{"id":598,"date":"2012-01-04T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T17:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/?p=598"},"modified":"2014-10-15T20:03:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T20:03:54","slug":"eva-duarte-guatamala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/eva-duarte-guatamala\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Duarte, Guatamala, Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Eva Duarte, MD<\/h1>\n<div class=\"treat_left_column top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/eva-duarte.jpg\" alt=\"Eva Duarte\" width=\"125\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief, Dept. of Symptom Control &amp; Palliative Care, Instituto de Cancerogia, INCAN, Guatamala<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director, UNIPALIA Sanatorio Nuestra Se\u00f1ora Del Pilar <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:e&#118;ar&#111;s&#115;&#105;&#110;a&#64;&#103;&#109;a&#105;l.&#99;om\">e&#118;ar&#111;ss&#105;&#110;&#97;&#64;gmai&#108;&#46;c&#111;&#109;<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:e&#114;dua&#114;&#116;&#101;&#64;s&#97;n&#97;to&#114;i&#111;&#101;lp&#105;la&#114;.&#99;om\">&#101;&#114;dua&#114;&#116;&#101;&#64;&#115;&#97;&#110;ato&#114;&#105;&#111;e&#108;pi&#108;&#97;r&#46;&#99;o&#109;<\/a><br \/> Skype: eva.duarte<br \/> Facebook: Eva Durate<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"share_this_container\"><span  class='st_twitter_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_facebook_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_yahoo_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_gbuzz_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_email_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_sharethis_large' ><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Eva Duarte founded, in 2005, and actually directs the Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Medicine at the Instituto de Cancerogia (INCAN), the non-profit Cancer Center of Reference for Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>She founded, in 2013, and actually directs the UNIPALIA, the Palliative Care Department at Sanatorio Nuestra Se\u00f1ora Del Pilar in Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>She is the President of the Guatemalan Association of Palliative Medicine, formed in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>She has impulsed the post-graduate education in palliative care the Faculty of Medicine at the University of San Carlos, Guatemala through a Post-Graduate Palliative Care course for faculty professors. During 2012-2014, two cohorts with approximately 70 students received 350 hours of semi-presential education in palliative care.<\/p>\n<p>She directs an undergraduate education palliative care course for medical students at Mariano Galvez University and teaches palliative care to Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine residents in an elective practice modality.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"popup pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Eva-Duarte-Guatemala-City-Guatemala-December-2013_dp-f.pdf\">Download and Read Eva&#8217;s Personal Story (210 KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Other Appointments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic Coordinator, the Study of Especialization, University Faculty of Medicine, San Carlos University, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>Professor, Palliative Care 4th Year Faculty of Medicine; Mariano G\u00e1lves University, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>Professor, Psychosocial Attention Course, Latin American Association for Palliative Care ALCP.<\/li>\n<li>Professor, Palliative Care Elective Practice for Medicine Students of the following Universities in Guatemala: San Carlos, Mariano G\u00e1lvez and Rafael Land\u00edvar<\/li>\n<li>Professor, Palliative Care Elective Practice for Residents of Anesthesia and Internal Medicine from Hospital Roosevelt, Hospital General San Juan de Dios and Centro M\u00e9dico Militar in Guatemala<\/li>\n<li>Member of New Health Foundation, Sevilla, Spain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Accomplishments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2005- Founder and Chief of the Palliative Care Unit at the Cancer Institute of Guatemala INCAN<\/li>\n<li>2006-date Professor of Palliative Care for the elective rotation included in Anesthesia and Internal Medicine Residency Programs.