PACE FORUM 2018.
SPEAKERS.
The Forum brought together professionals from different disciplines, institutions, and countries, whose contributions enriched academic exchange and interdisciplinary dialogue.
Among the invited speakers were the Dr. Carl Olden, member of the AAFP Board of Directors; the Dr. Judith Tintinalli, professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina; the Dr. Robert Suter, President of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and former President of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM); the Dr. Terry Mulligan, Director of the International Emergency Medicine (IEM) Program; and the Dr. Kenneth Iserson, Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona and author of numerous scientific articles and books.
Among the representatives from Latin America were the
Dr. Marcos Ymayo (Brazil), the
Dr. Juan Pérez Wulf (Venezuela), and the
Dr. José Antonio Rojas Suárez
(Colombia). The Forum also featured participation from authorities and experts of Mexico’s Ministry of Health, including the
Dr. Pablo Antonio Kuri, the
Dr. Eduardo Pesqueira Villegas, and the
Dr. Cuitláhuac Ruiz Matus.
Dr. Carl Olden
Maternal safety
Dr. Carl R. Olden, MD, FAAFP is a family physician in Yakima, Washington. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has served as the United States representative on the International Council of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine and is a former president of the American Association of Emergency Physicians.
Dr. Renate Savich
Neonatal resuscitation
Dr. Renate Savich is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Services at the University of New Mexico Medical Center. She is the author of scientific publications and books and has served as a leader in neonatal resuscitation and newborn care initiatives in Latin America.
Dr. Agustín Lara Esqueda
Project ECHO centers
Dr. Agustín Lara Esqueda was a Level I member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers from 2005 to 2017. He has demonstrated social and educational impact in rural communities through public health and tele-education programs. He is an active member of various academic associations and the author of multiple publications.
Jefferson Leigh, MSN
In trauma management
Jefferson Leigh, MSN, CEN is President of the Board of Directors of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) of the United States. He has participated as an international speaker in courses and has collaborated in the development of emergency nursing programs. He is an active member of the Academy of Emergency Nursing.
Dr. Haywood Hall
PACE MD: A history of impact
Dr. Haywood Hall is an innovator. He attended Brooklyn University in New York City and completed his medical degree at Yale (1986). He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Emory University in September 1990. He served as Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine and of the AAFP in Mexico, as well as a founding member of the Mexican Society of Emergency Medicine. He is currently the Executive Director of PACE MD.
Dr. Pablo Antonio Kurí Morales
Pregnancy in emergency settings
Dr. Pablo Antonio Kurí Morales graduated from UNAM as a Medical Doctor. He holds a Master’s degree in Social Medical Sciences with an emphasis in Epidemiology and Health Administration. He is currently Director of the National School of Public Health at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). He has participated in research projects in health and epidemiological surveillance in Mexico and Latin America.
Dr. Eduardo Pesqueira Villegas
Maternal mortality in Mexico
Dr. Eduardo Pesqueira Villegas is a Medical Doctor and Attorney, with a Master’s degree in Public Health from Harvard University and a specialization in Health Administration from the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Judith Tintinalli
Injuries and critical illnesses in pregnancy
Dr. Judith Tintinalli is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University. She is the lead author of the world’s best-selling textbook “Emergency Medicine.”
Dr. Sanjeev Arora
Proyect ECHO
Dr. Sanjeev Arora, MACP, AGAF, is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine. He is the founder of Project ECHO.
Dr. Gretchen Heinrichs
ALSO worldwide
Dr. Gretchen Heinrichs, MD, DTM&H, is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Denver Health. She is a researcher in obstetrics and gynecology (UBCN) and serves as Director of ALSO Project Development in Guatemala through the Center for Global Health.
Dr. Stephen Lapinsky
Obstetric emergency research
Dr. Stephen Lapinsky is Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and an expert in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care. His clinical practice focuses on General Critical Care Medicine and outpatient Respirology.
Dr. Rafael Antonio Nieves
Impact of ALSO physicians on maternal care in Mexico
Dr. Nieves is faculty for the ALSO course endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). He coordinated and serves as editor of the Spanish manual for the ALSO course since April 2017. He is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Guadalajara and Medical Deputy Director of the State of Mexico.
