<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2696-130X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de angiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. angiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2696-130X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Angiología, Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2696-130X2023000200050</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rma.23000004</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Implementation of safety measures on the execution of an academic meeting during COVID-19 pandemic]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Medidas de seguridad durante la ejecución de una reunión académica en la pandemia de COVID-19]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hinojosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos A]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bobadilla-Rosado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis O.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Peña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galindo-Fraga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colín-Ugalde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Laparra-Escareño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran Department of Hospital Epidemiology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>50</fpage>
<lpage>54</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2696-130X2023000200050&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2696-130X2023000200050&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2696-130X2023000200050&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Contention strategies have been implemented since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Objective: To evaluate the impact of safety measures and infection rate during an academic meeting.  Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed. A survey was used and data analysis performed afterwards.  Results: Fifty-eight (mean age 34, 67% males) attendees were included; 34 were medical professionals (57%), 8 (14%) worked for the pharmaceutical industry, 14 (24%) were hotel staff and 2 (4%) were accompanying relatives. Following the meeting, out of a total of 6 attendees who referred symptoms, only 1 (2%) tested positive, this participant stated to have maintained the use of a KN-95 mask throughout the event, with no further spreading reported until today.  Conclusions: The implementation of safety measures in the meeting reduced the risk of contagion among participants. This event might be used as an important reference for future &#8220;in-person&#8221; academic activities in the post-pandemic era.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes: Se han implementado distintas estrategias de contención desde el inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19.  Objetivo: Evaluar el impacto de medidas de seguridad en la tasa de infecciones durante un encuentro académico.  Métodos: Estudio observacional retrospectivo. Se utilizó una encuesta y los datos se analizaron posteriormente.  Resultados: Cincuenta y ocho (edad media 34, 67% hombres) participantes completaron la encuesta; 34 (57%) eran personal médico, 8 (14%) trabajadores de industria farmacéutica, 14 (24%) trabajadores del hotel y 2 (4%) acompañantes. Posterior al encuentro 6 personas refirieron sintomatología, únicamente 1 (2%) reportó prueba positiva para SARS-CoV-2, refiriendo el uso continuo de cubrebocas de tipo KN-95 durante el evento. No se documentaron otros casos.  Conclusiones: La implementación de medidas de seguridad en la reunión redujo el riesgo de contagio entre participantes; este evento podría ser usado como referencia en reuniones presenciales de tipo académicas aún en la era post-pandemia.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Coronavirus infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Communicable disease control]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Prevention and mitigation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Academic meeting]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedades transmisibles]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Control de enfermedades transmisibles]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Congreso]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Li]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Q]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[X]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[X]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zhou]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tong]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[N Engl J Med]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>382</volume>
<page-range>1199-207</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Z]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[McGoogan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JM]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China:summary of a report of 728239314 cases from the Chinese center for disease control and prevention]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[JAMA]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>323</volume>
<page-range>1239-42</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Guidelines for the use of Non-Pharmaceutical Measures to Delay and Mitigate the impact of 2019-nCOV]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>Dirección General de Epidemiología</collab>
<source><![CDATA[COVID-19, México:Datos Epidemiológicos]]></source>
<year></year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>Secretaría de Salud</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Acuerdo por el que se Establecen los Lineamientos Técnicos Específicos para la Reapertura de las Actividades Económicas]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Diario Oficial]]></source>
<year></year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>Datos Abiertos Ciudad de México</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Datos de Todos los Casos Asociados al COVID en Ciudad de México]]></source>
<year></year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prem]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Liu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Russell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[TW]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kucharski]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AJ]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Eggo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Davies]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China:a modelling study]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Lancet Public Health]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>5</volume>
<page-range>e261-70</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ebrahim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SH]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Memish]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ZA]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[COVID-19 - the role of mass gatherings]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Travel Med Infect Dis]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>34</volume>
<page-range>101617</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ocampo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yamagishi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Modeling the lockdown relaxation protocols of the Philippine government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:an intuitionistic fuzzy DEMATEL analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Socioecon Plann Sci]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>72</volume>
<page-range>100911</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>World Health Organization</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Key Planning Recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the Context of the Current COVID-19 Outbreak (Interim Guidance)]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Geneva ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>World Health Organization</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Considerations for Mass Gatherings in the Context of COVID-19]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Annex:Considerations in Adjusting Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of COVID-19]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Geneva ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>Dirección General de Salud Pública, Calidad e Innovación</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Recomendaciones para Eventos y Actividades Multitudinarias en el Contexto de la Nueva Normalidad por COVID-19 en España]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></publisher-loc>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<label>13</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colbourn]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[COVID-19:extending or relaxing distancing control measures]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Lancet Public Health]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>5</volume>
<page-range>e236-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<label>14</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Considerations for Events and Gatherings]]></source>
<year></year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<label>15</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>World Health Organization</collab>
<source><![CDATA[How to use WHO Risk Assessment and Mitigation Checklist for Mass Gatherings in the Context of COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Geneva ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<label>16</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>World Health Organization</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Mass Gatherings Risk Assessment COVID-19:Key considerations (Excel tool)]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Geneva ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<label>17</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DK]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Akl]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[EA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Solo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yaacoub]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Schünemann]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[HJ]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19:a systematic review and meta-analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Lancet]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>395</volume>
<page-range>1973-87</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<label>18</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tirupathi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bharathidasan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Palabindala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Al-Tawfiq]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JA]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Comprehensive review of mask utility and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Infez Med]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>28</volume>
<page-range>57-63</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<label>19</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ahmed]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Allaf]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Elghazaly]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[COVID-19 and medical education]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Lancet Infect Dis]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>20</volume>
<page-range>777-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B20">
<label>20</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tabatabai]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[COVID-19 impact and virtual medical education]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Adv Med Educ Prof]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>8</volume>
<page-range>140-3</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