<\/li>\n<li>2008-2012: Fellow, Pain and Policies Studies Group to study pain treatment barriers and develop a national plan to improve Opioid Access and Availability in Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>2009-date: Professor of Palliative Care Course for 4th year Medicine Students at University Mariano Galvez of Guatemala. February 2012: Advocate to Introduce Immediate Release Oral Morphine in Guatemala, available from February 2012.<\/li>\n<li>February 2012: Founding Member of the National Guatemalan Commission of Palliative Care that advocates for the inclusion of Palliative Care in the Guatemalan Public Health System.<\/li>\n<li>2012-date Professor of Palliative Care Clinical Practice for Students of the last year of Psychology Career at University Del Valle, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>2012-to-date Member of Honor of the Founding group of the Palliative Care Unit at Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>2012-to-date Founder and Chief of the Palliative Care Unit at Sanatorio Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Pilar.<\/li>\n<li>February 2013: Founder of the Palliative Care Research Group with the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Pharmacy of USAC, and the Cancer Institute.<\/li>\n<li>October 2013: Founding Member, and first President of the Guatemalan Association of Palliative Medicine.<\/li>\n<li>November 2013: Principal Investigator at DIGI (General Direction of Research at Universidad San Carlos Guatemala) for the Project: \u201cSituation Analysis of Palliative Care in Guatemala and Policy Proposals\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>2011-2013 Academic Coordinator and Consultant of Pain and Palliative Care Education at the University of San Carlos Post-Graduate School.<\/li>\n<li>2013-to-date Professor of Elective Practice in Palliative Care at the Faculty of Medicine of the following Universities: San Carlos, Rafael Land\u00edvar and Mariano G\u00e1lvez.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Honors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA, and OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2012-2014<\/li>\n<li>General Physician\u00a0and Surgeon, Universidad San Carlos, de Guatemala<\/li>\n<li>Masters in Medical Psychology (Summa Cum Laude), Universidad Mariano Galvez, de Guatemala<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship, Pain Policies Studies Group, 2008 &#8211; 2012<\/li>\n<li>International Clinical Observer: MD Anderson Palliative Care Unit, 2005.<\/li>\n<li>International Palliative Care Fellowship: San Diego Hospice and the Institute of Palliative Medicine, 2010<\/li>\n<li>Scholar Fellowship at Clinica Universitaria, Navarra, Spain 2010.<\/li>\n<li>EPEC \u201cTrain the Trainers Course\u201d Guatemala, Professor Dr. Lynn Kobiersky, Canada, sponsored by the IAHPC, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Specialization Course in Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Faculty of Medicine, Post-Graduate Studies Direction, San Carlos University, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li>2010 &#8211; To Date \u2013 President of the Guatemalan Association of Neurosciences.<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; To Date \u2013 Member of IAHPC International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; To Date \u2013 Member of ALCP Latin American Association of Palliative Care<\/li>\n<li>2013 &#8211; 2016 \u2013 President, Guatemalan Association of Palliative Medicine<\/li>\n<li>2010 Member of the Advisory Committee for the V Latin American Congress of Palliative Care, Buenos Aires Argentina.<\/li>\n<li>2012 Member of the Advisory Committee of the VI Latin American Palliative Care Congress at Curitiba, Brasil.<\/li>\n<li>2013 Member of the Advisory Committee of the VII Latin American Palliative Care Congress that will take place in Medellin, Colombia 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Duarte Eva<\/strong>, Hidalgo M, Granados MA Chapter 8 \u201cOpioids in Cancer Pain\u201d October 2009 Invited Author for \u201cOpioid Analgesics Guide for Latin America by the Latin American Association of Palliative Care ALCP Caracas, Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duarte Eva<\/strong>, Gramajo Jos\u00e9, Manual Gu\u00eda Did\u00e1ctica, Estudio de Especializaci\u00f3n en Cuidados Paliativos, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Estudios de Post-Grado, Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, Febrero 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duarte Eva<\/strong>, Liere Anne, October 2012 Analysis of the Norms 16-2002 and 17-2002 as Barriers for Opioid Access in Guatemala, with a Change Proposal. Supported and Sponsored by DIGI Direction of Research University of San