SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITY DOCUMENTATION

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Currently coordinator of the teaching and research team For an ICU without DELIRIUM at the Intensive 

Care Department Pasteur Hospital

Certifications are presented in descending order of the year of completion

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ACTIVITIES 2019

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June 2019

9th Meeting of the American Delirium Society. 16-18 de junio: Boston, Massachussets, USA. Participation in Roundtable: Delirium Recognition and Reduction: Practices Across The Americas: moderator: Rakesh Arora, speakers: MD Roberta Esteves Vieira de Castro, MD; Patricia Mesa, MD; Flavia Garcez, MD; Indalecio Carboni Bisso, MD; Jose Maldonado, MD https://americandeliriumsociety.org/2019-conference-information

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March 2019

On March 13, 2019 the First Latin American Symposium of Delirium was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on the Delirium Awareness World day.

This event was organized by the Geriatric Department of Clinicas Hospital of San Pablo University Medicine School and the Latin American Delirium Special Interest Group, where several researchers on the subject from Brazil and Latin American took part.

Participation in the organization and presentation of two conferences:

Delirium in the ICU and Non Pharmacological treatment of Delirium.

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ACTIVITIES 2018

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December 2018

In December 2018 For an ICU without Delirium study was presented at the IV National Nursing Congress of Psychiatry and Mental Health in Montevideo Uruguay and it was granted the Second Award to the Best scientific work.

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October 2018

Participation in the16th Journeys of Intensive Care Medicine Inland. San José, Uruguay ; (October 24-25: Roundtable: Delirium in the ICU ( Cinthya Lecor RN ,Cecilia Leyes RN, For an ICU without Delirium team).

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September 2018 

Participation in the Sedation, Analgesia and Delirium Symposium in the 5th Updating Journeys of Intensive Care Medicine Department. Medicine School, Clinicas Hospital, Montevideo Uruguay (September 14-15) with two conferences:

- Delirium in the ICU: Experience in Uruguay (For an ICU without Delirium team)

- Nursing Care in the mechanical ventilated and arousal patients (For an ICU without  Delirium team).

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June 2018 

Presentation at the American Delirium Society 8th Annual Conference June 10-12, 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA of the following works

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For an ICU without delirium Authors: Patricia Mesa, MD
Co-Authors: Ignacio Previgliano MD, Maria Orellano MD, Sonia Altez RN, Cinthya Lecor RN;; Cecilia Leyes RN, Silvina Favretto, MD;  Da Luz J. NA, Pereira L NA, Pereira L NA, E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Ana Soca, MD.

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Delirium development associated factors in two latin American Intensive Care Units : A Prospective Cohort in Mechanical Ventilated Patients
. Authors: Ignacio Previgliano, MD, Patricia Mesa, Aversa I., Nuñez G. ,MD, Sonia Altez, RN; Silvina Favretto, MD; Maria Orellano, MD; Cinthya Lecor, RN; E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Ana Soca, MD.

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Obtaining the mention award: Patricia Mesa MD, Latin American Society-Special Interest Group granted by the American Delirium Society for the creation, formation and representation of the Latin American Society of delirium as a subsidiary of the American Delirium Society.

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March 2018 

On March 14 on the World Awareness Delirium Day, we were interviewed on TV for the public diffusion of the concept of Delirium and its importance.

See the link: “Sabemos más sobre Delirium

http://www.canal10.com.uy/arriba-gente/2018/conocemos-mas-del-delirium.

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ACTIVITIES 2017

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November 2017 

Presentation in the XIII World Congress of Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care    

 Medicine Río de Janeiro, Brazil (November 8-11) : “Delirium development  

 associated factors in two Latin American Intensive Care Units” Previgliano I1, Mesa P2, 

 Aversa I1, Altez S2, Favretto S2, Nuñez M3, Orellano M2, Lecor C2, Soca A2, Ely W4 1 (1: J. A.   

 Fernández  Hospital– Buenos Aires- Argentina. 2:Pasteur Hospital-Montevideo, Uruguay. 3:  

 Mathematics and Statistics Department- Pharmacy and Biochemistry School. University of Buenos Aires. 4: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN- USA ).

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Presentation of the For an ICU without Delirium ( Mesa P, Orellano M, Altez S, Lecor C,   

Leyes C, Favretto S, Pereira L, Da Luz J, Soca A.in the 15th Intensive Medicine 

Uruguayan Congress (November 3 - 6, Montevideo, Uruguay).

