Mexico 3 fellowship
Programme
Enhancing the lab techniques to improve care offered to patients at Hospital La Raza
Fellow
Mario Alberto Portuguez Menese, biochemist, General Hospital Medical Centre La Raza – Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Mexico City
Host institute
Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center, Houston, Texas, USA; responsible person: Dr Miguel Escobar, Chief of the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit
Duration
Two weeks, completed 2014
Objectives:
- Enhance skills and techniques in the diagnosis of people with bleeding disorders
- Implement the necessary tests to expand the capacity of the laboratory in Hospital La Raza
- Train staff working in Hospital La Raza in the implementation of the tests and understanding of the lab results.
