Today we started off by meeting Dr. Daniel Farrente who is the current deputy minister of health in Argentina. We were able to get taught the history of Argentinian healthcare and he explained to us in detail how the system works because it is so complex. Next, we went to the Universidad de Austral in…
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Under Umbrellas and Universal Coverage
Time for the Buenos Aires City Government (a little bit of a rainy day but that didn’t stop us)! Immersed in the public sector regarding the healthcare city of Buenos Aires we got to hear from Dr. Daniel Ferrante. Current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. From 2015 to 2019 the main themes were that…
Obstacles of Obras Sociales
Today we had the honor of meeting Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. He enlightened us on the history of their health department. This educational conversation set the tone for the rest of the day as he elaborated on the complexities of their healthcare system and how there is much…
A Day of Dialogue
Over the course of the day, starting at 9 am and ending around 4 pm, we found ourselves moving quickly between conversations with current government officials, labor leaders, and a former Minister of Health. Each of these meetings offered us a different and unique window into Argentina’s public healthcare landscape. We ended the long day…
Day 6 in Argentina
Today, we visited the Etnograpfico Museum, which had displayed indigenous clothing and relics from southern South America, showing their lifestyles before Spanish occupation. Also, we talked with the Current Deputy Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, the Director of the Obra Social de Comercio, the largest union in Argentina, and a former Deputy Minister of…
Day 6: Policies and Politics
We started the day with a visit to the Buenos Aires city government, where we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the Deputy Minister of Health. It was an honor to hear from someone in such a high-ranking position and gain insight into the city’s healthcare system. Dr. Ferrante shared the challenges…
PMO and how it affects Obras Sociales
The PMO is a list of all medical services that must be covered under any health insurance scheme. Patients must be provided with a minimum number of services, but there is no upper limit to what can be included. As I mentioned, this is a legal minimum of services by all entities that provide health…
All About Obras Sociales
We started off day six by taking a trip to the Buenos Aires City Government for a lecture from the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. He explained to us how there are nuclear groups in each province that help to organize and manage healthcare, making sure national plans are followed while also meeting…
Obras Sociales and PMO
Today was split into two parts. Firstly in the morning we meet with the health Minister of CABA (Ciudad Autonoma De Buenos Aires) Dr. Daniel Ferrante, who discussed the issues that come with administering health in the public sector. We then met with the director of the shop workers union, Dr. Gabriel Leverstein who discussed…
Day 6 in Buenos Aires!
Day 6 we started with a lecture taught by the deputy minister of health in Caba, Dr. Daniel Ferrante. He spoke about the history of the healthcare system and the public sector. He educated us on the nuclear groups of the provinces which divide the care having each a region to provide for. Each region…
Day 6 – Visits from leadership
Today was packed with back to back lectures and site visits, but it gave us a deeper look at the inner workings and challenges of Argentina’s healthcare system. We started the morning at the Ministry of Health, where we spoke with a representative about how the public healthcare system operates on a national level. From…
Politics, PMOs, & Pastries
Today we started our day off with a lecture from the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. This lecture educated us more about the public system and the ministry’s role in funding this system. The provinces are divided into regions, each containing a nuclear team that cares for the people in that region. These…
PMO – Challenging the Obras Sociales.
PMO is a unique concept that Argentina has and comes from their constitutional idea of free healthcare. PMO is essentially what any sort of health insurance needs, must, and has to cover the payment for when someone goes to the hospital and gets treatment or medicine. Another unique thing in Argentina is the Obras Sociales…
Dancing Through Healthcare Realities
We took on the tango bright and early this morning learning both the traditional and acrobatic tango. It is such a beautiful style of dance where there is a lead and a follower who needs to work cohesively to make the dance flow. Afterwards we grabbed some lunch and headed over to take a tour…
Hospitals and Heartbeats from the Nurses POV
Today we were given the opportunity to get a look behind the scenes of a large and vital public hospital which included sitting down with doctors and administrators to discuss the inner workings of the hospital, observing future nurses in action, and then unpacking it all with our classmates through a discussion roundtable. However, we…
Day 5: Public Hospitals at Play
Does anyone need a tango partner? We began our day with a tango lesson hosted by IES, where we learned the basic steps and discussed the history of tango dancing. It was a really fun and engaging cultural experience, I am very excited to see a live show later this trip. Afterward, we took a…
From San Isidro to Paroissien
I had the most fun today, learning one of Argentina’s most traditional dances, the tango. This morning, we had a tango lesson and were taught some of the basic steps to a very complex but beautiful dance. I thought this was not only entertaining but valuable for us to experience a part of the country’s…
Tango, Tour, and Talks
We began the day a little later today and headed to a tango lesson at IES. During the lesson, we learned a couple of basic steps, and although it was tricky to get the hang of, it was a lot of fun. The teachers of the lesson then gave us a demonstration of traditional tango…
From Tango to Triage
We started off the day with a tango lesson taught by two professional tango dancers at the IES headquarters. This was definitely a highlight, as it was so cool to watch and learn to do Argentina’s cultural and most famous dance. After lunch, we took the bus to Paroissien Hospital in La Matanza, a public,…
Health in Motion
Today we started off our day with tango lessons at IES. It was so cool to hear about the culture of tengo and watch the dancers perform. We than went to see a public hospital called Paroissien Hospital of UNLaM. This hospital is responsible for about 2 million people and are known for high level…