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CICAD Schools of Nursing Project on Prevention of Drug Use and Abuse, Social Integration, and Health Promotion in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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VIII International Meeting |
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VIII
International Annual Meeting of CICAD Schools of
Nursing on Demand Reduction in Latin America
18-20
August 2003
Lima,
Peru
1.
Background
The
CICAD Schools of Nursing Project has held
international meetings since 1997 to discuss the
contribution of the profession of Nursing in reducing
the demand for drugs and the results of the projects
that have been implemented. The VIII international
meeting was held in Lima, Peru, from 18-20 August of
2003. The
objectives and the themes covered in the meeting, the
participating countries, and the results are presented
below.
2. Objectives
Indicate
the contribution of the universities regarding the
drug phenomenon in Latin America;
Debate
the licit and illicit drugs phenomenon in the
Latin America from the international relations
perspectives;
Characterize
the undergraduate and graduate nursing curriculum
with the content of drugs; the evaluation and
monitoring systems with respect to the drug
phenomenon implemented in ten schools of nursing
in nine countries of Latin America;
Identify
the challenges and perspectives of extension
programs with the content of drug in nine
countries of Latin America;
Present
the evolution and results of research studies
related to demand reduction themes in nine
countries of Latin America;
Present
the challenges, results, and perspectives of I
Regional Research Capacity-Building Program for
Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in Latin
America, USP/EE/RP/Brazil—2002-2003;
Present
the educational, extension, and research
activities related to the drug phenomenon in the
four new schools of nursing involved with CICAD
project since 2003;
Display
posters with the results of research studies
conducted by the participants of I Regional
Research Capacity-Building Program for Nurses to
Study the Drug Phenomenon in Latin America, USP/EE/RP/Brazil—2002-2003
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3. Themes of the 8th International
Meeting
1.
The Role of Universities in Face of the
Challenges Presented by the Drug Phenomenon in the
Americas;
2.
The Phenomenon of Licit and Illicit Drugs in
the Americas from International Relations
Perspectives;
3. The Regional Situation of Undergraduate and
Graduate Nursing Programs with the Content of Drugs
and the Evaluation and Monitoring Systems of Ten
Schools of Nursing in Nine Countries in Latin America;
4. The Regional Situation of Extension Activities
with the Content of Drugs of Ten Schools of Nursing in
Nine Countries in Latin America;
5. The Regional Situation of Research Activities
with the Content of Drugs of Ten Schools of Nursing in
Nine Countries in Latin America;
6. Challenges and Perspectives of First Regional
Research Capacity-Building
SP/Brazil
–2002-2003;
7. Report of Experiences of Education, Extension,
and Research Activities from Four New Schools of
Nursing Involved within the CICAD Nursing Project
during 2003.
4. Participants
Universities
and Schools of Nursing in Latin America
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National
University of Córdoba School
of Nursing Córdoba/Argentina |
University
of São Paulo School
of Nursing Ribeirão
Preto/Brazil |
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National
University of Rosario School
of Nursing Rosario/Argentina |
Autonomous
University of Nuevo Leon Faculty
of Nursing Monterrey/Mexico |
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National
University of Colombia Faculty
of Nursing Santafé
de Bogotá/Colombia |
Autonomous
University of Querétaro School
of Nursing Querétaro,
Mexico |
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Carabobo
University School
of Nursing Valencia/Venezuela |
University
of Guanajuato School
of Nursing Celaya,
Guanuajato, México |
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University
Mayor de San Andrés Nursing
Career La
Paz/Bolivia |
University
of Concepción Department
of Nursing Concepción/Chile |
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University
of Guayaquil School
of Nursing Guayaquil/Equador |
National
University of Honduras School
of Nursing Tegucigualpa,
Honduras |
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University
Cayetano Heredia School
of Nursing Lima/Peru |
National
University Mayor de San Marcos School
of Nursing Lima,
Peru |
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University
of the State of Rio de Janeiro Faculty
of Nursing Rio
de Janeiro/Brazil |
National
University Federico Villareal School
of Nursing Lima,
Peru |
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Federal
University of Santa Catarina Nursing
Department Florianópolis/Brazil |
National
University of Trujillo School
of Nursing Lima,
Peru |
International
& National Organizations
Representatives
of the Executive Secretariat of CICAD
Representative
of OAS Office in Lima, Peru
Representatives
of DEVIDA, Lima, Peru
Representatives
of US Embassy – Narcotics Affairs Section-NAS
–Demand Reduction/Anticorruption Programs, Lima,
Peru
Representative
of SENAD/Brazil
5. Overview of the Meeting
The
executive summary of the meeting is presented below.
