Philippine guidelines on periodic health examination: Pediatric immunization

Executive Summary@#This Clinical Practice Guideline for the Periodic Health Examination (Pediatric Immunization) is an output from the joint undertaking of the Department of Health and National Institutes of Health-Institute of Clinical Epidemiology. This clinical practice guideline is a systematic synthesis of scientific evidence on immunization for the prevention of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, influenza, typhoid fever, Japanese encephalitis, poliomyelitis, meningococcal infection, and Hepatitis A in the pediatric population. The CPG provides nine (9) recommendations on prioritized questions regarding the relevant vaccines for preventing these seven (7) diseases. Recommendations are based on the appraisal of the best available evidence on each of the eight identified clinical questions. The CPG is intended to be used by general practitioners and specialists in the primary care setting, policy makers, employers and administrators, allied health practitioners and even patients. The guideline development process followed the widely accepted Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or the GRADE approach including GRADE Adolopment, a systematic process of adapting evidence summaries and the GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework. 1,2 It includes 1) identification of critical questions and critical outcomes, 2) retrieval of current evidence, 3) assessment and synthesis of the evidence base for these critical questions, 4) formulation of draft recommendations, 5) convening of a multi-sectoral stakeholder panel to discuss values and preferences and assess the strength of the recommendations, and 6) planning for dissemination, implementation, impact evaluation and updating. The recommendations in this CPG shall hold and will be updated after 3 years or when new evidence arise.

2021 clinical practice guidelines in the evaluation and management of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia

Preface@#The Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia (PCAP) was initiated by the Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonologists, Inc. (PAPP) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP), in cooperation with Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. (PPS) way back in 2004. Several CPG updates were then undertaken by the PAPP PCAP CPG Task Force from 2008 to 2016. Clinically-relevant research questions were answered with recent and current recommendations based on evidence from local and international data. The 2021 PCAP CPG initiative was envisioned in March 2018 upon the recommendations of the 2018 PAPP Board for the purpose of updating the evidence in the PCAP CPG 2016 clinical questions. This led to the collaboration of PAPP and PIDSP to develop this CPG. Individual members were identified from each society as content experts to form the Steering Committee along with a clinical epidemiologist and technical writer as review experts. The committee identified the scope and target end user of the CPG as well as additional clinical questions to be included in the 2021 update aside from the questions on the previous CPGs. Selected members from the two societies formed the Technical Working Group (TWG) who did the literature search, appraisal of evidences, and formulation of recommendations. These recommendations were then presented to the stakeholders who became part of the consensus panel. There was no identified conflict of interest among the CPG developers, TWG members and stakeholders. A survey to determine potential competing interests were conducted during the development of this CPG. This initiative was fully funded by the PAPP and PIDSP societies. The 2021 PCAP CPG significantly differs from the previous CPGs in several aspects. First, the current guideline is a consensus between two pediatric societies. Second, much of the literature review has been centered on meta-analyses or systematic reviews instead of individual studies. Finally, appraisal of published literature was based on Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Such methodological differences may provide difficulties in defining evolution of care through the years. As identified in the previous CPG updates, there is lack of local data hence most of the evidences gathered came from international studies. The applicability of such data to the local setting needs to be critically assessed for its value and relevance. Corollary to this, several gaps in knowledge are identified and these may serve as a guide for future research.

Philippine pediatric COVID-19 living clinical practice guidelines as of March 2022

Executive Summary@#The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a global crisis and has affected millions of people worldwide. With the evolution of the different variants of concern, the incidence of COVID- 19 in the pediatric population has risen. The Surveillance and Analysis of COVID-19 in Children Nationwide (SALVACION) Registry, developed by the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) and the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), has reported 3,221 cases as of March 31, 2022, with 90.4% requiring hospitalization and 36.2% with moderate to critical disease severity. Given the magnitude of the impact of COVID-19, with most of the clinical recommendations available designed towards adult patients, there was an urgent need for clinicians, public health officials and the government to also prioritize evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the pediatric population. Hence, the development of the Philippine Pediatric COVID-19 Living Clinical Practice Guidelines was conceptualized. This independent project, funded and supported by the PPS and PIDSP, aimed to formulate up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations on the treatment, diagnosis, infection prevention and control of COVID-19 in children. Following the standard CPG development process outlined in the DOH Manual for CPG Development and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, 15 evidence summaries and 24 recommendations were generated by 12 consensus panelists representing their specific health organizations and institutions.

