CRICS 10 is supported by different Committees constituted by representatives of national and international institutions, in the definition of the Thematic Areas and the Scientific Program, as well as for the indication of experts from Brazil and abroad that will address Keynote Speeches, participate at panels and moderate sessions.
The 10th edition of the Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS10) develops under the theme “Advancing towards the 2030 Agenda: Contributions of evidence and knowledge”. CRICS10 is held by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) through the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information – BIREME, one of the Organization’s Specialized Centers.
Epistemonikos – a collaborative and multilingual database that gathers relevant evidence for health decision-making – will be integrated into the Virtual Health Library (VHL), a database of the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information (BIREME) which will expand existing resources for health decision making.
In World Diabetes Day 2018, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) unites with partners around the world to highlight the impact of diabetes in families and the role of family members in supporting prevention, early diagnosis and correct management of diabetes. BIREME supports locally developed intersectoral actions and supports, stimulates and promotes the practice of physical activities and healthy lifestyles among its collaborators through awareness campaigns, seminars with health professionals, nutritionists and physical educators.
The work performed by the team of the Executive Secretariat of the Nursing Virtual Health Library (VHL) received first prize at the “Concurso de poster de redes e innovaciones en el cuidado” held by the XVI Coloquio Panamericano de Investigación en Enfermería. This year, the central topic was “The Contribution of Nursing in Primary Health Care for Universal Health” and relied on the support of the Pan American Health Organization and the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Obstetrics.
The scientific program of CRICS10 includes 25 experts from Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, United States, Canada, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal, who will contribute with innovation and reflections from different global contexts in open science and contributions for the achievement of the Agenda 2030 Objectives. It is in fact a unique opportunity for debate and exchange on research and innovation in health sciences information.
Results presented within the framework of Cooperation Term TC-93, formalized through PAHO/WHO Brazil for the institutional strengthening of BIREME, were approved by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, indicating that established goals have been reached. Conditions for the implementation of activities cited in the TC-95 “Improvement of the Brazil’s Ministry of Health Executive Secretariat Management” were also agreed upon.
Considering that promoting access to information, evidence and knowledge in PAHO/WHO priority countries is one of BIREME’s objectives, Director Dr. Diego González participated in October in meetings at PAHO country offices in Guatemala and Honduras, as well as with health and academic counterparts related to topics such as primary health care, scientific and technical information, and training of human resources, among others.
Within the framework of technical cooperation with key countries, BIREME participated in the III International Congress on Natural, Traditional Ancestral Medicine and Complementary Therapies in Managua, Nicaragua. The mission was an opportunity to reactivate the National BVS Nicaragua, whose coordination will be transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Universidad Nacional Autônoma de Nicaragua en Managua (National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in Managua).
BIREME was part of the group of PAHO officials who participated at Workday Rising 2018, the annual Workday user conference, the system used by the Pan American Sanitary Bureau Management Information System (PMIS). The event took place in Las Vegas, United States, on October 1-4, 2018. The team identified 12 key initiatives to improve and streamline the management of PMIS in various administrative processes that will be considered for implementation by the end of 2019.