Estrategias didácticas para el aprendizaje y la enseñanza del pensamiento computacional en el nivel académico universitario

El siguiente artículo presenta los avances de una línea de investigación en desarrollo que busca contribuir a mejorar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la programación en carreras afines a las Ciencias de la Computación (CC). Puntualmente, se propone alcanzar este objetivo a partir de una revisión de las estrategias didácticas, empleando la Metodología de Enseñanza Basada en Proyectos (ABP), las actividades grupales, y las estrategias de resolución de problemas basadas en el Pensamiento Computacional. De esta forma, se han realizado numerosos cambios e innovaciones en el desarrollo y puesta en obra del cursado. A partir de las experiencias implementadas, es posible señalar múltiples aprendizajes y fortalezas de este enfoque tales como la posibilidad de seguimiento del progreso en el aprendizaje, la rápida adaptación al cambio de contexto presencial-virtual, la disminución del plagio al tratarse de producciones originales y creativas, entre otras. Estos resultados ponen en valor la estrategia del ABP para la enseñanza de conceptos de CC, particularmente en este caso, desde contenidos disciplinares de programación y el pensamiento computacional y las técnicas de resolución de problemas.XI Workshop Innovación en Educación en Informática (WIEI)Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informátic

Prácticas de programación grupales en el aula estrategias didácticas para el desarrollo del pensamiento computacional en los primeros cursos de programación del ciclo inicial universitario

Nuestra intención con el siguiente artículo es es presentar una línea de investigación en desarrollo la cual busca mejorar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la programación en carreras afines a las Ciencias de la Computación a través de la Metodología de Enseñanza Basada en Proyectos, las actividades grupales, y las estrategias de resolución de problemas basadas en el Pensamiento Computacional.Eje: Innovación en Educación Informática.Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informátic

Didáctica del pensamiento computacional y la programación en distintos niveles educativos

Se presenta una línea de investigación sobre la didáctica de la Programación en distintos niveles educativos, con especial atención a la formación de formadores. Las estrategias utilizadas combinan un enfoque desconectado (unplugged) con actividades que implican la programación de computadoras y otros dispositivos. Por un lado, se presenta el trabajo de formación de docentes del nivel primario en la Programación y su Didáctica, que se realiza en la Regional VI de Santa Fe (Argentina). En relación con el nivel universitario, se presenta por un lado un proyecto sobre la enseñanza de la primer materia de programación a estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación (LCC), Licenciatura en Matemática (LM) y Profesorado de Matemática (PM) en la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura (FCEIA-UNR). Además, se presentan experiencias desarrolladas en los cursos iniciales de carreras de ingeniería en la Facultad de Química e Ingeniería del Rosario (UCA). En todas estas experiencias se focaliza en la didáctica de la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Programación y el Pensamiento Computacional.Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informátic

Beta-Blocker Use in Older Hospitalized Patients Affected by Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Italian Survey From the REPOSI Register

Beta (β)-blockers (BB) are useful in reducing morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nevertheless, the use of BBs could induce bronchoconstriction due to β2-blockade. For this reason, both the ESC and GOLD guidelines strongly suggest the use of selective β1-BB in patients with HF and COPD. However, low adherence to guidelines was observed in multiple clinical settings. The aim of the study was to investigate the BBs use in older patients affected by HF and COPD, recorded in the REPOSI register. Of 942 patients affected by HF, 47.1% were treated with BBs. The use of BBs was significantly lower in patients with HF and COPD than in patients affected by HF alone, both at admission and at discharge (admission, 36.9% vs. 51.3%; discharge, 38.0% vs. 51.7%). In addition, no further BB users were found at discharge. The probability to being treated with a BB was significantly lower in patients with HF also affected by COPD (adj. OR, 95% CI: 0.50, 0.37-0.67), while the diagnosis of COPD was not associated with the choice of selective β1-BB (adj. OR, 95% CI: 1.33, 0.76-2.34). Despite clear recommendations by clinical guidelines, a significant underuse of BBs was also observed after hospital discharge. In COPD affected patients, physicians unreasonably reject BBs use, rather than choosing a β1-BB. The expected improvement of the BB prescriptions after hospitalization was not observed. A multidisciplinary approach among hospital physicians, general practitioners, and pharmacologists should be carried out for better drug management and adherence to guideline recommendations