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Octubre 2017

Publicación en Pubmed Revista brasilera de Terapia Intensiva:

Delirium in the ICU: A Prospective Cohort in Mechanical Ventilated Patient Mesa P, Previgliano IJ, Altez S, Favretto S, Orellano M, Lecor C, Soca A, Ely EW.Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2017 Jul-Sep;29(3):337-345. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20170058.

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June 2017 

Presentation in the American Delirium Society American Delirium Society 7th  Annual Conference June 4-6, 2017, Nashvile, TN, USA

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Agitation in the ICU


Authors: Patricia Mesa, MD
Co-Authors: Ignacio Previgliano, MD; Sonia Altez, RN; Silvina Favretto, MD; Maria Orellano, MD; Cinthya Lecor, RN; E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Ana Soca, MD 

Presentado en el American Delirium Society 7th  Annual Conference June 4-6, 2017, Nashvile, TN, USA

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Delirium in the ICU: A Prospective Cohort in Mechanical Ventilated Patients


Authors: Patricia Mesa, MD, Ignacio Previgliano, MD; Sonia Altez, RN; Silvina Favretto, MD; Maria Orellano, MD; Cinthya Lecor, RN; E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Ana Soca, MD

Presented in the American Delirium Society 7th Annual Conference June 4-6, 2017, Nashville, TN, USA

 

Award for Best Poster (BEST POSTER AWARDS) given by the American Delirium Society for the work Delirium in the ICU: A Prospective Cohort in Mechanical Ventilated Patients


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ACTIVITIES 2016

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April 2016

Internship with the Team for an ICU without Delirium by the Intensive Care Unit of neurocritical care of the Hospital de Agudos J.A Fernández. (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Invitation of Prof. Ignacio Previgliano. Chair of Neurology - Maimónides University.

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ACTIVITIES 2015

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Obtaining the first prize for the best scientific work in the Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Care Medicine-    

Agitation and delirium in the ICU

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ACTIVITIES 2013

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Presentation of the guidelines on the management of agitated patients in the ICU, which are the current recommendations used in all services. Published on the UMI WEB page Español

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ACTIVITIES 2010-2011

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 Projects in the publishing stage:

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-ICU DELIRIUM IN URUGUAY

 Critical Care Medicine Department, Medicine School, Montevideo, Uruguay                                    Medical Psychology Department, Medicine School, Montevideo, Uruguay

 Mesa P1 Echavarría E1,,Galusso F 1, Cancela M12 –Medical Psychology Department:   

 Otero M2 Suárez A,2 Schwartzmann L

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- Delirium in the critically ill patient: evaluation of their knowledge in the health teams in    

  Uruguay" Critical Care Medicine Department, Medicine School, Montevideo, Uruguay

  Medical Psychology Department, Medicine School, Montevideo, Uruguay

  Echavarría E1, Mesa P1,Galusso F 1, Cancela M12 –Medical Psychology Department : Otero M2 

  Suárez A,2 Schwartzmann L2

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ACTIVITIES 2009 

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Lecturer at the Round Table on "Comfort and Sleep of the Critical Patient" Uruguay  Congress   

of Critical Care Medicine, IV Meeting of Intensive Medicine of MERCOSUR (November 7-10,   

2009) Montevideo Uruguay    

    

President of the Conference "Delirium in the ICU. How to recognize and treat it? "XI Uruguayan   

Congress of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Gilberto Friedman (Brazil). IV Meeting of Critical Care    

Medicine of MERCOSUR (November 7-10, 2009)        

Presenter in XIII Anniversary of the Florida Hospital Intensive Care Unit. July 31, 2009

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ACTIVITIES 2008 

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Participation in Symposium "New approaches in the Management of Acute, Hemorrhagic and   

ischemic Stroke" August 18.2008. Montevideo, Uruguay.  

Merit-based competition as a candidate  for Intensivist Physicians of the Español Hospital. 