Dr. Jounneti Gil Márquez
Evaluation of healthcare processes to reduce maternal mortality
She is an ALSO instructor (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics), endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). She holds a Master’s degree in Hospital Administration from the University of Guadalajara. She is a Gineco-Obstetrician at the Reproductive and Child Health Institution “Inguaran” in Mexico City, affiliated with the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Robert E. Suter
Thromboembolic disease
Dr. Robert Suter is Professor of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern, President of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and former President of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). He is a board-certified Emergency Physician in the United States and served as Co-Chair of Prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The Dr. Suter Awards, which he founded, are among the highest honors in the field of emergency medicine.
Dr. Lisa Moreno-Walton MS
Trauma training
Dr. Lisa Moreno-Walton is Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Master of Science in Clinical Research and is a National Institutes of Health-funded researcher. Dr. Moreno-Walton has served as a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Terry Mulligan
Developing emergency medicine systems
Dr. Terry Mulligan is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and served as Director of DOH in 2010. He directed emergency medicine programs in Bogotá, Colombia, as well as EM residency programs. He is an Extraordinary Assistant Professor at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Ricardo Cruz Silva
Thoracic trauma
He is a Specialist in Emergency Medicine and General Surgery at the General Hospital of Querétaro. Head of Emergency Services at Centro Hospitalario Hidalgo in Aguascalientes. Full Professor of the Medical-Surgical Specialty in Surgery at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes. He holds certification from the Mexican Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Simón Santiago Cuririz
Intrapartum fetal monitoring
Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Colposcopy, and Lower Genital Tract Pathology. Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla (UPAEP). Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital. Endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Dr. Sergio Iván Méndez Mercado
Maternal code
Specialist in Internal Medicine. Staff Physician at the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE). Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Valle de México. Member of the National Council of General and Family Medicine (CONAMEGE) 2013–2018.
Dr. José Antonio Rojas Suárez
Sepsis and pregnancy. Current updates
Advisory faculty member for the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) course in Colombia. Coordinator of the Research Group in Critical Care and Obstetrics (GICCO). University of Cartagena, Colombia.
Dr. Alberto Bohórquez Serrano
Placenta accreta, definitive surgical techniques
Faculty member of the ALSO course, endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Universidad del Norte. Staff Physician at Hospital Universitario “Las Américas.” Author of the obstetric cesarean-hysterectomy surgical technique “Las Américas” and its surgical protocol.
Dr. Javier Ortiz Galindo
Delivering bad news
Master’s degree in Hospital Administration and Public Health. Specialist in Medical-Surgical Emergency Medicine, Deputy Medical Director of HGZ 220 of IMSS. Staff physician in the Emergency Department at Centro Médico “Lic. Adolfo López Mateos” of ISSSTE. Facilitator of BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses of the American Heart Association, trauma course instructor. Life Support instructor recognized by the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Alejandro Uribe Calderón
Fluid and electrolyte management in the resuscitation room
Medical Doctor (EMN), Naval Medical Officer (SEMAR). Master’s degree in Population and Health from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Xochimilco Unit. Master’s degree in IT Administration. Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician. Certified in Comprehensive Medicine. Instructor for the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in PHTLS and AMLS.
Dr. David José Reyes Rivas
Management of acute decompensation in diabetes
Specialist in Medical-Surgical Emergency Medicine, certified by the Mexican Board of Emergency Medicine. Emergency physician at the Specialized Emergency Medical Unit (UNEME – Urgencias) of the Health Services of Zacatecas, as well as Emergency Physician at IMSS.
Dr. R. César Rodríguez Zavala
Ultrasound in Mexico
Technical Secretary of the Hospital and Perinatal Maternal Mortality Committee. Colposcopist and lower genital tract pathologist endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Master’s degree in Hospital Administration endorsed by the Institute of Higher Studies of Tamaulipas.
Dr. Carlos Hernández Rivera
Obstetric hysterectomy: when should it be performed?
Faculty member of the ALSO Mexico program since 2008. Former Head of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hospital General de Jojutla. Member of the Patient Safety Committee of the Maternal and Child Institute of the State of Mexico. Reviewer of the 2017 Latin American edition of the “Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics” manual.
