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PAHO (AMRO) bioethics program
Location
: Santiago, Chile (
bioetica@chi.ops-oms.org)
Origin
: Agreement PAHO- Chilean Government - University of Chile
(1994).
Position within PAHO
: Component of THR Area
Staff members
: 1
Other personnel
(short term professionals, secretaries, assistants): 6 (3
female, 3 male)
Collaborating Centres
: University of Toronto, University of Miami,
University of Chile
Other institutional collaborations
: Medical Associations, medical
schools, schools of dentistry, schools of nursing, science faculties
Masters programs in bioethics established or directly supported by Pro-
gram
: 5 (Santiago de Chile, Lima, Santo Domingo, Mendoza, Córdoba)
Other educational programs initiated, sponsored or supported by the
Program
: 30 (in 26 countries of the AMRO Region)
Estimated number of professionals/students exposed to bioethics con-
cepts and procedures in the period between 1994 and 2007 (including
videoconferences and web casts)
: 1.200
Conferences, seminars, consultations sponsored, organized or sup-
ported
(1994-2009): 165
Publications
: Journal
Acta Bioethica
(ISSN 0717-5906), published
twice a year, trilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese), peer-reviewed,
continuation of Cuadernos del Programa Regional de Bioética, volume
1...,410,411,412,413,414,415,416,417,418,419 421,422