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González XP, Abarca-Baeza I, Martin CGS, Ilabaca AB, Ibañez-Zuñiga A, Herrada R, Cerda-Álvarez B, Ríos JA. Model for managing scientific research in a public hospital: case study: Chilean National Cancer Institute, from 2015-2022. Ecancermedicalscience 2024; 18:1661. [PMID: 38425770 PMCID: PMC10901626 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2024.1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Research is an essential element in the practice of healthcare, and hospitals play a fundamental role in its promotion. Research in hospitals can improve the quality of care, knowledge of diseases and the discovery of new therapies. Hospitals can conduct research in various fields, including basic research, clinical research, population-based research and even hospital management research. The findings of hospital research can be directly applied to clinical practice and management, thereby enhancing the quality of patient care, a central paradigm in translational health. This article details the experience of the National Cancer Institute of Chile over the past 8 years in its role as a high-complexity public hospital, specialised institute, healthcare centre, teaching institution, and research facility. It reviews the work of generating and strengthening its institutional research model since its redesign in 2018, the key elements that underpin it, and discusses the challenges the institute faces in its growth amidst the increasing cancer epidemiology in Chile, the recent enactment of a National Cancer Law, the post-pandemic scenario that has left a significant waiting list of oncology patients, and the initiation of the design and construction process for the new institute building.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ximena P González
- Scientific Research Center Office, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
- Master's Program in Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 939, Santiago, Chile
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- Directorship and Deputy Directorship, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
- PhD Program in Biomedical Research Methodology and Public Health, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Carmen Gloria San Martin
- Scientific Research Center Office, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
| | - Ana Belén Ilabaca
- Scientific Research Center Office, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
| | - Andrea Ibañez-Zuñiga
- Directorship and Deputy Directorship, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
| | - Rafael Herrada
- Directorship and Deputy Directorship, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
| | - Berta Cerda-Álvarez
- Directorship and Deputy Directorship, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
| | - Juvenal A Ríos
- Scientific Research Center Office, National Cancer Institute, Av. Profesor Zañartu 1010, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
- Directorship of Translational Medicine Program, University Mayor, 8580745 Huechuraba, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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