Dr. Ángel Augusto Pérez Calatayud
Maternal resuscitation in the critically ill patient
Medical Doctor with a specialty in Medical-Surgical Emergency Medicine and a subspecialty in Critical Care Medicine. Academic, administrative, and clinical experience at the University Center for Health Sciences of the University of Guadalajara. Currently works in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital de Especialidades del Niño y la Mujer.
Dr. Teresa de la Torre León
Prevention of obstetric hemorrhage and coagulation resuscitation
Internal Medicine physician with a subspecialty in Critical Care Medicine from UNAM. Staff physician at Hospital General de Celaya and Head of Education at IMSS Hospital Celaya. She served as coordinator of clinical practice guidelines in obstetrics and gynecology.
Dr. David Martín
Highland Hospital ultrasound specialization program
Dr. David Martín is a fellow in the Ultrasound Diploma Program at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, and at the Columbia University School of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Miriam del Carmen Cabrera Aguilar
From unstable arrhythmia to cardiac arrest. Why its fatal progression?
Medical Doctor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria School of Medicine. Specialist in Emergency Medicine. Endorsed by the Mexican Association of Emergency Medicine A.C. and the Emergency Medicine Association of the State of Mexico A.C. Instructor for BLS and ACLS courses of the American Heart Association (AHA) at PACE.
Dr. Kenneth L. Iverson
Obstetric emergency
Kenneth L. Iverson, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAEM, FIFEM, is Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona and Senior Physician of the American Red Cross International Disaster Response Team. He is the author of several scientific articles on emergency medicine and biomedical ethics and has also authored numerous books.
Dr. Erik Ramírez Guardián
The role of the emergency physician in a septic patient. Management protocols
Specialist in Medical-Surgical Emergency Medicine. Postgraduate degree in Health Services Administration from the University of El Salvador. Currently serves as Deputy Medical Director of the Emergency Medical Unit in Guanajuato (UNEME). President-elect of the College of Emergency Physicians of the State of Guanajuato; Deputy Director of Hospital General Salamanca ISSSEMYM.
Dr. Carlos Daniel Molina Ordóñez
Coding of medical conditions: systematization and impact of peer-reviewed research
Medical Doctor graduated from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara. Master of Health Sciences from the Autonomous University of Querétaro. Member of the College of Emergency Medicine of the State of Querétaro and member of Hospital General de Querétaro. Affiliated with the National Medical Center of the Mexican Association of Emergency Medicine. Professor at the School of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes.
Capt. Juan Lamberto Garza Moreno
Inter-hospital referral: criteria to consider when transferring patients between hospitals
Garza Moreno (Capt.) Juan Lamberto is Director of Civil Protection for the State of Tamaulipas. Medical Doctor graduated from the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas. Staff physician at Hospital General de Ciudad Victoria. Member of the Civil Protection Committee. State Coordinator of the Emergency Medical Program.
EEAEC Alan José Pérez Reyes
Triage
Member of the Mexico Review Team for the Trauma Nursing Core Course program of the Emergency Nurses Association. He is also Operational Coordinator of the Comprehensive Health Management Center in the State of Mexico. Currently serves as Instructor of the Nursing Assistant Program. Hospital Administration for Healthcare, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico.
T.E.M. Orlando Rafael Bustamante Morales
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams in Mexico
Volunteer at the Mexican Red Cross in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Emergency Medical Technician with specialization in Vertical Rescue and Vehicle Extrication. First Lieutenant and Head of the Municipal Civil Protection Unit of Guanajuato Capital. Certified Rescuer. Member of the USAR-GTO Group, with participation in the Mexico City earthquake of September 19, 2017.
Venice Ceballos
ECHO for Community Health Workers
“Community Health Promoter” in New Mexico. She is Administrator of Community Health Worker (CHW) Programs for the ECHO Institute. She leads the design of evidence-based training using the ECHO model. She also develops “replication” packages to help organizations outside New Mexico and outside the United States adopt curricula and use the ECHO model to train and support CHWs. Venice has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Mexico CHW Association. She is the current President of the New Mexico CHW Association and a member of the New Mexico Community Health Worker Advisory Council.
Nishant Kishore
M. Health
Community health volunteer with the Peace Corps focused on reducing HIV transmission rates among high-risk populations. He worked on projects aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy rates and has been involved in community and youth development initiatives.
