Sanitary recommendations in health centers for patient safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. Undervalued educational tool

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Published: Aug 14, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32457/ijmss.v7i1.467
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COVID-19, pandemia, educación sanitaria, salud pública, seguridad del paciente, Pandemic, Health education, Public health, Patient safety

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Rodriguez, R., Mora, E. V., Gómez-Alpízar, L. ., Rizo-Amézquita, J. N., Yamaguchi-Díaz, L. P., Placencia, F., Herrera Castro, K. V., & Losardo, R. J. (2020). Sanitary recommendations in health centers for patient safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. Undervalued educational tool. International Journal of Medical and Surgical Sciences, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.32457/ijmss.v7i1.467
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Sanitary recommendations in health centers for patient safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. Undervalued educational tool

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Robinson Rodriguez
Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT). San José, Costa Rica.
Enrique Víctor Mora
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) – San José, Costa Rica
Lorena Gómez-Alpízar
Hospital Nacional de Niños (HNN) – San José, Costa Rica
José Noé Rizo-Amézquita
Comisión Nacional de Arbitraje Médico (CONAMED) – Ciudad de México, México
Lady Patricia Yamaguchi-Díaz
Gerente Público SERVIR- exdirectora de la Dirección de Calidad en Salud -Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) – Lima, Perú
Francini Placencia
Departamento de Gestión de la Calidad, Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) – Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Karen V. Herrera Castro
Departamento de Calidad y Seguridad del Paciente del Hospital Militar Escuela de Medicina “Dr. Alejandro Dávila Bolaños” – Managua, Nicaragua
Ricardo J. Losardo
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Salvador (USAL), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

Preventive measures (recommendations) based on health education that would influence a better management of patient safety in the COVID-19 pandemic are presented. In this paper, emphasis is placed on the revaluation of health education in order to strengthen awareness among health professionals and the population.

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