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Within the framework of the Fonis SA13I20089 project, the following dissemination activities were carried out:

National seminar to disseminate the results of the Fonis SA13I20089 project: a seminar to disseminate the results and recommendations of the study was held on Tuesday, November 29, from 12:00 to 14:00, in Auditorium 1, Teaching Module III, Padre Hurtado Hospital. This seminar was attended by members of the Padre Hurtado Hospital teams, Primary Care centers of the network, beneficiary population that receives the orthosis, and the research team of the study. The results of the project were presented, giving an account of each objective and the recommendations made.

Presentation at the national congress: in the framework of the scientific production result of the Fonis project SA13I20089, whose objective is the dissemination of the results of the study, the work: "Cane, walker, and chair: a qualitative study from the perspective of key informants on the GES of technical aids in three urban communes, Metropolitan Region 2014-15" was presented. This work was accepted for poster presentation at the IV Chilean Congress of Public Health and VI Chilean Congress of Epidemiology "Salud en Todas: Enfrentando un modelo en crisis". This congress was held on December 1 and 2 at the Coquimbo headquarters of the Universidad Católica del Norte where the research team will present it.

As part of the Academia Magazine N°19 spring 2016, whose central theme was "Aging", an interview was conducted with the director and alternate director of this project, one of the kinesiologists who worked in the field and a patient who participated in the study. The purpose of the interview was to disseminate the project and its general results. The magazine is an initiative of the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Desarrollo, which is published twice a year. The target audience corresponds to government authorities, Universidad del Desarrollo authorities, deans of other medical schools, Universidad del Desarrollo faculty, media, opinion leaders, and medical society, among others. This instance contributed to disseminate the project and its preliminary general results to all the magazine's target audience. The report was published in November. (ANNEX 24)

As part of the Science and Innovation Fair 2016 developed by the CAS-UDD Scientific Academy of Medical Students, the general results of the project were presented at the Symposium "Science and Innovation in Disability: Challenges in Chile". This activity was attended by students, teachers, researchers, and administrative staff from the entire university community of the Universidad del Desarrollo. The presentation took place on Thursday, November 10. (ANNEX 25)

The work: "Cane, walker, and chair: a qualitative study from the perspective of key informants on the GES of technical aids in three urban communes, Metropolitan Region 2014-15" was presented at the IV Chilean Congress of Public Health and VI Chilean Congress of Epidemiology "Salud en Todas: Enfrentando un modelo en crisis" held on December 1 and 2 at the Coquimbo headquarters of the Universidad Católica del Norte, in poster format. The abstract was published in the journal MEDWAVE, reference Medwave 2016; 16(suppl 6): e6637 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2016.6637

Chapter writing: the chapter "A look at social vulnerability and its consequences on the health of the elderly in Chile" was written for the book "Social vulnerability and its effect on health in Chile", an initiative developed by the research team on social inequality of the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Desarrollo. Within the framework of this project, researchers from the team were invited to participate in the writing of the chapter related to the elderly. The writing of the chapter was carried out between March and August 2015. The chapter had the collaboration of experts in the field who participated in a working group held on May 25, 2015. The book was launched on January 19, 2016. The following table of scientific-technological products and dissemination shows this chapter.