Carlos, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eva Rosina Duarte<\/strong>, Antonio Noguera, Sriram Yennurajalingam, Isabel Torres-Vigil, DrPH, Henrique A fonseca Parsons, Alejandra Palma, Sofia Bunge, J. Lynn Palmer, Eduardo Bruera, <strong>Decisional Control Preferences, Disclosure of Information Preferences, and Satisfaction Among Hispanic Patients With Advanced Cancer<\/strong> Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Accepted 16 June 2013, published online 16 September 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eva Duarte<\/strong>, Ana Carvajal, Nezka Hribernik, Alvaro Sanz Rubiales, and Carlos Centeno. The Spanish Version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised (ESAS-r): First Psychometric Analysis involving Patients with Advanced Cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Jan 2013 45:1 129-136<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duarte Eva<\/strong>, Liere Anne, Samayoa Victor, November 2013 Proposal of a National Palliative Care Policy based on a Situation Analysis. Supported and Sponsored by DIGI, Direction of Research University of San Carlos, Guatemala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2006 \u201cDevelopment of\u00a0 a Palliative Care Program in a Cancer Hospital\u201d III Latin American Congress of Palliative Care Margarita, Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li>2008, \u201cUse of the NCCN Guidelines as a tool for starting a Palliative Care Service\u201d Co-Speaker, Dr. Juan Diego Harris, Canada<\/li>\n<li>IV Congress of the Latin American Association for Palliative Care, Lima, Per\u00fa 2008<\/li>\n<li>2012, Curitiba Brasil 2012 Latin American Congress of Palliative Care ALCP Best Oral Presentation, 1st Award Oral Presentation Care: Carvajal A, Hibernik N, Duarte, E, Sans Rubiales A, Centeno C. \u201cRevised Spanish Version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) First Psychometric Analysis involving advanced Cancer Patients\u201d<\/li>\n<li>2012 ASCO Annual Meeting, Decision-Making Preferences of Advanced Cancer Hispanic Patients from the United States and Latin America, June, 2012<\/li>\n<li>2013, Medellin, Colombia: VII Latin American Congress of Palliative Care: Experts Table: Advocacy in Palliative Care; presented with Emilio Herrera Molina (Spain) and Patricia Bonilla (Venezuela).<\/li>\n<li>2013; Medellin, Colombia: VII Latin American Congress of Palliative Care Round Table: \u201cIs your team suffering of Atrophy?\u201d Presented with Roberto Wenk (Argentina) and Anne de Godoy (Guatemala).<\/li>\n<li>2013: Medellin, Colombia: VII Latin American Congress of Palliative Care Poster Presentation: Psicosocial Guides in a Cancer Reference Hospital<\/li>\n<li>2013: Medellin, Colombia: VII Latin American Congress of Palliative Care Poster Presentation: Professional Video as an educational resource in a Palliative Care Unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"popup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ligacancer.org.gt\">www.ligacancer.org.gt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanatorioelpilar.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.sanatorioelpilar.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\">\n\t\t<br style=\"clear:left;\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"treat_right_column top\"><div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"fellow_logo\" style=\"background:#ffffff;text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" title=\"Instituto de Cancerogia Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/instituto-de-cancerogia.png\" alt=\"Instituto de Cancerogia Logo\" width=\"74\" height=\"71\" \/> &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/eva-duarte-logo.jpg\" alt=\"pilar\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" style=\"position:relative;top:11px;\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1634\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h3><a class=\"popup pdf\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Leadership-Development-Initiative-LDI-Overview-Nov-2011.pdf\">About the International Palliative Care Leadership Initiative (LDI) at the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice <span>(100 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Read About Other International Leaders<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/international-leaders\/\">Leaders Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p> \n<div id=\"video_list_container\" class=\"scroller\">\n<!-- jQuery populates this area -->\n<\/div>\n<h3>Subscribe to IPCRC.net<\/h3>\n<p>New videos and content are released weekly. 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