November 2016
Dr. Joseph Betancourt, Dr. Lenny López, Dr. Karen Donelan and Dr. James Meigs from the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Disparities
August 2016
August 26 4th Annual FL-PR CReSD Stakeholder Meeting Summary: On August 26, 2016 the 4th Annual FL-PR Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities (FL-PR CReSD) Stakeholder Meeting was held on Winter Park Florida. The aim of this meeting was to know the actualization from the FL-PR Stroke and their achievements in reducing disparities of this condition. For more information please…
June 2016
June 3 “Iniciativa para entrenar profesionales de la salud primaria en manejo y control de la presión arterial basado en la evidencia” Summary: The Endowed Health Services Research Center (EHSRC) in collaboration with the Cardiology Division of the Internal Medicine Faculty from the School of Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and…
May 2016
Conference and Workshop in Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR): New Approaches for Translational and Health Disparity Research. (Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium Newsletter. May 2016 Vol.4 Num. 3) Summary: Information about the partnership between the Endowed Health Services Research Center and the community-based organization “Corporación Piñones se Integra”. To access the newsletter please click here.
March 2016
March 18 Zika: An Emerging Challenge for Public Health Summary: Dr. García, director of the Endowed Health Services Research Center, talked about the epidemiological context of Zika virus; she explained the clinical presentation, laboratories and clinical management of Zika virus; and discussed prevention and control measurements for Zika virus. March 5 Joining forces for the prevention of…
February 2016
February 19 Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika: Public Health Threats Summary: Dr. Enid García, director of the Endowed Health Services Research Center, talked a about the epidemiological context, the causative agent and the distribution of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika vectors; she contrasted the clinical presentation, laboratories and clinical management of Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus and Zika virus; and…