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An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure: imaginary diseases in journalism

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GOMES, Denise Cristina Ayres. An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure: imaginary diseases in journalism. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.65, pp.493-503. Epub 20-Jul-2017. ISSN 1807-5762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622016.0948. We use the theories of the imaginary to understand how journalism tends to redefine the status of what it is to be or to feel sick through the dissemination of the culture of risk. The journalistic devices promote the potential or imaginary disease, acting on the daily practices, thus becoming a “technology of the imaginary”. We suffer in anticipation, afraid of the future that may carry a disease. We should be aware, either through the regulation of our habits or the discovery of genetic tendencies

Interprofessionality in undergraduate Collective Health courses: a study on different learning scenarios

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PARO, César Augusto e PINHEIRO, Roseni. Interprofessionality in undergraduate Collective Health courses: a study on different learning scenarios. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.2, pp.1577-1588. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0838. This article aimed at understanding how interprofessionality is applied in different learning scenarios in an undergraduate Collective Health course. It was an exploratory qualitative investigation based on observations of educational experiences of undergraduate Collective Health students from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Four practice areas were observed and 15 undergraduate students from different course periods were interviewed. Documents related to theoretical and practical disciplines were analyzed. Some experiences showed unique relationships between work and education processes that enabled an articulation between knowledge and

Integration among curricula in Health professionals’ education: the power of interprofessional education in undergraduate courses

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ELY, Luciane Ines e TOASSI, Ramona Fernanda Ceriotti. Integration among curricula in Health professionals’ education: the power of interprofessional education in undergraduate courses. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.2, pp.1563-1575. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0658. This paper presents the results of a qualitative research (case study) that aimed to understand the meanings of a multiprofessional experience in an integrative teaching activity of a public university in the South of Brazil, analyzing its potential for interprofessional education. The activity takes place in Primary Care services and data were produced by means of individual semi-structured interviews with graduates, students and a university manager, a focus group with teachers, and participant observation with records on a field diary. The

Challenges in the education of health professionals: an interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach

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LIMA, Valéria Vernaschi; RIBEIRO, Eliana Claudia de Otero; PADILHA, Roberto de Queiroz e MOURTHE JUNIOR, Carlos Alberto. Challenges in the education of health professionals: an interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.2, pp.1549-1562. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0722. This article presents a set of strategies and methods used in health professional education in the context of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). The investigative emphasis was placed on interdisciplinary education and interprofessional work. The background to this research is the experience of 11 postgraduate educational initiatives developed between 2009 and 2017. A documentary analysis of the pedagogical projects of the specialization courses was carried out, considering the concepts of interdisciplinarity and

Communication in the dialogical perspective of collaborative interprofessional practice in Primary Health Care

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PREVIATO, Giselle Fernanda e BALDISSERA, Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi. Communication in the dialogical perspective of collaborative interprofessional practice in Primary Health Care. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.2, pp.1535-1547. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0647. The objective of this study was to analyze communication as a collaborative interprofessional health practice domain in the workflow of primary healthcare teams. It was a qualitative study with a descriptive and interpretative approach, and its data constitute part of a master’s thesis. It was conducted in in Primay Health Care Units (UBS) of a Brazilian city in the northwestern part of the state of Paraná, with 84 professionals of primary healthcare teams. Data was collected by focus groups and organized in hierarchical

Teaching, Pro-Saude and PET-Saude: narratives of an interprofessional practice

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SANTOS, Geovannia Mendonça e BATISTA, Sylvia Helena Souza da Silva. Teaching, Pro-Saude and PET-Saude: narratives of an interprofessional practice. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.2, pp.1589-1600. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0728. Policies that induce change in health education, such as National Reorientation Program in Professional Health Education (Pró-Saúde) and Education through Work Program for the Health Area (PET-Saúde), constitute teacher learning spaces. In this sense, this article aims at characterizing paths, conceptions and expectations of teachers who work in Pró-Saúde and PET-Saúde of Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Data was obtained through narrative interviews with 13 teachers. Based on the analyses, Pró-Saúde and PET-Saúde are recognized as “spaces for teacher education,” though not considered “recognized and