Genetic variants associated with poor responsiveness to sulfonylureas in Filipinos with type 2 diabetes mellitus / Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies

Introduction@# Sulfonylureas (SUs) are commonly used drugs for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the Philippines. This study aimed to associate genetic variants with poor response to gliclazide and glimepiride among Filipinos.@*Methodology@#Two independent, dichotomous longitudinal substudies enrolled 139 and 113 participants in the gliclazide and glimepiride substudies, respectively. DNA from blood samples underwent customized genotyping for candidate genes using microarray. Allelic and genotypic features and clinical associations were determined using exact statistical methods.@*Results@#Three months after sulfonylurea monotherapy, 18 (13%) were found to be poorly responsive to gliclazide, while 7 (6%) had poor response to glimepiride. Seven genetic variants were nominally associated (p<0.05) with poor gliclazide response, while three variants were nominally associated with poor glimepiride response. For gliclazide response, carboxypeptidase-associated variants (rs319952 and rs393994 of AGBL4 and rs2229437 of PRCP) had the highest genotypic association; other variants include rs9806699, rs7119, rs6465084 and rs1234315. For glimepiride response, 2 variants were nominally associated: CLCN6-NPPA-MTHFR gene cluster – rs5063 and rs17367504 – and rs2299267 from the PON2 loci.@*Conclusion@#Genetic variants were found to have a nominal association with sulfonylurea response among Filipinos. These findings can guide for future study directions on pharmacotherapeutic applications for sulfonylurea treatment in this population.

Salud pública abierta: el camino para no dejar a nadie atrás

[RESUMEN]. En el contexto de la globalización, la salud pública requiere una cooperación continua entre todos los actores y un flujo de datos e información que facilite y apalanque esa cooperación. Sin embargo, existen aún diversas restricciones que limitan o imposibilitan el acceso a ella y su uso en beneficio de las sociedades. Debido a esto, se propone la adopción de la salud pública abierta y se exploran sus implicaciones y alcances. Se entiende por salud pública abierta los datos, la información y el conocimiento dirigidos a mejorar la salud pública, que se comparten y desarrollan a través de redes colaborativas sin restricciones de acceso y uso y con protección continua de la privacidad, seguridad y confidencialidad de los datos sensibles o que requieran especial protección.

[ABSTRACT]. In the context of globalization, public health requires continuous cooperation among all actors and a flow of data and information that facilitates and leverages that cooperation. However, there are still barriers that limit or prevent access to and use of public health for the benefit of societies. In this context, the adoption of open public health is proposed and its implications and scope are explored. Open public health is understood as data, information and knowledge aimed at improving public health, which are shared and developed through collaborative networks without restrictions on access and use and with continuous protection of privacy, security and confidentiality of sensitive data or data requiring special protection.

[RESUMO]. No contexto da globalização, a saúde pública requer a cooperação contínua entre todos os atores e um fluxo de dados e informações que facilite e aproveite da melhor forma essa cooperação. No entanto, ainda existem muitas restrições que limitam ou impedem o acesso à saúde pública e a sua utilização em benefício das sociedades. Por isso, propomos aqui a adoção da saúde pública aberta, explorando as suas implicações e possibilidades. A saúde pública aberta é entendida como o uso de dados, informações e conhecimentos para melhorar a saúde pública, compartilhados e desenvolvidos através de redes colaborativas, sem restrições de acesso ou utilização e com proteção contínua da privacidade, segurança e confidencialidade de dados sensíveis ou que precisem de proteção especial.

Ambiente virtual para treino de competências de comunicação na área da saúde: o caso do atendimento em farmácia para automedicação

Este artigo descreve um protótipo de Realidade Virtual destinado ao treino de competências técnicas e de comunicação dos estudantes de Ciências Farmacêuticas. Numa situação simulada, um humano virtual desempenha o papel de um paciente/doente que requer o apoio de um profissional numa farmácia, comunicando com este através de mensagens de texto. O estudante comunica com este personagem virtual escolhendo opções na interface da aplicação. Esta interface contém para cada situação: i) um conjunto de questões a colocar ao paciente, destinadas a esclarecer a sua situação de saúde, ou em alternativa, ii) um conjunto de respostas ou recomendações para os problemas dos pacientes, em última análise o medicamento e a posologia recomendados. Estes conjuntos contêm opções corretas e incorretas, tendo o estudante o propósito de alcançar o melhor desempenho possível, escolhendo sempre as corretas. A simulação decorre num cenário pré-gravado de uma farmácia real, no qual o paciente virtual está inserido. Este personagem virtual é capaz de exibir expressões faciais e tem movimentos naturais do corpo obtidos recorrendo à técnica de captura de movimentos. Referência Bibliográfica: Cláudio, Ana Paula [et al.] - Ambiente virtual para treino de competências de comunicação na área da saúde : o caso do atendimento em farmácia para automedicação. "Revista de Ciências da Computação" [Em linha]. ISSN 1646-6330 (Print) 2182-1801 (Online). Vol. 9, nº 9 (2014), p. 45-62

