A5067164781- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Hemophilia Treatment and Research
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
- Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2023-2025
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga
2023
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
2013-2019
National Cancer Institute
2019
BackgroundWorldwide, smoking tobacco causes 7 million deaths annually, and this toll is expected to increase, especially in low-income middle-income countries. In Latin America, a leading risk factor for death disability, contributes poverty, imposes an economic burden on health systems. Despite being one of the most effective measures reduce smoking, taxation underused cigarettes are more affordable America than other regions. Our aim was estimate tobacco-attributable mortality, disease...
To investigate the tobacco-attributable burden on disease, medical costs, productivity losses and informal caregiving; to estimate health economic gains that can be achieved if main tobacco control measures (raising taxes tobacco, plain packaging, advertising bans smoke-free environments) are fully implemented in eight countries encompass 80% of Latin American population.
Abstract Background The majority of patients with breast cancer in Colombia are admitted into oncological centers at locally advanced stages the disease (53.9%). aim this study was to describe pathological response obtained neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) according molecular classification tumors treated within National Cancer Institute (NCI) Functional Breast Unit (FBCU) Bogotá, Colombia. Materials and Methods This an observational, descriptive, historical cohort NCI FBCU. Results We...
Maintaining adherence to a long-term lifestyle in heart failure patients is challenging, highlighting the importance of mobile health educational interventions from hospitalization discharge. This study assessed effects on during transition hospital home through systematic review and meta-analysis randomized controlled trials using PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus. Studies with starting postdischarge were excluded. The Cochrane Risk Bias Tool 2 Grading Recommendations, Assessment, Development,...
Colombia's mental health system is plagued by significant shortages in services and professionals. Digital technologies enable access to information care, overcoming barriers related systemic limitations, geographic location, cost stigma. This paper aims characterise the sample of Colombians who sought telecounselling support through Mentes Colectivas, a web-based counselling platform. Participants provided basic demographics completed Kessler 6 track psychological distress. Counsellors...
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and KRAS mutations have a poor prognosis, seemingly dependent on the location of mutation. This multicenter, retrospective, cohort study assessed frequency prognostic value specific mutation codon locations in mCRC patients, survival outcomes relation to treatment.Data from patients treated 10 Spanish hospitals between January 2011 December 2015 were analyzed. The main objective was investigate (1) impact overall (OS), (2) effect targeted...
The retrospective, observational RWD-ACROSS study analyzed disease characteristics, systemic treatment, and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) Spain. In total, 2002 were enrolled (mean age 65.3 years; 62.7% male). Overall median overall (OS) was 26.72 months, longer left-sided tumors (28.85 vs. 21.04 months (right-sided tumors); p < 0.0001) receiving first-line anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) treatment (31.21 26.75 (anti-vascular endothelial (VEGF)...
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the four cancers with highest incidence and mortality in Colombia. CRC screening currently recommended national guidelines starting at age 50. The American Cancer Society has suggested beginning 45. Objectives: To estimate cost-utility ratio of initiating 45 compared to 50 Methods: A Markov model simulating natural history was used compare initiation ages analysis incorporated costs utilized Colombia’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP)...
cualquier programa de control del cáncer.No es un fin en sí mismo".
Background Development of a high-quality Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) involves spending significant amount resources. Frequently, similar strategies are used around the world to achieve results. A method utilise resources in more efficient manner and avoid unnecessary duplication efforts is adapt existing guidelines. However, methodological diversity CPGs, specific regional conditions, difficulties implementation recommendations, impose systematic approach for its adaptation that...
Los determinantes sociales, como el género, la ocupación, los ingresos y etnicidad influyen en producción de inequidades afectan resultados salud las personas. modelos integrales atención implementan estrategias para gestionar dichas inequidades. Una ellas es introducción un enfoque diferencial perspectiva interseccional, Modelo Territorial Salud Bogotá D.C. (Colombia): a mi Barrio, Vereda. Este artículo presenta una metodología mixta, cuyo objetivo fue precisar definiciones interseccional...
La actual administración distrital de Bogotá (Colombia) busca ajustar el modelo salud la ciudad, para basarlo en atención primaria y ofrecer calidad cuidado salud. De ahí que Secretaría Distrital Salud haya realizado, durante tres meses, una prueba piloto equipos territoriales interdisciplinarios brindan resolutiva domiciliaria las zonas más vulnerables hacerle ajustes antes su despliegue toda ciudad. El objetivo del acompañamiento fue, entre otros, indagar experiencias perspectivas los...