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It helps us recall [diagnoses] and test our solving abilities to the best Dr. House style

DR. ENZO M. GONZÁLEZ

Cardiologist in a private practice setting in San Juan (Argentina)

A scion of a prominent family from the Argentine province of San Juan, Dr. Enzo González graduated from the National University of Córdoba and became a Cardiology resident at Sanatorium Allende in 1992. Later, he became an intern at the Favaloro Foundation and specialized in postoperative care after cardiac surgery, discovering his passion for healthcare management and teaching. Between 2003 and 2015, he directed the René Favaloro Training Center, was a technical secretary of the Ministry of Public Health and head of the Quiroga Marcial Hospital, and worked at the Catholic University of Cuyo. He thinks Practicum is "useful and fun.”

Madrid, March 4, 2019. Beyond traditional rote learning, do you consider the possibility of making mistakes without consequences to be necessary for optimizing care?
Yes, it is very necessary; the person becomes self-critical with his errors and is motivated to review the literature related to his areas of weakness. All this ostensibly improves our professional practice. We open boxes, so to speak, that are closed in our “mental portfolio,” thus recalling diagnoses.

Specifically, what have these 30 Practicum Script cases provided? Would you repeat [this experience] with us?
As I mentioned earlier, it helps us recall [diagnoses] and test our solving ability to the best Dr. House style. Yes, I would repeat, of course.

You know that debate and uncertainty comprise the basis of our approach. What was the most difficult case for you?
To me, the complexity level was overall very similar. I did not consider any particular case to be more difficult than another.

In medicine, we know a lot of information, a lot of statistics, but perhaps little or sometimes nothing about the spaces between them. How do you deal with dilemmatic situations?
Evidence-based medicine. I rely a lot on it.

In English, we are told to think outside the box. Is Practicum Script effective in training thinking skills?
It is useful but, above all, it is fun, which is no small feat when it comes to testing.

Tell us about your context of healthcare practice in San Juan.
I received my medical degree in 1992 from the National University of Córdoba. Later, I joined the Cardiology residency at Sanatorio Allende (province of Córdoba) and graduated as a specialist in 1997. I was offered to stay at the Sanatorio until returning in 2000 to the province of San Juan, where I am from, to work with my father, who is also a medical professional.

For many years, I have worked in postoperative intensive care after cardiovascular surgery and then in healthcare practice, fulfilling executive functions at the province’s healthcare ministry and hospital management, which led me to obtain a master's degree and specialize in Healthcare Systems and Social Security. I currently work as a cardiologist in a clinical practice setting in my province.

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For me, the program is very interesting, since it allows me to sharpen my interrogation and direct it more towards a specific pathology and to have more knowledge of laboratory and cabinet exams. I think it is very important that we keep our medical sagacity throughout our practice and that in the few minutes it takes to answer any of the cases that Practicum Script presents, you acquire more knowledge.

Dr. Miguel Olivares Alcocer

Pediatrician in Guanajuato (Mexico)

I would like to express my gratitude to the Practicum Institute of Health Sciences Research for the opportunity given to Latin American physicians  to access and take different courses of our specialty for the benefit of our dear patients, in my case in Mexico. It has encouraged me to improve myself and keep abreast of the advances in Pediatrics and put into practice the knowledge acquired in the hospital where I work. Thanks friends and congratulations to this valuable team of Practicum Script Education.

Dr. Heriberto Fuentes García

Pediatrician in Sonora (Mexico)

I am grateful for this study tool that, through Nestlé and with this method, allows us to review different issues with cases that confront us in decision-making and serve us in the daily consultation.

Dr. Josué Refugio de León Padilla

Pediatrician in Jalisco (Mexico)

It is an excellent educational support platform for the pediatrician, offers very specific clinical challenges with alternatives for diagnosis and differential diagnoses, with the support of experts, a bibliography and a forum to share opinions. It's easy to navigate and it's fun, a tool that's worth using and making the most of it.

Dr. Guillermo Yanowsky-Reyes

Surgery Pediatrician in Guadalajara (Mexico)
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