Global Critical Care Observatory
Construir y validar un inventario de capacidad de cuidados intensivos en Región Andina y norte de Sudamérica; verificar y geocodificar centros; clasificar capacidades; estimar densidad de recursos y acceso poblacional mediante tiempos de viaje; y detectar áreas prioritarias para expansión y rediseño de redes de referencia.
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Construir y validar un inventario de capacidad de cuidados intensivos en Región Andina y norte de Sudamérica; verificar y geocodificar centros; clasificar capacidades; estimar densidad de recursos y acceso poblacional mediante tiempos de viaje; y detectar áreas prioritarias para expansión y rediseño de redes de referencia.
Este proyecto está diseñado para producir evidencia útil para decisiones clínicas, planificación sanitaria o modernización de servicios. La participación combina formación aplicada, trabajo científico verificable y contribución a un manuscrito de nivel publicable.
Estudio transversal de servicios de salud que combina verificación de proveedores/centros, geocodificación, densidad de recursos, datos poblacionales y modelamiento de tiempos de viaje para cuantificar accesibilidad e inequidades.
Registros oficiales, ministerios de salud, sociedades científicas, directorios profesionales, hospitales y fuentes institucionales verificables, complementados con datos poblacionales y redes de transporte.
Participants will be assigned countries or territories within the region and work under a common global protocol. • Identify and verify ICU facilities using traceable sources. • Classify ICU capability using the project data dictionary. • Verify addresses, coordinates and duplicate facilities. • Extract beds, workforce or service-capability data when publicly verifiable. • Complete country-level quality-control checks and source documentation. • Contribute to interpretation, regional comparisons and manuscript preparation.
microscopIA está diseñado para que cada participante avance a su propio ritmo dentro de los plazos del proyecto. El trabajo es principalmente asíncrono y no existe un horario semanal fijo. Se anticipa una dedicación aproximada de 5–7 horas por semana , distribuibles de forma flexible. Las reuniones obligatorias se mantienen al mínimo necesario. Cada equipo puede, bajo un modelo de autogobierno, acordar reuniones más frecuentes si considera que mejoran la coordinación. Lo esencial es cumplir las tareas y fechas límite acordadas con calidad. El modelo busca ser compatible con clases, rotaciones, guardias y responsabilidades profesionales, sin exigir sacrificios innecesarios para participar.
Investigación multicountry Verificación de capacidad asistencial Geocodificación y accesibilidad Interpretación de inequidades
All participants will receive the Global ICU Observatory data dictionary, facility-verification workflow, geocoding rules, source hierarchy and quality-control protocol. microscopIA will provide methodological oversight for GIS, accessibility modelling and cross-region harmonization; senior ICU experts will support clinical classification and interpretation.
Expected outputs include a validated ICU facility database for Andean & Northern South America, reproducible geospatial accessibility analyses, regional maps, health-system gap indicators, and contribution to the Global ICU Observatory manuscript series.
Manuscrito previsto para envío a una revista indexada en PubMed; preprint cuando sea apropiado.
Abierto a miembros de microscopIA y postulantes externos de cualquier nacionalidad.
Estudiantes, médicos jóvenes y profesionales en etapa temprana interesados en Critical Care Medicine, Travel-Time Analysis, con atención al detalle, autonomía y capacidad para cumplir entregables en un entorno de trabajo flexible.
No se exige un certificado específico. La inducción y calibración del proyecto son obligatorias.
microscopIA will cover approved article-processing or publication fees for the anticipated manuscript. Participants will not be required to personally pay approved publication charges. Coverage is subject to the project reaching manuscript quality, compliance with the approved protocol, and submission through the microscopIA research program.
The project is designed to produce a substantive research record and a manuscript intended for submission to a PubMed-indexed journal. Authorship is contribution-based and follows ICMJE criteria: substantial contribution to the work, drafting or critical revision, final approval, and accountability. A preprint will be prepared whenever appropriate. Poster presentation opportunities may be assigned based on project performance and conference fit. Certificates, reference letters and other academic documents remain subject to the applicable microscopIA Membership and Project Terms.
Each participant may declare a maximum of two institutional affiliations. Format: Department, Organization (Hospital, University, Company), City, Country.
Jorge Racedo at microscopIA; Dr. Joseph L. Nates at The University of Texas MD Anderson. Clínico senior o experto temático asignado por microscopIA.
A recruitment opening is not authorization to begin clinical work. Scientific, ethics, and data-access approvals remain project-specific.
Work remotely on agreed tasks with scientific supervision and project-specific training. The project brief confirms eligibility, workload, language, available places and access permissions.
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