Febre Amarela: guia para profissionais de saúde

Este documento foi elaborado para auxiliar os profissionais de saúde que atuam nas unidades básicas localizadas nas regiões com surtos de febre amarela nos seguintes aspectos: Identificação e manejo clínico de casos suspeitos e confirmados. Identificação, encaminhamento e manejo clínico de casos graves. Medidas de controle e prevenção do surto. Identificação e manejo de eventos adversos pós-vacinação (EAPV). Conceitos sobre a vigilância da febre amarela. Este guia também contém informações básicas para que os gestores do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e de unidades de saúde se preparem para receber pacientes com suspeita de febre amarela ou com reações adversas após a vacinação. O conteúdo deste guia pode ser reproduzido em partes ou no todo, de acordo com a conveniência e a necessidade de cada serviço de saúde, desde que citada a fonte.

Escala CAVIDACE: Evaluación de la Calidad de Vida de Personas con Daño Cerebral

Escala cuya finalidad es evaluar los resultados personales relacionados con la calidad de vida de adultos con daño cerebral e identificar el perfil de calidad de vida para la realización de planes individuales de apoyo, así como para la supervisión de los progresos y los resultados de los planes.

Estado de situación sobre el desayuno en España

Contiene: Recuerdo sobre la importancia del desayuno, el desayuno saludable, el desayuno en el mundo, datos actuales sobre el desayuno en España, el desayuno personalizado: desayuno en mujeres gestantes y lactantes, en niños y adolescentes, en adultos, en adultos mayores, desayuno sin lácteos por problemas asociados a su consumo, desayuno sin gluten.

Alimentos orgánicos disminuyen la incidencia de cáncer / Organic foods reduce the incidence of cancer

En todo el mundo, el número de casos nuevos de cáncer se estimó en 2012 en más de 14 millones,1,2 y el cáncer sigue siendo una de las principales causas de mortalidad en Francia. Entre los factores de riesgo ambientales para el cáncer, existen preocupaciones sobre la exposición a diferentes clases de pesticidas, en particular a través de la exposición ocupacional.3 Una revisión reciente4 concluyó que el papel de los pesticidas para el riesgo de cáncer no podía ponerse en duda dado el creciente cuerpo de evidencia que vincula el desarrollo del cáncer a la exposición a plaguicidas. Si bien las respuestas a dosis de tales moléculas o los posibles efectos de coctel no se conocen bien, se ha sugerido un aumento de los efectos tóxicos, incluso a bajas concentraciones de mezclas de pesticidas.5

Worldwide, the number of new cases of cancer was estimated in 2012 at more than 14 million, 1,2 and cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in France. Among the environmental risk factors for cancer, there are concerns about exposure to different kinds of pesticides, particularly through occupational exposure.3 A recent review4 concluded that the role of pesticides in cancer risk could not be put in place. doubt given the growing body of evidence linking the development of cancer to exposure to pesticides. While responses to doses of such molecules or possible cocktail effects are not well known, an increase in toxic effects has been suggested, even at low concentrations of pesticide mixtures.5

NeNe diccionario: Términos de neurología neonatal para padres

Diccionario que tiene como fin ayudar a las familias de los recién nacidos y lactantes pequeños con problemas neurológicos a comprender que les ocurre a sus hijos. Incluye textos con un lenguaje sencillo alejado de tecnicismos y apoyado en ilustraciones. Contiene: Anatomía y desarrollo del sistema nervioso, exploración neurológica del bebé, estudios diagnósticos e intervenciones terapéuticas, genética y herencia biológica, características y estabilidad del bebé, monitorización general, alteraciones del cráneo o de la cabeza, anomalías o malformaciones del cerebro, alteraciones de la función neurológica, infecciones del sistema nervioso central, hemorragias cerebrales, alteraciones por falta de oxígeno, alteraciones de los ojos, la visión y la audición, alteraciones de nervios periféricos, del músculo, las articulaciones o los huesos, alteraciones de la piel, cuidado del bebé y otros, índice de términos.

Dípteros y garrapatas: un problema de salud pública

Documento dirigido a farmacéuticos de oficina de farmacia y otros profesionales sanitarios, con información sobre los riesgos que representan para la salud pública, los dípteros (simúlidos, flebotomos y mosquitos) y las garrapatas existentes en la Comunidad de Madrid y el uso responsable de repelentes. Contiene información a la población sobre prevención de picaduras.

Detección e intervención precoz de hipoacusias infantiles en Navarra

Guía cuya finalidad es recoger toda la información de utilidad para las familias de los/las menores con pérdida auditiva, en lo referente a la detección y diagnóstico, a los diferentes tratamientos existentes y a la disponibilidad de recursos de apoyo para su hijo/a sordo/a, de forma que, entre todos/as, seamos capaces de ofrecer atención, información, asesoramiento y apoyo necesarios a las familias para tomar las decisiones que les corresponde respecto al tratamiento de la sordera y al proceso habilitador y educativo del/la menor.

