Latin american clinical epidemiology network series - paper 1: the latin american clinical epidemiology network ‘‘LatinCLEN’’
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2017-06Corporate Author(s)
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística
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(ISSN: 0895-4356, ESSN: 1878-5921)
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71-74
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LatinCLEN, la Red Latinoamericana de Epidemiolog ıa Cl ınica (INCLEN) naci o en los a~nos noventa como una rama de INCLEN (la Red Mundial de Epidemiolog ıa Cl ınica). Las primeras personas entrenadas lo hicieron en Australia y Norteam erica. Se crearon unidades de Epidemiolog ıa Cl ınica por egresados del INCLEN y empezaron a desarrollarse centros de segunda y tercera generaci on con el prop osito de introducir en la regi on los conceptos de metodolog ıa de investigaci on cl ınica, apreciaci on cr ıtica de la literatura, econom ıa cl ınica y bioestad ıstica. El area de Epidemiolog ıa Cl ınica ha sido introducido en las escuelas de areas de la salud y ha tenido gran influencia, a trav es de investigaci on y de la aplicaci on de medicina basada en evidencia, en pol ıticas de salud y en pr acticas en Am erica Latina. Una red de investigadores y la colaboraci on entre centros ha permitido mayor desarrollo en la regi on. Los art ıculos de esta serie proveen una breve impresi on del desarrollo de investigaci on en la regi on que incluye, entre otros temas, la capacidad de conducir ensayos cl ınicos en terapias innovativas, revisiones sistem aticas, an alisis econ omicos, como estudios sobre factores de riesgo y carga de enfermedad. 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Latin American Clinical Epidemiology Network (LatinCLEN) was born in the 90s as a branch of the International Clinical Epidemiology Network. Clinical Epidemiology Units that made up this network in the region were initially composed of health professionals trained in Australia and North America. From these units, second- and third-generation training centers started to develop in the region, with the main purpose of introducing clinical research methodology and critical appraisal, as well as health economics and biostatistics. The field of Clinical Epidemiology has been introduced into health schools, and has had great influence on health policies and practices in Latin America. The articles in this series provide a bird’s eye view of research development in the region which include, among others, the capacity to conduct clinical trials on innovative therapies, systematic reviews, economic analyses, as well as studies on risk factors and burden of illness.
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Latino AméricaLink to the resource
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.javeriana.edu.co/science/article/pii/S0895435616305480Source
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology; Vol. 86 (2017)
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