Monday
Morning Section
August
18, 2003
The
opening ceremony included the Peruvian national anthem
and welcome speeches by the President of the
University Cayetano Heredia, Dr. Oswaldo Zegarra
Rojas; Director of Faculty of Nursing, Mg. Margarita
Alayo Sarmiento, and the CICAD representative, Dr.
Maria da Gloria M. Wright. On the table was also
present the representative of the US Embassy, Lima,
Peru, Dr.James Benson; and the Director of OAS, Lima,
Peru, Embassador Dr. Ronalth Ivan Ochaeta; and the Vice-President of the University
Cayetano Heredia, Dr. David Loza Fernandez.
In
the audience were presented the following authorities:
US Embassy/Lima/Peru – Mrs. Maria Eugenia Vizcarra,
Assistant of Anti-Narcotics Section; DEVIDA – Sr.
Gustavo Ascacibar, management of Prevention and
Rehabilitation Program/Lima/Peru;
Education Ministry – Mrs. Patricia Malpartida
Anton, Office of Integral Prevention; International
Relations Ministry—Jorge Lazo Escalante, Chief
of Bilateral Issues on Drug Control/Lima/Peru;
National Council of Nursing – Nelida Chavez Linares;
Panamerican Health Organization – Gladys Zarate
Leon; Dean School of Graduate Studies – Fernando
Salazar Silva; Dean School of Dentistry of cayetano
Heredia—Freddie Williams; and Director Psychiatry
Department of Cayetano Heredia – Jorge Castro
Morales.
The
inaugural address was then given by the Director of
Psychiatry Department of Cayetano Heredia University,
Dr. Jorge Castro Morales, on The Role of the Universities in Face of the Challenges Presented by Drug
Phenomenon in the Americas.
Following
that address, was the first panel discussion, which
analyzed The
Phenomenon of Licit and Illicit Drugs in the Americas
from International Relations Perspectives. The
three commentators were: Dr. Ronalth Ochaeta, Director
of OAS Office in Lima, Peru; Lic. Gustavo Ascacibar,
Coordinator of Prevention and Rehabilitation
Programs at DEVIDA, Lima, Peru; and Col. Jose Augusto
de Barros, Adjunct Secretariat of SENAD/Brazil. They
discussed different aspects of the drug control
policies from international relations perspectives,
the implications of these policies for demand
reduction programs, and the barriers these programs
face at national level. They also addressed the
importance of nursing professionals in demand
reduction area and their collaboration within the
National Commission of Drug Control of each country in
Latin America.
The
Second Panel on the topic of The Regional Situation
of Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs with
the Content of Drugs and the Evaluation and Monitoring
Systems of Ten Schools of Nursing in Nine Countries in
Latin America, had six panelists that
presented the overviews of the following aspects of
CICAD Nursing Project: (i) undergraduate nursing
programs (Lic. Derma Teresa Fassi de Grenat/Cordoba/
Argentina), (ii) specialization programs (lic. Núbia
Stella Medina Arias/Colombia), masters degrees
programs (Dr. Yolanda Rodriguez/Venezuela), and the
new and old doctoral nursing programs in Latin America
(Lic. Silvia Espinoza /Monterrey/Mexico – new
programs; and Maria
Itayra Coelho de Souza Padilha and Margarita Antonia Villar Luis/Brazil – old programs). These
presentations provided an
evaluation of the challenges and barriers to
include the drug content within nursing academic
programs in ten schools of nursing distributed in nine
countries of Latin America. The papers provided
recommendations about how to enhance nursing curricula
with the content of drugs, as well as, the indication
for the need to organize a general and specific core
curriculum with the minimum hours for each program
with the content of drugs. More details about the
analysis of the curricula will be presented in the
publication that CICAD will produced as a result of
the meeting.
Tuesday
Morning
August
19, 2003
The
Third Panel addressed The
Regional Situation of Extension Activities with the
Content of
Tuesday
Afternoon
August
19, 2003
The
fourth panel addressed The Regional Situation of Research Activities with the Content of
At
the end of this section, we celebrated the graduation
ceremony of the I group of nurses who participated in
the First Regional Research Capacity-Building
Program for Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in
Latin America with the Dean and Vice-Dean of
School of Nursing of University of Sao Paulo and CICAD
representative delivering the certificates to the
participants.
