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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3003</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3003</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-30032020000100019</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Capacitación para la COVID-19: experiencias del Instituto de Medicina Tropical &#8220;Pedro Kourí&#8221;]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Training for the fight against COVID-19: experiences from Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castro Peraza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marta]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Perez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Narciso Argelio]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera Marquetti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mateo Rolando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical &#8220;Pedro Kourí&#8221; (IPK)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>57</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-30032020000100019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-30032020000100019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-30032020000100019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El trabajo tiene como objetivo describir las principales actividades de capacitación que se desarrollaron para la prevención de la COVID-19, coordinadas por el Instituto de Medicina Tropical &#8220;Pedro Kourí&#8221;. Se utilizó una estrategia metodológica descriptiva y cualitativa. Se realizó la revisión de documentos emitidos por la dirección del Ministerio de Salud Pública y documentos de archivo del Departamento de Docencia del Instituto, para detallar las actividades de adiestramiento. La capacitación tuvo propósitos concretos para cada fase: pre-epidémica y epidémica. En marzo se realizó el Curso Nacional de Actualización, con 160 participantes que capacitaron escalonadamente a todo el país. Se incorporó un claustro de profesores a la preparación de las Brigadas Médicas &#8220;Henry Revee&#8221; con un total de 3 578 cursistas. La estrategia de capacitación utilizada demuestra las posibilidades del sistema de salud cubano y sus instituciones líderes para la preparación académica y la respuesta ajustada ante un evento epidémico como la COVID-19. Esta preparación del personal de salud y de los sectores, es esencial para alcanzar los resultados en control y prevención de la epidemia que muestra Cuba y deja lecciones aprendidas para la etapa de recuperación. El modelo de preparación del personal de la salud trasciende la frontera del país y ratifica un modelo cubano basado en conocimiento técnico y capacitación del personal para cumplir con la solidaridad y el internacionalismo en el enfrentamiento a epidemias.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to describe the main training tasks in the field of COVID-19 prevention coordinated by Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute. A descriptive qualitative methodological strategy was applied. A review was conducted of documents issued by the Ministry of Public Health leadership, as well as documents from the Teaching Department archive at the Institute, to provide a detailed description of the training tasks. Training had two specific goals for each stage: pre-epidemic and epidemic. A National Update Course was held in March with 160 participants who then provided phased training across the country. A group of professors participated in the training of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigades with a total 3 578 attendees. The training strategy applied illustrates the possibilities of the Cuban health system and its leading institutions in the field of academic instruction and adjusted response to an epidemic event such as COVID-19. Such training of the personnel from the health system and its sectors is essential to achieve the epidemic control and prevention results exhibited by Cuba, the experience acquired being handed over to the recovery stage. The training model used with the health personnel goes beyond the country's boundaries and validates a Cuban model based on technical knowledge and preparation of the personnel to comply with solidarity and internationalist principles in the fight against pandemics.]]></p></abstract>
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