Objectives From 2016 to 2018 Florida documented 1471 cases of Zika virus, 299 of which were pregnant women (Florida Department of Health, https ://www.flori dahea lth.gov/disea ses-and-condi tions /mosqu ito-borne disea ses/surve illan ce.html, 2019a). Florida's response required unprecedented rapid and continuous cross-sector communication, adaptation, and coordination. Zika tested public health systems in new ways, particularly for maternal child health populations. The systems are now being challenged again, as the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout Florida. This qualitative journey mapping evaluation of Florida's response focused on care for pregnant women and families with infants exposed to Zika virus. Methods Fifteen focus groups and interviews were conducted with 33 public health and healthcare workers who managed outbreak response, case investigations, and patient care in south Florida. Data were thematically analyzed, and the results were framed by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Healthcare Systems Framework of six building blocks: health service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, access to essential medicines, financing, and leadership and governance (World Health Organization, https ://www.who.int/healt hsyst ems/strat egy/every bodys _busin ess.pdf, 2007, https ://www.who.int/healt hinfo /syste ms/monit oring /en/, 2010). Results Results highlighted coordination of resources, essential services and treatment, data collection, communication among public health and healthcare systems, and dissemination of information. Community education, testing accuracy and turnaround time, financing, and continuity of health services were areas of need, and there was room for improvement in all indicator areas. Conclusions The WHO Framework encapsulated important infrastructure and process factors relevant to the Florida Zika response as well as future epidemics. In this context, similarities, differences, and implications for the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic response are discussed.
Desde el inicio de la pandemia por la enfermedad SARS CoV2 coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), la práctica médica viene sufriendo profundos cambios estructurales; quizá uno de las componentes en los que más se ve y verán a futuro estos cambios es en la relación médico paciente, desde el inicio mismo de la consulta, el examen físico y la terapéutica. Es claro que la praxis cambiará de la medicina que hasta hoy conocíamos, a partir de la pandemia se incluirá herramientas tecnológicas presenciales y no presenciales, nuevas medidas de protección tanto para médicos como para pacientes, en donde se buscará evitar en lo posible el contacto, en general, todas modificarán la atmósfera médica tradicional. La enfermedad contagiosa transmisible obligará al otorrinolaringólogo a transformar necesariamente las conductas de la relación médico paciente, obligando al médico a asumir acciones en procura de cuidar a su paciente y cuidarse a sí mismo y por otro lado también obligará al paciente a tomar acciones ya no solo en procura de su cuidado sino también el de su médico, lo anterior en la relación bidireccional en la que se basa la atención médica. Dentro de esta nueva relación médico- paciente cobrará relevancia especial el consentimiento informado (CI), no solo porque estará presente en muchas de las nuevas formas de prestación de servicio, sino además porque tiene un nuevo componente que, por ahora, será muy difícil dejarlo de lado, el riesgo de contagio por Covid19; la explicación médica de lo que sucede con este virus y la aceptación por parte del paciente creará un nuevo proceder médico que será parte de esta nueva metodología de trabajo. El presente artículo explica el uso del CI en esta nueva práctica médica, el mismo será desarrollado desde un enfoque histórico, legal y clínico protocolando al lector información actual referente a esta valiosa herramienta.
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