating structure similar to those of a family business, to an institution ever more modern, dynamic and professional. And with
20 years of IECS, looking to the future See more "
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2022 See full newsletter Enabling different voices during the production of ETESA reports breaks researcher bias, improves the quality of recommendations and facilitates the decision-making process. The Health Technology Assessment or ETESA is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methodologies to determine
The sweet charm of deliberation See more "
JULY – AUGUST 2022 See full newsletter The launch of the Argentine Patient Safety Observatory aims to make visible, address and contribute to the prevention of adverse events related to a care model that tolerates unsafe health care. Patient safety is a public health problem that is not yet sufficiently visible,
Patient safety as a public health problem See more "
MAY – JUNE 2022 See full newsletter Although calcium is known for its effect on bone mineral density, studies that have been accumulating in recent decades show that ensuring adequate intakes of the nutrient have benefits that go beyond bones. For example, it lowers blood pressure, especially in the
Calcium: fortification strategies to make up for its deficiency See more "
MARCH – APRIL 2022 See complete newsletter Children, adolescents and young adults living with cancer experience different symptoms throughout their illness, which requires that all actors involved in their care implement the necessary actions to eliminate or mitigate their suffering. However, in a recent study that
Normalization of symptoms, an “invisible” barrier in advanced pediatric cancer See more "
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2021 See full newsletter It has been proven that evidence-based medicine is very valuable, but putting the findings into practice takes between 15 and 17 years. The statistician, mathematician and consultant William Deming (1900-1993), who disseminated methods and principles of quality management that promoted
Implementation science: bridging the gap between what is known and what is applied See more "