Dr. Angel Braña
PACE-D | Disaster Training Development
Board-certified in Preventive Medicine and member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Subspecialized in Medical Informatics.
He is a senior medical executive with experience in the design, planning, operation, and evaluation of primary healthcare systems. Retired as a Captain of the U.S. Public Health Service after more than 28 years of service in clinically underserved areas.
Dr. Ashley Bean
Wilderness Medicine and Global Health
She was a full-time member of the Department of Emergency Medicine and has been recognized as a Fellow of ACEP and AAEM. She has focused her activities in the field of global health, delivering lectures and workshops around the world. She is Associate Course Director and member of the UAMS Advisory Board for the Office of Global Health and its Global Health Accreditation Committee. Active member of the ACEP Ambassador Committee and the SAEM International Outreach Task Force. She also serves as a reviewer for the European Journal of Emergency Medicine and the African Journal of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Marcos Ymayo
Latin American ALSO Summit, Maternal Mortality Panel in Latin America
Dr. Ymayo has worked as a technical advisor for women’s health and sickle cell anemia programs with governments in developing countries, strengthening health systems, strategic knowledge transfer planning, adult learning, and leadership development. Through the ALSO program and in the field of medical education, he has trained more than 3,000 providers over the past 18 years.
Dr. Juan Andrés Pérez Wulff
Latin American ALSO Summit, Maternal Mortality Panel in Latin America
Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, he has served as faculty in the Perinatology Postgraduate Program at Hospital Universitario de Caracas and as faculty in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Postgraduate Program at the same institution.
He served as Director of the Board of Directors of the Venezuelan Association of Ultrasound in Medicine, President of the Venezuelan Association of Ultrasound in Medicine, and currently serves as Vice President of the Venezuelan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Cuitláhuac Ruiz Matus
Latin American ALSO Summit, Maternal Mortality Panel in Latin America
He is Director General of Epidemiology, Medical Doctor and Midwife, holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration, and Diplomas in Applied Epidemiology, Occupational Health, and Health Law. He is certified as a Public Health specialist by the National Council of Public Health. He is President of the National Council of Public Health and an active member of the Mexican Society of Public Health, of which he served as President during 2011 and 2012, and Honorary Vice President of the American Public Health Association. He is the author of several specialized texts in the field of Public Health, notably as co-author of the Public Health Manual, the foundation of daily public health actions in Mexico and Latin America.
Dr. Portia Jones, MD MPH
Latin American ALSO Summit, Maternal Mortality Panel in Latin America
International liaison for ALSO in Latin America. Family Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, and Obstetrics. She is Faculty Director for the AAFP and has traveled throughout Latin America as Course Director for the ALSO International Program.
Dr. Mercedes Álvarez Goris
Contraception in the critically ill patient
She is Medical Advisor Manager in short-acting contraception and women’s health for Bayer. Previously, she served as coordinator for the integration and development of clinical practice guidelines in gynecology and obstetrics at CENETEC within the Ministry of Health.
Dra. Jessica Salazar
Ovarian cancer and pregnancy: can I continue my pregnancy?
Staff physician at Hospital Materno Infantil de Mexicali, Baja California, and ALSO Instructor. Gynecologist-Obstetrician with subspecialty training in Gynecologic Oncology. Certified by the Mexican College of Oncology and by the Mexican College of Specialists in Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Dr. Rodolfo Morales
Preeclampsia: do biomarkers truly work in prevention?
Gynecologist-Obstetrician trained at the National Institute of Perinatology, Health Services Manager, and Colposcopist. He is the State Coordinator of the Maternal and Perinatal Health Program for the Health Institute of the State of Mexico. He has served as Medical Subdirector, Head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Division for ISEM hospitals, and Head of Education and Research at IMIEM.
Dra. Silvia Adriana Ramírez Sosa
Amniotic fluid embolism: how can it be prevented?
Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hospital General de México. Certified by the Mexican Council of Gynecology and Obstetrics A.C. Diploma from CMN La Raza IMSS in “Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Cancer. Colposcopy.” Staff physician since 2011 at Hospital Gineco Pediatría 3 A of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
Dr. César Raúl Lucero Uribe
Resuscitation of patients with traumatic cardiac arrest
Dr. César Raúl Lucero is assigned to the Intensive Care Unit at Hospital General de Zona #4 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Celaya, Guanajuato. He is also assigned to the Intensive Care Service at Hospital MAC Celaya. He is faculty for BLS and ACLS courses of the American Heart Association (AHA) as well as faculty for PHTLS and Advanced Medical Life Support courses of the NAEMT.
