The hard statement of 21 medical societies that warns about the health system crisis

The Argentine Medical Societies Forum refers to the structural difficulties of the Argentine Health System (Infobae Illustrative Image)

Through a hard statement, 21 medical societies of specialties from all over the country announced the creation of the Argentine Medical Societies Forumwith the aim of jointly addressing the challenges facing the health system in Argentina.

The doctors expressed concern “for the serious crisis that the health system is livingwhich affects the level of care of patients and the working conditions of professionals. ”

Among the 21 Societies that make up the Forum, entities such as the Argentine Society of Clinical Oncology (AAOC), the Argentine Association of Surgery (AAC), the Argentine Society of Psychiatrists (AAP), Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC), Argentine Society of Diabetes (SAD), the Argentine Society of Dermatology (SAD), the Argentine Society of Infectology (SADI), the Argentine Association of Respiratory Medicine (AAMR), AAMR) are and the Argentine Society of Medicine (SAM).

The list also includes the Argentine Neurological Society (SNA), the Argentine Society of Gastroenterology (SAGE), the Argentine Hepatology Society (SAHE), the Argentine Society of Nephrology (SAN), Argentine Federation of Companies of Orl (FASO), Argentine Society of Rheumatology (SAR), the Argentine Transplant Society (SAT), Argentine Society of Psoriasis (Soarpso) and the Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Sogiba). Argentine Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology (AAOT), the Argentine Nutrition Society (SAN) and the Argentine Intensive Therapy Society (SATI).

In the statement, the doctor Pablo Stutzbach, president of the Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC)He pointed out that this working group “arises from the growing concern for the crisis that the Argentine health system is going through. They integrate the associations forum with an extensive career in the country in the promotion of medical excellence at the health service of patients.”

The 21 scientific societies of medical specialties that constitute the Forum of Argentine Medical Societies

The Medical Societies Forum not only highlights the problems of the health system, but also describes the diagnosis of the most affected areas. In the statement, they warn about the difficulties in Access to health services and the Delay in attentiona problem that, according to the forum, directly impacts the service quality that patients receive.

The doctor Ricardo Corral, president of the Argentine Association of Psychiatrists (AAP)said that one of the objectives of the forum is “to unite efforts and jointly address the challenges facing the medical community in relation to its fee and with the exercise and performance of his profession in the current context. ”This highlights concern about Working conditions of professionalsthat not only face economic difficulties, but also challenges to offer adequate medical care due to current conditions.

The forum also refers to Structural difficulties in human resourcesmentioning that Medical residences are depopulated Due to the lack of interest of young professionals to continue specializing in certain areas.

“In relation to access to the health system, we are attending delays in care, including the Emergencies, collapsed guard services that at marginal schedules They only receive patients in life risk situations, depopulated medical residences – since young professionals choose other paths – and shifts for care or conducting studies with more than two months of delay, among many other deficiencies. The professional cannot provide the level of service for which he formed and the patient receives deficit care, ”said the doctor Gabriel Persi, vice president of the Argentine neurological society.

Among the proposed actions include the improvement in professional training, public-private strategies and a sustainable system that guarantees equal attention

Faced with this situation, the forum is not only limited to pointing out the problems, but also raises a series of proposals to improve the working conditions of health professionals y Optimize the quality of the health system.

According to the statement, one of the objectives of the forum is to promote Public-Private Alternatives that improve the situation of doctors, who are currently forced to face a growing Labor precarization already resort to pluriempleo To hold your income.

The forum also proposes strengthen the training of human resources in health to cover key specialties and improve the training of professionals. Finally, the forum also emphasizes the OPTIMIZATION OF BUDGET RESOURCES To ensure one efficient management of the health system, considering aspects such as Increased life expectancy and the technological advances that have an impact on medical care. In this sense, it seeks to generate Innovative proposals that allow transforming the health system into a more sustainable and accessible model for all sectors of society.