Una visión de la investigación, en el programa de Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística, de la Universidad de La Salle

The Library Science Program was first created in 1956 at the Inter-American School in Medellin, Colombia. The program was then created at La Salle University, Javeriana University in Bogotá, Quindio University and the INPAHU University in Bogota. All these programs are attempting to combine information management with traditional librarianship. However, research training in these schools, which continues to grow, has not yet found its true course. The main purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how, despite the efforts of students, they still are far away from the problems of modern information science. The article is limited to the Information Systems Program at La Salle University. The introduction provides a small theoretical framework, briefly y describing the problem and discussing a few previous studies. The materials and methods section gives an account of the sources consulted. The results section discusses the findings and present a number of statistical tables. The article concludes that the new research program, initiated in 2009, must change the research culture among students and hence in its Faculty Staff

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

La responsabilidad educativa de la Facultad de Sistemas de Información y Documentación en la sociedad del aprendizaje

The article gives a general idea of the selfevaluation process of La Salle University Information and Documentation Science Program. After describing some important considerations beginning with the School of Librarianship and Archival Sciences in La Salle, the author makes some comments on this program, regarding the Institutional Project, Professors, Students, Curriculum, Research and Training in the Faculty, for the period 1998- 2005. The paper finishes with some considerations on how students may contribute to bringing up to date their knowledge in cooperation with other members of the Faculty, including graduates

Una visión de la investigación, en el programa de Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística, de la Universidad de La Salle

The Library Science Program was first created in 1956 at the Inter-American School in Medellin, Colombia. The program was then created at La Salle University, Javeriana University in Bogotá, Quindio University and the INPAHU University in Bogota. All these programs are attempting to combine information management with traditional librarianship. However, research training in these schools, which continues to grow, has not yet found its true course. The main purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how, despite the efforts of students, they still are far away from the problems of modern information science. The article is limited to the Information Systems Program at La Salle University. The introduction provides a small theoretical framework, briefi y describing the problem and discussing a few previous studies. The materials and methods section gives an account of the sources consulted. The results section discusses the findings and present a number of statistical tables. The article concludes that the new research program, initiated in 2009, must change the research culture among students and hence in its Faculty Staff.En 1956, surgió el programa de Bibliotecología en la Escuela Interamericana de Medellín, Colombia. Luego se crearon los de la Universidad de la Salle, la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, de Bogotá, la Universidad del Quindío y el de la Fundación Universitaria INPAHU, de Bogotá. Estos programas están tratando de conjugar la gestión de la información con la bibliotecología tradicional. Sin embargo, la formación investigativa, que continúa en crecimiento, aún no encuentra su verdadero cauce. El objetivo de este artículo es demostrar cómo, a pesar de los esfuerzos de los estudiantes, estos todavía están alejados de los problemas de la ciencia moderna de la información. También se circunscribe solo al programa de Sistemas de Información de la Universidad de la Salle. En la introducción, se comenta un pequeño marco teórico, se describe brevemente el problema y se analizan algunos estudios previos. En los materiales y métodos, se hace un recuento de las fuentes que se consultaron. En los resultados, se comentan los hallazgos y se presentan algunas tablas estadísticas. El artículo concluye diciendo que el nuevo programa de investigación, iniciado en el 2009, deberá cambiar la cultura investigativa de los estudiantes y, por ende, la de los profesores

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Background Anastomotic leak affects 8 per cent of patients after right colectomy with a 10-fold increased risk of postoperative death. The EAGLE study aimed to develop and test whether an international, standardized quality improvement intervention could reduce anastomotic leaks. Methods The internationally intended protocol, iteratively co-developed by a multistage Delphi process, comprised an online educational module introducing risk stratification, an intraoperative checklist, and harmonized surgical techniques. Clusters (hospital teams) were randomized to one of three arms with varied sequences of intervention/data collection by a derived stepped-wedge batch design (at least 18 hospital teams per batch). Patients were blinded to the study allocation. Low- and middle-income country enrolment was encouraged. The primary outcome (assessed by intention to treat) was anastomotic leak rate, and subgroup analyses by module completion (at least 80 per cent of surgeons, high engagement; less than 50 per cent, low engagement) were preplanned. Results A total 355 hospital teams registered, with 332 from 64 countries (39.2 per cent low and middle income) included in the final analysis. The online modules were completed by half of the surgeons (2143 of 4411). The primary analysis included 3039 of the 3268 patients recruited (206 patients had no anastomosis and 23 were lost to follow-up), with anastomotic leaks arising before and after the intervention in 10.1 and 9.6 per cent respectively (adjusted OR 0.87, 95 per cent c.i. 0.59 to 1.30; P = 0.498). The proportion of surgeons completing the educational modules was an influence: the leak rate decreased from 12.2 per cent (61 of 500) before intervention to 5.1 per cent (24 of 473) after intervention in high-engagement centres (adjusted OR 0.36, 0.20 to 0.64; P < 0.001), but this was not observed in low-engagement hospitals (8.3 per cent (59 of 714) and 13.8 per cent (61 of 443) respectively; adjusted OR 2.09, 1.31 to 3.31). Conclusion Completion of globally available digital training by engaged teams can alter anastomotic leak rates. Registration number: NCT04270721 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov)