When water changes the priorities of care: lessons for medical education in Brazil

Authors

  • Roberth Steven Gutiérrez-Murillo Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-3241
  • Patricia Krieger Grossi Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-0221
  • Larissa Djanilda Parra da Luz Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana
Keywords: Medical education, Disaster Medicine

Abstract

Letter to the Editor

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Author Biography

Roberth Steven Gutiérrez-Murillo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Major in Public Health - Universidade Federal da Latinoamericana (UNILA/Brazil). Specialist in Health of the Family (Residency Modality - UNILA/Brazil). Master's Degree in Gerontology (Research Line: Health Intervention - UNEATLÁNTICO/Spain). Higher Diploma in Health Management and International Policies - Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO/Argentina).  

References

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2. Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET). Inundação histórica no Rio Grande do Sul completa um ano (Internet). Brasília: Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária; 2025 May 5 (cited 2026 Aug 8). Available from: https://portal.inmet.gov.br/noticias/inundacao-historica-no-rio-grande-do-sul-completa-um-ano

3. Pan American Health Organization. Flooding in Brazil – 2024. Washington, DC: PAHO; 2024. https://www.paho.org/en/health-emergencies/flooding-brazil-2024

4. Slama S, Kim HJ, Roglic G, Boulle P, Hering H, Varghese C, et al. Care of non-communicable diseases in emergencies. Lancet. 2017, 389(10066), 326-330. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31404-0

5. Rashid H, Alexakis LC, Pereira I. Disaster Medicine Education for Medical Students: A Scoping Review. Cureus. 2024, 16(12). http://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.75035

Published
01-09-2026
How to Cite
Gutiérrez-Murillo, R. S., Krieger Grossi, P., & Parra da Luz, L. D. (2026). When water changes the priorities of care: lessons for medical education in Brazil. Spanish Journal of Medical Education, 10(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/edumed/article/view/730621
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Online first
Section
Letters to Director

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