Colostro humano: fonte natural de probióticos?

Este trabalho contém dados sobre a microbiota do colostro humano, visando correlacioná-la com a possibilidade de que seja uma fonte natural de probióticos, que seriam transmitidos da mãe para o filho durante a amamentação natural. Para isso, foram estudados, em 70 amostras de colostro humano ordenhado, diversos microorganismos e a avaliação conjunta dos resultados revelou a ocorrência de uma microbiota rica em bactérias lácticas que poderiam funcionar como probióticos, se disponibilizados para os bebês nos primeiros dias pós-parto.

Un llamado ético a la inclusión de mujeres embarazadas en investigación: Reflexiones del Foro Global de Bioética en Investigación

El Foro Global de Bioética en Investigación (GFBR por sus siglas en inglés) se reunió el 3 y 4 de noviembre en Buenos Aires, Argentina, con el objetivo de discutir la ética de la investigación con mujeres embarazadas. El GFBR es una plataforma mundial que congrega a actores clave con el objetivo de promover la investigación realizada de manera ética, fortalecer la ética de la investigación en salud, particularmente en países de ingresos bajos y medios, y promover colaboración entre países del norte y del sur.a Los participantes en el GFBR provenientes de Latinoamérica incluyeron a eticistas, investigadores, miembros de comités de ética y representantes de autoridades sanitarias provenientes de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá, Perú, Nicaragua y la República Dominicana. Una legítima preocupación por la protección de las mujeres embarazadas y sus embriones o fetos ha llevado a la mayoría de los países de la Región de las Américas a limitar la realización de estudios con mujeres embarazadas exclusivamente a aquellos estudios específicos sobre el embarazo, y a requerir la exclusión sistemática de las mujeres embarazadas o de las mujeres que quedan embarazadas en el curso del estudio. Ciertamente, a lo largo de la historia de la ética de la investigación, se ha creído erróneamente que proteger a una población es sinónimo de excluirla de los estudios. Se sabe ahora que proceder así implica exponer a riesgos mucho mayores a la población que se busca proteger. El embarazo implica cambios fisiológicos sustantivos e impacta profundamente la manera como el cuerpo metaboliza los medicamentos. Sin embargo, por evitar hacer investigación con mujeres embarazadas, no se ha producido la evidencia científica necesaria para tomar decisiones sobre tratamientos e intervenciones preventivas con dosis eficaces y seguras para ellas y sus embriones o fetos. A manera de ilustración, en el 2001 había en los Estados Unidos apenas más de una docena de medicamentos aprobados para uso en el embarazo (1) y en el 2011 la Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aprobó por primera vez en 15 años un medicamento para su uso en el embarazo (2). Como consecuencia de no haber producido la evidencia necesaria, se pone en riesgo la salud de las mujeres embarazadas cada vez que se les da atención médica. Las mujeres embarazadas se enferman y las mujeres enfermas se embarazan, y no se sabe si los medicamentos que se les da son eficaces o siquiera seguros para ellas y sus embriones o fetos...

Rapid spread of zika virus in the americas - implications for public health preparedness for mass gatherings at the 2016 brazil olympic games

Mass gatherings at major international sporting events put millions of international travelers and local host-country residents at risk of acquiring infectious diseases, including locally endemic infectious diseases. The mosquito-borne Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently aroused global attention due to its rapid spread since its first detection in May 2015 in Brazil to 22 other countries and other territories in the Americas. The ZIKV outbreak in Brazil, has also been associated with a significant rise in the number of babies born with microcephaly and neurological disorders, and has been declared a ‘Global Emergency by the World Health Organization. This explosive spread of ZIKV in Brazil poses challenges for public health preparedness and surveillance for the Olympics and Paralympics which are due to be held in Rio De Janeiro in August, 2016. We review the epidemiology and clinical features of the current ZIKV outbreak in Brazil, highlight knowledge gaps, and review the public health implications of the current ZIKV outbreak in the Americas. We highlight the urgent need for a coordinated collaborative response for prevention and spread of infectious diseases with epidemic potential at mass gatherings events. Doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.001

Zika virus associated with microcephaly

A widespread epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was reported in 2015 in South and Central America and the Caribbean. A major concern associated with this infection is the apparent increased incidence of microcephaly in fetuses born to mothers infected with ZIKV. In this report, we describe the case of an expectant mother who had a febrile illness with rash at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy while she was living in Brazil. Ultrasonography performed at 29 weeks of gestation revealed microcephaly with calcifications in the fetal brain and placenta.