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Abstract A rich, collaborative program funded by the US NIH Fogarty program in 2004 has provided for a decade of remarkable opportunities for scientific advancement through the training of Brazilian undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students from the Federal University and Oswaldo Cruz Foundation systems at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The focus of the program has been on the development of trainees in the broad field of Infectious Diseases, with a particular focus on diseases of importance to the Brazilian population. Talented trainees from various regions in Brazil came to Einstein to learn techniques and study fungal, parasitic and bacterial pathogens. In total, 43 trainees enthusiastically participated in the program. In addition to laboratory work, these students took a variety of courses at Einstein, presented their results at local, national and international meetings, and productively published their findings. This program has led to a remarkable synergy of scientific discovery for the participants during a time of rapid acceleration of the scientific growth in Brazil. This collaboration between Brazilian and US scientists has benefitted both countries and serves as a model for future training programs between these countries.
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Brasil/economía , Brasil/educación , Brasil/historia , Brasil , Brasil/organización & administración , Educación/economía , Educación/educación , Educación/historia , Educación , Educación/organización & administración , /economía , /educación , /historia , /organización & administración , Humanos/economía , Humanos/educación , Humanos/historia , Humanos , Humanos/organización & administración , Cooperación Internacional/economía , Cooperación Internacional/educación , Cooperación Internacional/historia , Cooperación Internacional , Cooperación Internacional/organización & administración , Personal de Laboratorio/economía , Personal de Laboratorio/educación , Personal de Laboratorio/historia , Personal de Laboratorio , Personal de Laboratorio/organización & administración , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/economía , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/educación , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/historia , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/organización & administración , Estados Unidos/economía , Estados Unidos/educación , Estados Unidos/historia , Estados Unidos , Estados Unidos/organización & administraciónRESUMEN
Background: An alert value is a result suggesting that the patient is at imminent danger unless appropriate remedial actions begin promptly. Report of alert values (AV) by the clinical laboratories has taken special relevance in recent years due to its contribution to patient's care. Aim: To report results of AV informed during 2007 within the Health Network of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Material and methods: Analysis of AV recorded in a centralized database of the laboratories of the health network, between January and December, 2007. Results: Total number of AV was 5.366, which represented 0.3 percent of total examinations and corresponded mainly to the clinical chemistry area. Potassium levels generated the higher number of AV detected, followed by positive blood cultures. Eighty two percent of AV corresponded to hospitalized patients. The greater number of AV was reported to intermediate and intensive care services. Thirty two percent of AV was informed to the physician or professional in charge of the patient within 5 minutes of obtaining the results and 79 percent within 30 minutes. Conclusions: To obtain a real impact on patient management, it is fundamental to shorten the ¡apse between the obtainment of tests results and the warning, supported on appropriate computerized systems, and to spread the procedure to all personnel involved in patient's care (RevMéd Chile 2009; 137: 1137-44).