Low concern rate with oral health and associated factors among older persons: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of concern with oral health and associated factors among older adults. METHODS: Individuals aged &gt;60 years were included from the cities Cruz Alta and Veranopolis, Brazil. Oral health examination and a structured questionnaire were applied in 569 individuals. The main outcome was concern with oral health (yes or no), which was determined by a validated questionnaire. Uni- and multivariate analyses were conducted by Poisson regression with robust variance to assess the association between outcome and independent variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of concern with oral health was 30.58% (n = 174). Non-white individuals presented significantly higher prevalence ratio (PR) of being concerned about their oral health (PR = 1.28; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.62). Individuals with medium or high level of education, not retired and without any health problems presented higher PR of being concerned with their oral health when compared to their controls (p &lt; 0.05). Moreover, those that reported toothbrushing frequency &gt; 2 times/day (PR = 1.58; 95%CI 1.01 - 2.48) and non-edentulous (PR = 1.50; 95%CI 1.12 -2.01) also presented higher PR of being concern with their oral health. Older adults that were not concerned with tooth alignment (PR = 0.57; 95%CI 0.44 - 0.74) or tooth color (PR = 0.41; 95%CI 0.31 - 0.54) demonstrated lower concern with their oral health. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of concern with oral health among the older adults was low and associated with non-white individuals, medium and high level of education, individuals not retired, absence of health problems, higher toothbrushing frequency, mild temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and non-edentulism. Additionally, concern with esthetical aspects may be related with this outcome.</p

What changed in the Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards during the lockdown

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Derechos Humanos desde América Latina. Discusiones y estrategias actuales

Este libro es el resultado de un proyecto colectivo, iniciado a partir de las ponencias del I Congreso de Derechos Humanos desde América Latina, realizado en la Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) en agosto de 2019. Participaron del trabajo los siguientes espacios institucionales: Cátedra de Pensamiento Constitucional Latinoamericano (UNR), Instituto de Cooperación Latinoamericana (UNR), Área de Derechos Humanos (UNR) y Maestría en Derechos Humanos (UASLP).Universidad Nacional de Rosari

Comparison between drug therapy-based comorbidity indices and the Charlson Comorbidity Index for the detection of severe multimorbidity in older subjects.

Background: To know burden disease of a patient is a key point for clinical practice and research, especially in the elderly. Charlson's Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used rating system, but when diagnoses are not available therapy-based comorbidity indices (TBCI) are an alternative. However, their performance is debated. This study compares the relations between Drug Derived Complexity Index (DDCI), Medicines Comorbidity Index (MCI), Chronic Disease Score (CDS), and severe multimorbidity, according to the CCI classification, in the elderly. Methods: Logistic regression and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis were conducted on two samples from Italy: 2579 nursing home residents (Korian sample) and 7505 older adults admitted acutely to geriatric or internal medicine wards (REPOSI sample). Results: The proportion of subjects with severe comorbidity rose with TBCI score increment, but the Area Under the Curve (AUC) for the CDS (Korian: 0.70, REPOSI: 0.79) and MCI (Korian: 0.69, REPOSI: 0.81) were definitely better than the DDCI (Korian: 0.66, REPOSI: 0.74). All TBCIs showed low Positive Predictive Values (maximum: 0.066 in REPOSI and 0.317 in Korian) for the detection of severe multimorbidity. Conclusion: CDS and MCI were better predictors of severe multimorbidity in older adults than DDCI, according to the CCI classification. A high CCI score was related to a high TBCI. However, the opposite is not necessarily true probably because of non-evidence-based prescriptions or physicians' prescribing attitudes. TBCIs did not appear selective for detecting of severe multimorbidity, though they could be used as a measure of disease burden, in the absence of other solutions

Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of osteoporotic patients admitted in internal medicine wards in Italy between 2010 and 2016 (the REPOSI Register)

To evaluate clinical features, treatments, and outcomes of osteoporotic patients admitted to internal medicine and geriatric wards compared with non-osteoporotic patients (REPOSI registry)