Dr. Luis Gerardo Vázquez
Resequencing in initial resuscitation. Pros and cons of ABCDE
He is Medical Director of the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of San Miguel de Allende. Graduate of the National Polytechnic Institute, he holds a Master’s degree in Emergencies and Urgent Care from the Universidad Católica de San Vicente Mártir in Valencia, Spain.
Collaborator of the PACE MD program since 2005, where he serves as Instructor and Faculty for the ALSO, AHA, and NAEMT programs.
Dr. Víctor Ulises Bello Bautista
Advanced airway device
Dr. Víctor Ulises is a Specialist in Medical-Surgical Emergency Medicine; Subspecialist in Resuscitation Medicine and Subspecialist in Critical Care Medicine; certified by the boards of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. Clinically, he served as Head of Emergency Services at the ISSSTE Hospital in the state of Puebla, as well as in the Intensive Care Unit at IMSS.
Dr. Rubén Chávez Delgado
Pulmonary thromboembolism in pregnancy, labor, and postpartum
Medical Doctor graduated from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, where he studied General Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, as well as Critical Care in Obstetrics. He holds a Diploma in Applied Bioethics in Health and currently works as a Gynecologist-Obstetrician and physician in the Obstetric Critical Care Unit.
Dr. Oswaldo Flores Baltazar
Conservative surgical management techniques in obstetric hemorrhage
Faculty member of the ALSO course, Mexico. Adjunct Professor of the Gynecology and Obstetrics specialty at U.A.E.M. Former Professor of clinical rotations in the Medical Doctor program at ES-Iztacala, U.N.A.M. Participated as reviewer of the Spanish edition of the ALSO Provider Manual.
Dr. Patricio Manuel Juárez Cruz
Uterine rupture. After one cesarean, is it always another cesarean?
Reviewer of the Spanish manual of the ALSO Provider Course published in December 2017. Reviewer in the validation of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Timely Management of UTERINE RUPTURE at the Three Levels of Care, 2017, CENETEC. Director of the ISSSEMYM Regional Hospital Nezahualcóyotl. Staff physician in the Gynecology and Obstetrics service, afternoon shift, at Hospital Gustavo Baz Prada ISEM.
Dr. Francisco Rojas Solorio
Placenta previa. Conservative or interventional management?
Faculty member of the ALSO course (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and part of the first group of ALSO Mexico instructors. He reviewed and updated the chapter on Malpresentations in the Spanish edition of the ALSO Provider Course Manual published in December 2017.
Dr. Néstor Sánchez Sánchez
Damage control in trauma
Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Escuela Superior de Medicina of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). Lead faculty for the Emergency Medicine course for medical interns at the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala. Examiner for the Mexican Board of Emergency Medicine and active member of SMME, founder of the Society of Emergency Medicine and Resuscitation of Tlaxcala (SMERT).
Dr. Jaime Huitzilihuitl Valdez Gutiérrez
Telemedicine in Mexico. Strategies to improve treatment
Staff physician in the Emergency Department at Hospital General de San Juan del Río, Querétaro (SESEQ). President of the local committees of Hospital General de San Juan del Río and member of the state committees on Health Research and Bioethics of the State of Querétaro. Lead instructor of the undergraduate Emergency Medicine course at HGSJR. Technical Instructor in Basic and Advanced Prehospital Medical Care.
L.E. Ana Montserrat Moar Huerta
Workshop: Evaluation methodology for resuscitation teams and debriefing strategies
Paramedic (TSU) from the Universidad Tecnológica de Aguascalientes (UTAGS); Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (UAA). Paramedic of the State Emergency Medical System (SEEM), participant in the Advanced Life Support program and the Medical Emergency Regulation Center (CRUM) of SEEM.
Dr. Jorge Rodríguez Avalos
Hypogastric artery ligation. Is it necessary in obstetric hemorrhage?
