advances and major challenges in making

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advances andmajor challenges in making
Cochrane Library and other evidence
information sources available in open access
and widely used in Latin American and
Caribbean
Abel L. PackerDirector BIREME/PAHO/WHOLatin
American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences
InformationPan American Health Organization
World Health Organization XV Cochrane Colloquium,
São Paulo, 23-27 October, São Paulo, Brazil
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Cochrane Library is available online in the last
years for individual or institutional users
through out Latin America and Caribbean countries
via a variety of major channels and services
products and services provided by publishers and
information brokers
HINARI
equitable access
BIREME via the Virtual Health Library
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Cochrane is beingoperated in the VHLsince
2003 Coverage by December 2006
Countries - 30
Institutions 2680 Individual Users - 82283
70 from Brazil
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Monthly average access to Cochrane Libray in the
VHL
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VHL operates in three dimensions
social networks
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content networks
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learning and informed environment networks
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3 operational dimentions of the VHL
Content networks
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Collections of information products,
servicesand events information sources and
flows
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3 operational dimentions of the VHL
Content networks
2
public goods
collections of information products,
servicesand events information sources and
flows
digital commons
multinlingual
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from Wiley Sons
from Update Software
from Brazilian Cochrane Center
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smoking control adolescent
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VHL network of information sources
evidence portal
primary health care
Brazilian National Telehealth ProgramPrograma
Nacional de Telessaúde
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Brazilian National Telehealth Program
established by law of january 2007 to support
primary health care Family Health Program
Ministry of Health and 5 other Ministries 9
academic nucleus 900 telecenters 800
districts
2700 teams11 millions people
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TeleHealth Network9 Nucleus, 900 TelePoints
Consultation
Continuededucation
2nd. Formative Opinion
InteractiveTele-Education
Technological resources
VHL PHC
Scientific evidences, guidelines based on
evidences, commented studies, learninb objects,
training courses, online collaborative space
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tabagismo adolescente
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partnership and networks
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Brazilian Cochrane Center
Cochrane Collaboration
Ministry of Health Secretaries
Ministry of Education Coordenação de
Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível
Superior CAPES
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Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano
Red Cochrane Iberoamericana
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e
Comunidade
VHL Network
EVIPNET
WHO
PAHO
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Wiley Sons
Update Software
other vendors ...
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financing
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LA C Region wide Open Access
funding through

• consortia of governamental institutions

• sponsors

• international cooperation

• philanthropy

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capacity building to face barriers
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availability is the rule number one
encouraging environments

research, education and care
intensive marketing
training, training, training,
digital illiteracy
national and institutional policies
information infrastructure
Thank you !