The 18 participants were very happy and enthusiastic they were
able to accomplish all the requirements of program to
receive the certificate.
Wednesday
Morning
August
20, 2003
The
fifth panel addressed The Experience to Implement
the I Regional Research Capacity-Building Program for
Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in Latin America,
presented by Dr. Margarita Antonia Villar Luiz,
Vice-Director of School of Nursing at the University
of Sao Paulo/Brazil and Coordinator of the Program.
The I Regional Research Capacity-Building Program
received 18 nurses from nine countries (two per
country) from Latin America: Argentina, Brazil,
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and
Venezuela. The 18 who participated in this program had
completed two months of intensive research training at
University of Sao Paulo/School of Nursing at Ribeirao
Preto/SP/Brazil and eight months of field practice to
implement the research study in their countries. This
program have provided a title of specialization for
those participants that have only Masters degree and a
title of post-doctoral program for those who have
already a doctoral degree. The program received a very
good evaluation and the recommendation for its
continuation. All 18 students have completed their
research studies and wrote a technical report, a
scientific paper to send for publication, and
presented a poster about the results of the study in
the meeting. The curriculum of this program covers the
following aspects: Module I – International Health;
Module II – The Drug Phenomenon in the Americas and
World; Module III – Research Methods –Qualitative
and Quantitative – Applied to the Study of the Drug
Phenomenon; Module IV – Distance Research Tutorial
Activities – Implementation of research studies in
the countries of the participants. CICAD has develop a
very innovative capacity-building program at Regional
Level that has been used as a model to expand the
experience at International Level with the University
of Alberta Canada (Summer 2003); University of
Maryland (Summer 2004); and University of Michigan
(Summer 2005). A
publication about the process to develop and implement
a regional capacity-building program and its results
will be published by CICAD later this year. All 18
students from this program participate in their
graduate ceremony and received their certificate
during the VIII Meeting.
The
sixth panel addressed The Report of the Experiences
of the New Schools of Nursing Involved on CICAD
Nursing Project in the Areas of Education, Extension
and Research. The Deans of four new Schools of
Nursing, Teresa Micozzi, Rosario, Argentina; Aurora
Zamora Mendoza, Queretaro, Mexico; Rosalina Diaz
Guerrero, Guanuajato,Mexico,; and Juana Carolina
Buchanan Stanley, Honduras, presented the nursing
curricula (undergraduate and graduate programs) with
the content of drugs that will be implemented in Fall
of 2003, the selection of the extension activities and
research studies that will be implemented in 2004. The
work done in six months and presented in the meeting
by the four Deans indicates the feasibility of the
CICAD Nursing Project to be initiated and completed in
a period of two years. With the experience gained from
the ten other schools of nursing involved in the
project, CICAD was able to develop a unique model and
strategy to work with universities in the topic of
drugs in Latin America that supports the
recommendation of the external evaluation of the
project of expanding this experiences to other
countries of the Hemisphere.
At
the end of this section Dr. Gloria Wright received two
awards, one from representatives of University of
Carabobo/Valencia/Venezuela and the other one from
representatives of the University Cayetano Heredia/Lima/Peru
for her leadership in advance nursing profession on
the area of demand reduction through CICAD Project.
Wednesday
Afternoon
August
20, 2003
The
international Coordinator of CICAD Nursing Project,
Dr. Gloria Wright, met with the Deans, Vice-Deans and
Coordinators of Nursing Graduate Programs to discuss
the following topics:
Introduction the directors of new schools of
nursing in the CICAD Nursing Project;
Provided a Certificate of Recognition to three
schools of nursing from National University
How to prepare the technical and financial
reports according to the new orientations of CICAD
Executive Secretariat.
Selection process of new candidates for the
Regional and International Research Capacity-Building
Programs with the University of Sao Paulo/Brazil,
University of Maryland (2004); University of Michigan
(2005); and University of Alberta/Canada (2006).
Discussions of high lights, results, and future
directions of CICAD Nursing Project for the near
future and the role of Deans, Vice-Deans, and
Coordinators of Graduate Nursing Programs.
Honduras offers to host the IX meeting of CICAD
Nursing Project on August of 2004.
Need to
create a virtual net work of Schools of
Nursing that are working on Demand Reduction
in Latin America.