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ACTIVITIES 2007

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Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education Activities, Accredited institution that organizes the activity: Continuing Medical Education Committee of Clínics Hospital-

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Name of the activity: Seminar-Workshop- Importance and Diagnosis of Delirium. Application: Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM - ICU). Intensive Medicine Department - Department of Medical Psychology. Hospital of Clinics. School of Medicine. UDELAR 

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PRESENTATIONS IN CONGRESSES AND OTHER NATIONAL ACTIVITIES ( 2007)

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"Delirium in the critical patient: aspects of our knowledge in the health teams in Uruguay" 1- Intensive Medicine Chair, School of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay, Echavarría E1, Mesa P1,Galusso F 1, Cancela M1 -Dpto. de Psicología médica : Otero M2 Suárez A,2 Schwartzmann L2

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VIII Pan American and Iberian Congress of Critical Medicine and Intensive Therapy. Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este - Uruguay 17 to 21 November 2007.

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Incidence of delirium in the critical patient and related variables. Mesa P 1 , Suarez A.2: Echavarria E.1;.; Otero M.2; Galusso F.1;  Gervas J.1; Alvarez A.1; Pereda S.1; Cancela M. 1; Schwartzmann L.2 1.Department of Intensive Medicine 2. Department of Medical Psychology. School of Medicine, Clínicas Hospital University of the Republic. Montevideo, Uruguay

 

Chairman of the Board: Neurological Complications of Critical Illness. Tomas Bleck.USA. Dra. P. Mesa  

 

Round Table Chair: Dr. P. Mesa. Conference "Excessive sedation: how to avoid it" Jukka Takala (Switzerland) Panelists: Gilberto Friedman (Brazil), Guillermo Castorena (Mexico), A. Gullo (Italy). VIII Pan American and Iberian Congress Critical Medicine and Intensive Therapy.Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este - Uruguay 17 to 21 November 2007.

 

Coordinator of Scientific Exchange Session in Posters Sedation-analgesia guided to protocol. Chilean University Group of Intensive Medicine. Tobar E. Mexico. Mesa P. "8th Pan American and Iberian Congress of Critical Medicine and Intensive Therapy Conrad Resort & Casino, Punta del Este - Uruguay 17 to 21 November 2007

     

Efectos de Buprenorfina subcutánea como analgésico en el paciente en estado Crítico. Mendoza RC. México. Coordinadores Castorena G, Mesa P. 

 

Effects of subcutaneous Buprenorphine as analgesic in the critically ill patient. Mendoza RC.Mexico.Coordinators Castorena G, Mesa P.

 

Presenter: "Incidence of delirium in the critical patient and related variables." Multidisciplinary work integrated by psychiatrists and intensivists first study conducted in Uruguay. Critical Care Medicine Department. Drs.Mesa Patricia, Echavarría E. Galusso F. Cancela M.Dra. Schwartzmann Suárez A, Otero. Medicine School, Clinics Hospital.

17th Argentine Congress of Therapy. August 23-26, 2007

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Presenter: "Delirium in the critical patient: aspects of his knowledge in the health teams in Uruguay"

1-Chair of M Intensive, Montevideo, Uruguay. Echavarría E1, Mesa P1, Galusso F1, Cancela M12 Montevideo. 17th Argentine Congress of Intensive Therapy. 23-26 August 2007. Salta. Argentina

 

ACTIVITIES 2006 

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Presenter in a roundtable: CAM-ICU (Intensive Treatment Center of the Clínicas Hospital Department of Intensive Medicine. Department of Medical Psychology. Xth Intensive Medicine Conference of the Interior. October 26 - 28, 2006. Durazno City. Uruguay

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Participation in the satellite symposium sedation and analgesia Xª Intensive Medicine  

Conference of the Interior held from October 26 to 28, 2006. Durazno City. Uruguay.

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Continuing Medical Education Workshop: Critical Surgical Patient

Surgical Clinic 1. Pasteur MSP Hospital – School of Medicine.8/19/2006

 

 

2nd Intensive Therapy Meeting of MERCOSUR .16th Argentine Congress of Intensive Therapy Mar del Plata. As an Assistant Life quality as a measure of health outcomes "Scientific day commemorating the  

20th anniversary of the Medical Psychology Department. Medicine School  August 22,2006. 

 

ACTIVITIES 2005

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Moderator of the Round Table: "Utopias: Is medical treatment possible for spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage? X Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine. Meeting of Intensive Medicine of the MERCOSUR Interior, December 4 to 6, 2005. Hotel Radisson Victoria Plaza

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Poster: "Practice in Analgesia, sedation and curarization in the Intensive Medicine of Uruguay. A cohort study ". Giordano, A, Iturralde, Echavarría, E, Moraes, Noveri, S, Mesa, P, Greco, G., Rodríguez, F, Fischer, D, Miravalles, R., Sánchez, S., Ganso, Baggatini, J, J, Cancela, M. Meeting of Intensive Medicine of Mercosur December 4 to 6, 2005. Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel.  

