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CEZAR, Diego Menger et al. Doctors’ perceptions on distance education and contribution of Family Health specialization. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, suppl.1, e180037. Epub 04-Fev-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180037. This article is contextualized in the Brazilian More Doctors Program (PMM). It was aimed at understanding the perception of distance education and its contributions to health practices in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Through a qualitative approach and using a focus groups methodology, this study was conducted with the participation of PMM doctors and family health specialization course students of Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. The results show that, although distance education is still a new topic for most

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SANCHO, Karla Amorim; PFEIFFER, Claudia Regina Castellanos e CORREA, Carlos Roberto Silveira. Medicalization, clinical diagnosis, and “treat and street” – networks of meaning at stake. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e170633. Epub 16-Jan-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170633. The present paper examines a discursive network between the medicalization process, the discursive functioning of clinical diagnoses in the contemporary world, and a specific functioning of medical practice grounded on a “treat and street” type of care. By developing a discursive analysis, the authors track the history of the word “diagnosis” in an analytical movement that reexamines its conditions of production and functioning at present, making the effects of medicalization explicit. The study addresses “treat and street”

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PENEDO, Rafaela Mossarelli; GONCALO, Camila da Silva e QUELUZ, Dagmar de Paula. Shared management: perceptions of professionals in the family health context. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e170451. Epub 16-Jan-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170451. The objective of the present study was to understand the perceptions of professionals from family health teams regarding the subject of shared management. It was based on the theoretical framework of qualitative research, using the thematic modality of the content analysis method. The study sample was 25 employees from family health units with oral health teams. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, whose audios were transcribed. Thematic analysis revealed the thematic category perceptions regarding shared management, with the subjects decentralized

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TORRES, Vânia; SAMPAIO, Cristina Andrade e CALDEIRA, Antônio Prates. Incoming medical students and their perception on the transition towards an active learning. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e1700471. Epub 21-Jan-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170471. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an active learning modality widely adopted in medical courses. The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of the enrolled medical students troughout the transition from the traditional teaching given in High School to the PBL. This is an exploratory and qualitative study carried out in three higher education institutions. Data were obtained through focus groups, followed by content analysis. Three common thematic nuclei emerged from these lines. Students perceive the weakness of traditional

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FIGUEIREDO, Felipe Pinheiro de et al. Implementation of a Mental Health internship in a higher education institution. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, suppl.1, e170898. Epub 25-Mar-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170898. The approval of the More Doctors Program has triggered a number of readjustments of the National Curricular Guidelines (DCNs) for Medical Education, like the creation of a mental health internship integrated into the health service and community. Due to this demand, the higher education institutions have been encouraged to innovate in their teaching-learning methodologies in order to guarantee a generalist, humanistic and critical professional education. We report the experience of a private higher education institution in the implementation of a mental health internship in consonance with the

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FASSA, Maria Elizabeth Gastal et al. Elderly care: performance of interventions carried out by More Doctors Program professionals. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, suppl.1, e170795. Epub 25-Mar-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170795. In order to assess coverage and quality of elderly care, a cross-sectional study of 204 interventions of Family Health Specialization students of UFPel was conducted, both connected and not connected to the More Doctors Program (PMM). The coverage difference between the third and first months of intervention and the percentage at the end of the third month were calculated in order to obtain quality indicators. An average increase in coverage of 35.7 percentage points (pp) (32.9, 38.6) was found: 42.1 pp (38.6, 45.7) and 26.1 pp

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ALMEIDA, Erika Rodrigues de; MACEDO, Harineide Madeira e SILVA, José Carlos da. Federal management of the More Doctors Program: the role of the Ministry of Education. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, suppl.1, e180011. Epub 04-Fev-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.180011. The More Doctors Program (PMM) has three axes of action and is grounded on the pedagogical guidelines of Permanent Education. Considering the Program’s scope, which ranges from the emergency supply of doctors to the expansion of the number of seats in undergraduate and medical residency courses, its management is interministerial, as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education share responsibilities for its full operation. This article reports on the construction of the Ministry

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SEIXAS, Clarissa Terenzi et al. The power of the bond for Healthcare production: what guiding users teach us. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e170627. Epub 21-Jan-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170627. This article discusses the findings of a research on production of care in healthcare networks in a municipality in the South of Brazil, regarding the power of the bond as a tool-concept to reorganize work processes of healthcare teams. The methodology was a cartographic approach that consisted in following the experiences of three “guiding users” in order to provide researchers with a perspective that is closer to that of users. We considered mutual acknowledgment and symmetric relationships, associated with a shift in the positions of recognized knowledge,

 

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VARGAS, Annabelle de Fátima Modesto; VARGAS, Diogo de Souza; CAMPOS, Mauro Macedo e CAETANO, Rodrigo da Costa. The More Doctors Program and the Curricular Guidelines for Medical courses: a comparative analysis among higher education institutions. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, suppl.1, e170903. Epub 31-Jan-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170903. The article was constructed from an exploratory, documentary research and investigates the curricular matrices of the medicine courses of three higher education institutions, trying to identify the weight they give to a more humanistic education of their students, in accordance with what is recommended by the More Doctors Program (PMM). Two Brazilian institutions were examined, one public and one private, both in Rio de

  Abstract NAKAMURA, Eunice; PLANCHE, Maëlle e EHRENBERG, Alain. The social aspects in the identification of children’s mental health problems in two health services in Paris, France. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. In press. . Epub 22-Jun-2017. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622016.0911. Children’s mental health problems were analyzed from a sociological approach addressing two questions: what are the main children’s behaviors identified and considered to be mental health problems, and what are the consequences of this classification for the debate on children’s problems in contemporary societies. This quantitative and qualitative study analyzed 275 patients’ records from two child mental health services (CMHS) in the northeast area of Paris, France. The majority of children were boys from six

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CARNEIRO JUNIOR, Nivaldo; SILVEIRA, Cássio; SILVA, Lia Maria Brito da and YASUDA, Maria Aparecida Shikanai. Bolivian migration and Chagas disease: boundaries for the action of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.64, pp.87-96. Epub June 05, 2017. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622016.0338. Migration provoke changes in epidemiological profiles impinging on the health care systems of reception countries. Immigrants come to Brazil from neighbor countries usually having precarious insertion in metropolitan areas. Chagas disease is endemic in Bolivia, something that has to be taken into account by the SUS. This paper analyzes both action and limits regarding health professionals who provide services to Bolivians in SUS with a focus on

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CASTELHANO, Laura Marques e WAHBA, Liliana Liviano. Medical discourse on the emotions experienced in the interaction with patients: contributions to clinical practice. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2019, vol.23, e170341. Epub 16-Jan-2019. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/interface.170341. The study of emotions in clinical practice shows its influence on the physician-patient relationship. This article presents the results of a qualitative study with the objective to explore the discourse of physicians on their own emotions in the delivery of care to patients. Interviews with eight physicians gave rise to the analysis themes: apostolic function and understanding of emotions; defenses and strategies in face of emotions; and the company of mutual investment: frustration and consequences. The physicians demonstrated a poor