Resumo: Introdução: A pandemia do novo coronavírus trouxe consigo uma infodemia, ou seja, um excesso de informações, que, em populações com baixa análise crítica e falta de conhecimento técnico-científico, pode gerar e disseminar fake news. No Brasil, esses déficits são encontrados frequentemente nos idosos, que representam 13% da população, e na maior parte dos analfabetos absolutos e funcionais, o que os torna tanto vítimas quanto propagadores. Relato de Experiência: Foi realizada uma atividade multicêntrica baseada no projeto-piloto da Faculdade Evangélica Mackenzie do Paraná que promoveu educação em saúde para a população idosa por meio de redes sociais e comunicação on-line. Assim, os estudantes de Medicina ficaram disponíveis para esclarecer dúvidas e mitos relacionados à Covid-19 e enviar materiais informativos. Doze instituições de ensino superior da Região Sul do Brasil replicaram o projeto de 4 de julho a 6 de agosto de 2020, com o objetivo de combater às fake news e estimular a criação de canais de comunicação confiáveis com essa população. Discussão: A inclusão digital do idoso é algo recente, e a proporção daqueles que são usuários da internet vem crescendo no país. Entretanto, ainda há baixa interpretação crítica de informações, dificuldade de acompanhar o fluxo de notícias e pouca habilidade com ferramentas da internet. Nesse sentido, dar protagonismo a essa população digitalmente invisibilizada e permitir a ampliação do conhecimento médico geriátrico durante a pandemia, por meio do contato de acadêmicos com as demandas dos idosos, é uma forma efetiva de possibilitar um entendimento maior acerca das vulnerabilidades e necessidades do público geriátrico no que tange à educação em saúde. Conclusão: A construção do canal de comunicação entre acadêmicos e idosos apresentou uma possibilidade inovadora para a população idosa obter informação científica de forma acessível, de modo a conscientizá-la do novo coronavírus e da propagação de notícias falsas.
Introduction: Peer-review plays a pivotal role in optimizing the quality of research articles. However, new strategies need to be implemented in the peer-review system to enhance research rigor, accurate reporting, and data reliability, such as increasing diversity among the reviewers through the inclusion of undergraduate students as reviewers. We aim to report the peer-review policies, procedures, and practices of a medical student-led journal editorial board in 2020, specifically detailing the challenges and the role of the students in the peer-review process. Methods: Through validated online training courses and peer education methodology, the students built capacity regarding the relevance of peer-review, its models, structure, and the publication process. The peer-review process was blinded for authors and reviewers, emphasizing the importance of impartiality and the minimization of identification bias. Guidelines for authors and reviewers were developed to add standardization to the submission and review processes, based on journals’ recommendations and reporting guidelines. Results: From July to August of 2020, the student-led journal received 254 submitted manuscripts from all five Brazilian geographic regions, compared to the 72 submissions received in the previous edition. After review, 50 manuscripts were accepted with major or minor corrections. Discussion: Peer-review contributes to the construction of content, and is the foundation for evidence-based medicine. In addition, it improves ethical thinking, communication skills, and critical appraisal abilities, also desirable in the academic and professional spheres. The medical student peer-review process has numerous benefits and should be promoted and further studied as a potential strategy for building capacity in peer-review.
The XXXIV Brazilian Congress of Surgery included Global Surgery for the first time in its scientific program. Global Surgery is any action in research, clinical practice, and policy-making that aims to improve access and quality of care in surgical specialties. In 2015, The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery highlighted that five billion people lack safe, timely, and affordable surgical care. Even more critical, nine of ten people cannot access essential surgical care in low and middle-income countries, where a third of the worldwide population resides, and only 6% of global surgical procedures are performed. Although Brazilian researchers and institutions have been contributing to lay the movement’s foundations since 2014, Global Surgery remains a barely debated subject in the country. It is urgent to expand the field and break paradigms regarding the surgeons’ role in public health in Brazil. Accomplishing these standards requires a joint effort to strategically allocate resources and identify collaboration opportunities, including those from medical societies and regulatory bodies. As members of the International Student Surgical Network of Brazil - a nonprofit organization by and for students, residents, and young physicians focused on Global Surgery - we review why investing in surgery is cost-effective to strengthen health systems, reduce morbimortality, and lead to economic development. Additionally, we highlight and propose key recommendations to foster the field at the national level.
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