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Poster: "Continuing Medical Professional Development. Is it possible to assess educational impact". Echavarria, E, Giordano, A, Iturralde, Otero, M, Noveri, S, Mesa, P, Greco, G., Rodríguez, F, Moraes, L, Fischer, D ,. Miravalles, R., Sánchez, S., Ganso, Baggatini, j, J, Cancela, M. X Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine. Meeting of Intensive Medicine of the MERCOSUR Interior, December 4 to 6, 2005. Hotel Radisson Victoria Plaza.

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9th Congress of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine.August 27-31 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pediatrics World Federation and Intensive Critical Care Societies Meeting.

 

ACTIVITIES 2004

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IX Intensive Medicine Journeys of the Interior, Polytechnic Center of the Southern Cone. 

Colonia of Sacramento. Uruguay, October 15 and 16, 2004

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Continuous Medical Education Workshop: Airway in the Critical Patient. 

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V International Journal on Intensive Medicine Infectology and Sepsis 5th JIMIS 26 and 27 March 2004.     Prof. Dr., Humberto Correa. NH Columbia Hotel

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ACTIVITIES 2003 

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Report of Doctor Collaborator in Research of the Department of Intensive Medicine Prof. Mario Cancela.     ICU. Clínicas Hospital 2000-2003

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IX Congress of Uruguay of Intensive Medicine.Resident Committee Coordinator.October 21-24 2003

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Continuing Medical Education Workshop: HIV Infected Patient Handling in Intensive Care Medicine. Montevideo Dec. 4. 2005  Teaching 9 hs.

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Continuing Medical Education Workshop: Shock States,Replacement of volemia and dysnatremias in the  critical patient. Teaching 9 hs. Montevideo, December 4, 2005

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ACTIVITIES 2002 

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Puppo C, López L, Panzardo H, Caragna E, Table P, Biestro A: Comparison Between two Static 

           Autoregulation Evaluation Methods. Acta Neurochir (2002) [suppl] 81: 29-132 

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Round table non-surgical management of Abdominal Trauma VIII Intensive Medicine Journals of the

Interior. Salto. October 4-5 /2002

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Mechanical Ventilation Workshop (Continuing Medical Education) 25-27 / April 2002.

Annual LAB course of Functional Respiratory Exploration. Montevideo

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TEC book chapter 2nd edition. Dr. Wajskopf Brain resuscitation in severe TK Dra. P Mesa

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ACTIVITIES  2001 

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Salamano R, Gervaz E, Manana G, Pena S, Panuncio A, Puppo C, Mesa P, Legnani  C, Sabaris A, Azambuja C: Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in an immunocompetent  patient: clinical, neuropathological and ultrastructural analysis .Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2001.Dec.;59(4):954-8

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Biestro A, Mesa P: Management of Intracranial Hemodynamics in Intensive Medicine. Paciente Crítico  2001:14 (1): 42-51

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SYMPOSIUM  TRAUMA BRAIN INJURY, The Uruguayan Medical Press: volumen XXII año 2001.Dres:. Lima R ,Pereda P, Erman A, Biestro A, Puppo C. Mesa P.

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Moderator of the Conference: "Clinical applications of ika pt02 monitoring in the TEC" (Dr. Santiago Lubilllo)  VIII Congress the Medicine Intensive . Montevideo Uruguay 1-5-2001.

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Speaker at the V Journal Anniversary of UMI Florida 11.8.2001 . Biestro A, Puppo C, Mesa P: Neuromonitoring in the critical patient. Critical Patient 2001; 14, (1): 42-51 

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ACTIVITIES 2000 

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Biestro A,  Mesa P, Beguistain A, Corujo C,  Cancela M, Puppo C, Romero. Borovich B, Wilson E. Moderate hypothermia and thermic modulation in severe head  injured Patients Book of “eleventh international symposium on  Intracranial pressure and brain Monitoring Intracranial Pressure 2000, Cambridge abstract p17-4, pg: 282. 

