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Country: Argentina
City: Buenos Aires
IHTC:
Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas "Mariano R. Castex, Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires (IIHema, ANM); Fundación de la Hemofilia (FH)
Pacheco de Melo 3081 - PB C1425AUM - Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Argentina
Tel.: IIHema 54 11 4805 0712; FH 54 4963-1755
Fax: IIHema 54 11 4805 0712 (morning); FH +54 4963-1755 (afternoon)
Email: IIHema direccion@hematologia.anm.edu.ar;
FH info@hemofilia.org.ar
Website: IIHema http://www.acamedbai.org.ar/pagina/academia/ihema.htm
FH http://www.hemofilia.org.ar
Director: Raúl Pérez Bianco
Responsible for training:Raúl Pérez Bianco; Miguel Tezanos Pinto
Fellowship logistics coordinator: Héctor Beccar Varela; Diana Careri
Year of IHTC designation: 1974
Areas of specialty: General hemophilia care; physiotherapy; dental; orthopaedic surgery; laboratory diagnosis (not genetics); genetic diagnosis; nursing; psychology; social work. Hepatology; infectology.
DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING PROGRAM
Clinical activities: The centre sees 1,940 patients with hemophilia. Its has 28 medical and paramedical staff members and 23 administrative staff members.
Laboratory activities/research: Diagnostic services to support the centre.
Multidisciplinary activities/research: Multidisciplinary meetings; psychosocial workshops for parents, children, adolescents and adults; educational workshops; meetings with professionals from across Argentina; children’s amd family camps; counseling and training on prophylaxis and home treatment.
Additional information: The centre was partnered with Uruguay in the WFH Twinning Program. It trains up to five fellows annually, usually from April to November.
DESCRIPTION OF IHTC FACILITIES
Location: The centre is located centrally in the metropolis of Buenos Aires.
Climate: Summer 26-34ºC; Springtime 22-26ºC; Autumn 20-11ºC; Winter 6-15ºC
Accommodation (residence, meals, etc...): It depends on the season, but residences are always in close proximity to the care centre.
Transportation: There is no need for transportation as residences are close to the care centre.
Language: Spanish
Financial assistance: Dependent on WFH funds.
Cost of living (per week): 200 USD (accommodation and food)
Communications tools for trainees:Computer, Internet access, telephone
Other local support provided for trainees: Library at the National Academy of Medicine and various workshops.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS BY IHTC STAFF
Goedert JJ. Prevalence of conditions associated with human immunodeficiency and hepatitis virus infections among persons with haemophilia, 2001-2003. The Second Multicenter Hemophilia Cohort Study (incluido en el Apéndice de colaboradores e instituciones en el MHCS-II, pág. 526).Haemophilia 11, 516-528; 2005.
Remesar M, Gamba C, Superman S, Marcos MA, Miguez G, Caldarola S, Pérez Bianco R, Manterola A, del Pozo A.Antibodies to hepatitis C and other viral markers in multi-transfused patients from Argentina. Journal of Clinical Virology. 34:20-26; 2005.
Baré P, Massud I, Belmonte L, Corti M, Villafañe M, Pérez Bianco R, De Tezanos Pinto M, De Bracco MM, Ruibal-Ares B. HCV recovery from peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultura supernatants derived from HCV-HIV co-infected haemophilic patients with indetectable HCV viraemia. Haemophilia 2003 Sep; 9(5):598-604. |
