Reflexiones de fin de año

  • Armindo José Perozo Mena Universidad del Zulia. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Departamento de Microbiología, Práctica Profesional de Bacteriología. Maracaibo-Zulia. Venezuela Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo. Centro de Referencia Bacteriológica. Maracaibo-Zulia.Venezuela http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-7860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4393342

Abstract

Nos complace que nuestra publicación arribe a un año más de existencia, arribando a su 58 aniversario. el año 2020 ha sido un año lleno de dificultades, retos y desafíos para nuestra sociedad, sistemas económicos y de gobierno.
Enfrentamos la pandemia de la COVID-19, la cual nos ha obligado a reconsiderar nuestras prioridades y estilos de vida, así como nuestras políticas de desarrollo, también nos ha permitido conocer el verdadero lugar que ocupamos en el ecosistema de nuestro planeta, mostrándonos que no somos la especie dominante e invencible capaz de transformar nuestro entorno a voluntad.
La historia ha demostrado que, periódicamente, los humanos nos enfrentamos a pandemias producidas por enfermedades infecciosas; sin embargo, a pesar del avance tecnológico en todas las áreas, incluyendo las ciencias médicas y, especialmente, el control de infecciones, al parecer no estábamos lo suficientemente preparados para enfrentar esta pandemia.
Nuestros sistemas de gobierno, económicos y de producción han generado un deterioro general del medio ambiente, han permitido la creación de un alto porcentaje de población en estado de pobreza, refugiados y desplazados, también han permitido el incremento de enfermedades crónicas como hipertensión, diabetes y obesidad, toda esta población desasistida o ajena a los sistemas de salud son el blanco principal del SARS-COV-2.
La pandemia ha demostrado que el sistema de salud de ningún país estaba lo suficientemente preparado para enfrentar este problema, todos los países sin importar el tamaño de su producto interno bruto han visto sus sistemas de salud colapsados.

Author Biography

Armindo José Perozo Mena, Universidad del Zulia. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Departamento de Microbiología, Práctica Profesional de Bacteriología. Maracaibo-Zulia. Venezuela Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo. Centro de Referencia Bacteriológica. Maracaibo-Zulia.Venezuela

Degree in Bioanalysis. Magister Scientiarum in Microbiology and Doctor of Health Sciences. Professor of the Bacteriology area of the School of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia. Maracaibo Venezuela. Head of the chairs of Clinical Bacteriology and Professional Practice of Bacteriology. Academic coordinator of the Master in Bacteriological Diagnosis. Postgraduate Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia. Teaching and Research Coordinator of the Clinical Laboratory of the School of Bioanalysis of the University of Zulia. Technical advisor and coordinator of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bacterial Resistance of the Bacteriological Reference Center of the University Hospital of Maracaibo and Ex-President of the Zulia chapter of the Venezuelan Society of Microbiology. His main line of research focuses on general, clinical bacteriology, bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents and molecular epidemiology of microorganisms, has presented more than 100 event proceeding, delivered more than 70 conferences at scientific events and published more than 50 scientific papers in national and international refereed journals, as well as monographs, technical reports, guidelines, standards, work protocols, books, reviews and editorials. He is an expert evaluator of the Kasmera journal, Clinical Research, Journal of the Venezuelan Society of Microbiology, Journal of the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Colombia, Colombian Journal of Biotechnology, Journal of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Universidad de los Andes , Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Zulia, EC Microbiology and The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. Member of the Venezuelan Society of Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology. Venezuelan Society of Specialist Bioanalysts. Member of the Subcommittee on Rational Use of Antibiotics, Hospital Infections Committee of the Autonomous Service of the University Hospital of Maracaibo, and of the Venezuelan Program of Antimicrobial Resistance (PROVENRA).

E-mail: arperozo@fmed.luz.edu.ve  aperozomena@gmail.com

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-7860

ResearcherID: M-2263-2015

Scopus Author ID: 23486506600

Kasmera Vol 48 N2 2020
Published
2020-12-26
How to Cite
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Perozo Mena AJ. Reflexiones de fin de año. Kasmera [Internet]. 2020Dec.26 [cited 2024May30];48(2):e48234776. Available from: https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/34776
Issue
Vol. 48 No. 2 (2020)
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Editorial

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