Dr. Rodríguez is faculty of the ALSO course (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) and reviewer of the chapter on medical complications of pregnancy in the updated 2017 provider manual. Vice President of the Colegio de Ginecología Zamora A.C.; Colposcopy, Laser, and Lower Genital Tract Pathology; Gynecologic Endoscopy. Adjunct Professor of the hypogastric artery ligation course in Apan, Hidalgo.
Dr. Carlos Abad Ortiz
Hepatic rupture: what’s new in treatment
Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, completed specialty training at Hospital Regional de Puebla, IMSS. Former Head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service at Hospital General San Miguel de Allende and Director of Hospital Materno de San Luis de la Paz of the Guanajuato Ministry of Health. Holds diplomas in Health Services Management, Ethics, and Ultrasound.
Dr. Roberto Castrejón
Abruptio placentae. Is Couvelaire uterus equivalent to hysterectomy?
Dr. Castrejón is currently Head of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hospital General Jilotepec, ALSO Instructor, member of the State Maternal Mortality Committee of ISEM, and Instructor in Humanized, Intercultural, and Safe Childbirth. He previously served as Maternal Mortality Supervisor in the Subdirectorate of Prevention and Disease Control of the Health Institute of the State of Mexico and works as an independent consultant for Ipas Mexico.
Dr. Magali Rosas Rosales
Gender-based violence
Head of Education and Research and Technical Secretary of the Hospital Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Committee. Member of the Maternal Mortality Observatory in Mexico. Author of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Timely Management of UTERINE RUPTURE at the Three Levels of Care, 2017, CENETEC, Ministry of Health.
Dr. Consuelo Avilés Morán
Perimortem cesarean section
Medical Doctor degree from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo; postgraduate specialization in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hospital de la Mujer SSA in Mexico City through UNAM; specialization in Colposcopy at Hospital General de México; Diploma in Gynecologic Ultrasound from AMUSEM; ALSO Instructor since 2016. Staff physician in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department at ISSSTE Hidalgo.
Dr. Enrique Trejo Eroza
Instrumented delivery: a necessity in obstetric care
Graduate of the School of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Guerrero and of the Gynecology and Obstetrics specialty at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico. ALSO Instructor since 2009. He reviewed the chapter on Assisted Delivery for the ALSO manual, last updated in December 2017, Latin American edition.
Dr. Martha Nelly Zamora López
Turn off the tap: Aortic compression, bimanual maneuver, anti-shock garments, and Bakri balloon
She is responsible for the Maternal Mortality Program in the Jilotepec Jurisdiction in the State of Mexico, conducting analysis of morbidity and mortality in that region, as well as providing training in Preconception Consultation, High-Risk Pregnancy, Obstetric Emergencies, and Immediate Postpartum Contraception. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Health Institutions Administration at the Instituto de Estudios Universitarios, Puebla Campus.
Dr. Sandra Gabriela Chávez García
Step-by-step uterine devascularization
Graduate of the University of Guadalajara, ALSO Instructor (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics). Provider of the Tequiva course (Advanced Surgical Technique for the Control of Obstetric Hemorrhage). She currently works at Hospital Materno Infantil Esperanza López Mateos as Head of the Department of Education and Training in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Dr. Gary Gaddis
Research in low-resource settings
He is a physician and Professor of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke’s / Missouri. He has been a speaker at an international congress aimed at improving emergency medicine in East Asia. He has researched and presented on how to review manuscripts and abstracts, as well as on clinical decision-making in the emergency department.
His research focuses on criteria for the early diagnosis of sepsis in the emergency department and medication-related issues, including drug interactions that constitute critical emergencies.
Monica Gaddis, Ph.D.
Research in low-resource settings
She is Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Research for the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Emergency Medicine, at the University of Missouri, Kansas.
She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University–Bloomington and completed a fellowship at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Larry Leeman
Dr. Leeman is Professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Obstetrics, and Gynecology. He is currently Administrative Editor of the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) program for the AAFP. He is board-certified in Family Medicine and completed a fellowship in Obstetrics. He directs the maternal-child health service of Family Medicine and fellowship programs and serves as Co-Medical Director of the Mother-BBaby Unit at UNM Hospital. He is Medical Director of the Milagro Program, which provides prenatal and maternity care services to women with substance use disorders.