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Puppo C, López L, Panzardo H, Caragna E, Mesa P,  Biestro A: Comparison between  two static autoregulation methods.  Book of “eleventh international  symposium on Intracranial pressure and brain Monitoring Intracranial Pressure 2000, Cambridge Cambridge, Virginia, agosto 2000  (p. Oral) 

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Moderator in the Conference of acute brain vascular accident given by Dr. Ubaldini. 

Uruguayan Congress of Emergency. 1-3 October 2000. Montevideo)

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Moderator at the Conference: Management of HSA in the ICU. Dr. Dorfman Management and complications. XI Intensive Care Medicine Update Days Montevideo August 2000 .

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Moderator at the Conference: Cerebral Perfusion Pressure at the TEC Grae. Dr. Ignacio Previgliano, XI Conference on Intensive Care Medicine Update Montevideo, August, 30.2000.

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Lecturer: Neuromonitoring and Intensive treatment of severe ECT, Symposium on ECT. Medical Association of Uruguay 23.10.2000.

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Book Chapter of Pathophysiology, Brain Circulation. Dr. Giordano. Dr. Mesa. Chair of Pathophysiology year 2000.

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Presenter in Round Table. "Pathophysiology of Brain Injury". Vd. Scientific Sessions of the Uruguayan Society of Biosciences.

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ACTIVITIES 1999 

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Lecturer in Roundtable: Lecturer: "Pancreatitis" - Dr. Mesa- Dr. Misa. Commemorative journals of the 20th anniversary of the ICU of the Pasteur Hospital. 10.10.1999.

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Lecturer in Roundtable: Lecturer: "Neurocritic Patient with Hypothermia developed in the symposium of Neurotrauma.Vd. Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine  October 1999. 

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Lecturer in Roundtable: Lecturer: "Pancreatitis controversial aspects Dr. Misa-Dra. Mesa-Dr. Bentacourt

Vd. Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine October 10.1999. 

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Lecturer in Roundtable: Lecturer: "Pancreatitis controversial aspects Dr. Misa-Dra.- Mesa-Dr. Bentacourt

Vd. Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine10.10.1999.

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ACTIVITIES 1995  

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Presenter in Round Table. "Pathophysiology of Brain Injury". Vd. Scientific Sessions of the Uruguayan Society of Biosciences. (April 27 and 28, 1995) Mesa P .; Misa R .; Batiste A .; Bentacourt S. "Acute pancreatitis: review of patients admitted in the last four years to the ICU of the Pasteur Hospital". V Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine (October 2 to 6, 1995).

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Presenter in Round Table "Physiopathology of TEC "TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Neurosurgery Days

(26, 27   y 28 de octubre de 1995).

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ACTIVITIES 1994 

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Alberti R.; Biestro A.; Cancela M.; Mesa P.; Borovich B. Infections Complications  of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring . Intracraneal Pressure IX Abs P426-428  Congreso Mundial de Neurocirugía y Presión Intracraneana. Nagoya. Japón, Mayo 1994.

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 V Anniversary Conference Unit of Intensive Medicine of Florida.Round table speaker in the initial management of PTG

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Otegui .Quirós C .; Table P .; Radi R. "Role of O2 Free Radicals in Hypoxic-Ischemic Neonatal Encephalopathy". Congress of Neuropediatrics (Mayo 1994).

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ACTIVITIES 1993   

 

Mesa P.; Alberti R.; Biestro A.; Cancela M.; Córdoba A.;  Aboal C.; Borovich B."Infectious complications of intracranial pressure monitoring using the subdural screw". IV Uruguayan Congress of Intensive Medicine, IV Rioplatenses Conference of Intensive Care Medicine (octubre de1993)

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ACTIVITIES 1991 

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Barbeito L.; García A.; Solla G.; Otegui J.; Mesa P.; Quirós C.; "Brain damage induced by hypoxia in the perinatal period. Role of N-ASPARTIL-ACETYL-GLUTAMATE (NAAG) Neuropeptide". VI Sessions of the Uruguayan Society of Biosciences (Octubre de 1991)

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ACTIVITIES 1990 

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Gadola L.; Novoa O.; Benthecour I.; Quirós C. Picún C.; Mesa P; "Analysis of the consequences of 5/6 nephrectomy in Wistar rats." Pilot Study * I Uruguayan Congress of Nephrology and II Uruguayan Congress

From Transplants (29 de  octubre al 1o. de noviembre de 1990).