Caso 15. Investigación en Medicina.

FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA SAN MARTIN PROGRAMA DE MEDICINA SEMESTRE BASICO UNIDAD 15. INVESTIGACION EN MEDICINA. ASPECTOS GENERALES CASE * The farmers a largely rural district of Urrao have recently renewed contacts with an isolated indigenous community in... More

FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA SAN MARTIN PROGRAMA DE MEDICINA SEMESTRE BASICO UNIDAD 15. INVESTIGACION EN MEDICINA. ASPECTOS GENERALES CASE * The farmers a largely rural district of Urrao have recently renewed contacts with an isolated indigenous community in order to gain access to their natural resources. The public health agency fears that this interaction will cause higher incidences of infectious diseases and possibly mortality in the indigenous people. The agency, therefore, invites a university research team to conduct an exploratory study to document the health condi- tions of this indigenous community. Financial resources are made available but are conditional upon all expenditures being committed by the end of the financial year – that is within a period of 3 months. The research team accepts the challenge and develops a research study based on both a demographic survey (of every fifth household) and a clinical examination of research participants that includes taking blood s Less