Increase better communication among each
schools of nursing and with CICAD headquarter.
Review by each school of nursing and send their
comments and suggestions until Sept. 15 to CICAD about
the “Regional Strategic Plan of Nursing Contribution
to Demand Reduction in Latin America for Next Three to
Five Years.”
Other general issues.
6.
Conclusion
The
VIII International Annual Meeting of CICAD Schools of
Nursing on Demand Reduction in Latin America achieved
all its objectives. Prior to the meeting, we received
all the papers to be presented in the meeting. The
strategy for the meeting gave each coordinator
responsibility for coordination and preparation of the
documents from their schools and for the executive
summary of documents involving two or more countries.
This strategy required coordinators to develop certain
skills related to undertaking local technical and
transnational technical reports. The planning and
organization process of the meeting were done all by
internet, fax, and phone calls.
All
the coordinators and members of academic committee of
CICAD Schools of Nursing Project helped to prepare all
the documents for all panels of the meeting that they
were responsible for.
The
organizers of the meeting from University of Cayetano
Heredia side also did an excellent job of coordinating
activities before and during the meeting. Twenty-six
nursing faculty were involved over a six-month period
in planning, organizing, and implementing the meeting
with the CICAD representatives, Drs. Wright and
Chisman. It was a challenge for CICAD coordinator of
the project and the representatives of School of
Nursing at the Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru.
The
six topics covered in the meeting showed the
participants the macro and micro determinants and
conditioning factors of the drug phenomenon. The
participants also perceived the need to integrate the
topic of drugs into the graduate nursing programs and
relate it to nursing leadership and the use of science
and technology. They recognized the need for
formulating and working through a regional strategic
plan to demonstrated more specifically the
contribution of nursing on demand reduction in Latin
America. The results presented in the areas of
education (curriculum development with the content of
drugs—undergraduate and graduate levels); extension
activities with the content of drugs; and research
studies conducted with drug issues from 10 Schools of
Nursing distributed in nine countries of Latin America
indicated the success of the project and the
contribution nurses can give to the area of demand
reduction.
The
presentation of the results of activities of four new
schools of nursing, indicated the CICAD project can be
expanded to other schools of nursing in Latin America
and completed all its activities in a period of two
years. With the experience gained from the other 10
schools of nursing,
CICAD has designed and implemented a unique
project in Latin America for drug demand reduction
that can be used as a model for other CICAD projects,
along with efforts of other international and national
organizations involved with project development in
Latin America.
7. Recommendations
The International Coordinator of CICAD Schools of Nursing Project on Demand Reduction in Latin America would like to make the following recommendations to the Executive Secretariat of CICAD, the participating universities, and other agencies represented in the meeting.
Provide
technical and financial support for the expansion of
the CICAD Schools of Nursing Project (involvement of
new schools), including countries in Central America
and the Caribbean.
Create
and coordinate the Virtual Net Work of Schools of
Nursing who works on Demand Reduction in Latin
America.
Support
the political representation of nursing professional
at national, state, and municipal drug control
commissions in each country in Latin America.
To
organize the II International Institute of Leadership
and Strategic Planning to Advance Nursing Contribution
to Demand Reduction in Latin America for Deans,
Vice-Deans and Coordinators of Nursing Graduate
Nursing Programs.
To organize the IX International annual meeting of the CICAD Schools of Nursing Project in August 2004 in Honduras with representatives of each project (Deans and Vice-Deans): 15 participants of II Regional Research Capacity Building Program- University of Sao Paulo- Ribeirao Preto/Brazil, and the 11 participants of I International Research Capacity-Building Program- University of Alberta/ Canada, where they will graduate from these programs.
Continue to organize and implement the Regional and International Research Capacity- Building Programs for Nurses to Study the Phenomenon of Drugs with the University Sao Paulo/ Brazil (2004); University of Maryland/ US (2004); University of Michigan/US (2005); and University of Alberta/ Canada (2006).
Strength
the National Nursing Association of each country
involved with CICAD Nursing Project assume the
responsibility to train the nurses who works at health
care system in the area of demand reduction through
continue education programs.
Provide
technical support to schools of nursing to develop the
evaluation and monitoring system for the educational
programs with the content of drugs and graduates who
are already at market place.
Provide
political and technical support for the implementation
of a core nursing curricula with the content of drugs
at undergraduate and graduate levels among the schools
of nursing involve with CICAD Nursing Project.