title: [Experience in training in emergencies, Division of Special Projects in Health, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There has been interest in the Division of Special Projects in Health to offer the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social personnel resources for training and quality thereby respond to potential contingencies. Presented here is their experience in this field.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe and analyse the productivity in different training programs in emergencies and disasters developed by the Division of Special Projects in Health, Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational study in which different training activities conducted by the Division of Special Projects in Health between 1989 and 2014 are described. Descriptive statistics were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In these 25 years have trained 20,674 participants; 19.451 IMSS and 1,223 other health institutions. The most productive courses were life support (BLS/ACLS) (47.17%), distance courses "Hospital medical evacuation plans and units" (14.17%), the workshop-run "Evacuation of hospital units with an emphasis on critical areas" (5.93%) and course "Programme Evaluators of Hospital Insurance" (8.43%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the Special Projects Division Health has primarily operational functions, it nevertheless has neglected its responsibility to maintain constantly trained and updated institute staff that every day is in a position to face any type of emergency and disaster. This increases the chance that the answer to any contingency is more organised and of higher quality, always to the benefit of the population.
authors.affiliation: División de Proyectos Especiales en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México. Electronic address: felipe.cruzv@imss.gob.mx.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruz-Vega
authors.affiliation: División de Proyectos Especiales en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loría-Castellanos
authors.affiliation: División de Proyectos Especiales en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Irma Patricia
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Hernández-Olivas
authors.affiliation: División de Proyectos Especiales en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franco-Bey
authors.affiliation: División de Proyectos Especiales en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ochoa-Avila
authors.affiliation: División de Proyectos Especiales en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Badillo
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D012943:Social Security
keywords: Capacitación; Desastres; Disasters; Educación; Education; Emergencies; Training; Urgencias