Interprofessional education in the undergraduate Medicine and Nursing courses in primary health care practice: the students’ perspective

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SANTOS, Lucas Cardoso dos; SIMONETTI, Janete Pessuto e CYRINO, Antonio Pithon. Interprofessional education in the undergraduate Medicine and Nursing courses in primary health care practice: the students’ perspective. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.2, pp.1601-1611. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0507. Currently, in view of the complexity of health problems and the need for a quality and safe care to users, there has been an effort to develop interprofessional education from the beginning of undergraduate health courses. The experience of undergraduate Medicine and Nursing students with interprofessional education is investigated in teaching disciplines in primary healthcare from the perspective of these interlocutors through interviews with a semi-structured script. Data was analyzed according to Bardin’s Thematic Content

Analysis of the embracement process in a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Healthcare Center: considerations from an ethnographic investigation.

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MOREIRA, Carolina Pinheiro; TORRENTE, Mônica de Oliveira Nunes de e JUCA, Vládia Jamile dos Santos. Analysis of the embracement process in a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Healthcare Center: considerations from an ethnographic investigation. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.67, pp.1123-1134. Epub 07-Jun-2018. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0500. The present article analyzes how children and adolescents are receveid by professionals at a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Healthcare Center (CAPsi) in the municipality of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. In an ethnographic study, institutional and clinical aspects were analyzed, starting with the arrival of first time users to the center and including referrals given to their cases. The following categories emerged from data analysis: the organization of the work environment,

Professional trajectory of medical course alumni from from Campinas University, São Paulo, Brazil: graduates’ point of view in evaluating the course.

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SENGER, Maria Helena et al. Professional trajectory of medical course alumni from from Campinas University, São Paulo, Brazil: graduates’ point of view in evaluating the course. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.1, pp.1443-1455. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0190. The School of Medical Sciences of UNICAMP implemented a new curriculum in 2001, predating the national guidelines. This study analyzed the professional trajectory and the new curriculum’s impact. Graduates from 1991 to 2005 were grouped in the pre-curricular renovation group, and those from 2006 to 2012 in the post-group. A semi-structured survey was sent through e-mail and social media. There were 213 (15.8%) answers from pre-renovation group and 126 (16.1%) from post. Data showed low geographic dispersion of

Health teaching as an object of research in academic graduate programs: an analysis of the Pro-Ensino na Saúde

Abstract BAHIA, Silvia Helena Arias; HADDAD, Ana Estela; BATISTA, Nildo Alves e BATISTA, Sylvia Helena Souza da Silva. Health teaching as an object of research in academic graduate programs: an analysis of the Pro-Ensino na Saúde. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.1, pp.1425-1442. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0192. This study aimed to understand the inductive potential of the Pro-Saude Program as an education policy for academic graduate programs and for the development of research on Health teaching, using data from 31 projects and interviews with 17 coordinators. We identified the participation of 59 graduate programs, the realization of 395 research studies and the education of 423 professionals in 24 of the 31 projects. The investment

Teachers’ role in strengthening teaching-service-community integration policies: the context of Brazilian medical schools.

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SILVA, Fabiana Aparecida da; COSTA, Nilce Maria da Silva Campos; LAMPERT, Jadete Barbosa e ALVES, Rosana. Teachers’ role in strengthening teaching-service-community integration policies: the context of Brazilian medical schools. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.1, pp.1411-1423. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0062. This article analyzes the teachers’ participation and integration in healthcare services based on the perception of institutional actors of medical schools in Brazil. This qualitative study used the Wheel Method for data collection, and content analysis as a data analysis technique. Forty-one undergraduate medical courses took part in the study, eighteen of which are private and twenty-three, public. The results show that teachers’ participation and teaching-service integration are limited to the accomplishment

Resonances of the Project Pró-Ensino na Saúde in the interior of Brazil. 

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SILVA JUNIOR, Aristides José da; MATTOS, Magda de e SANTOS, Neuci Cunha dos. Resonances of the Project Pró-Ensino na Saúde in the interior of Brazil. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2018, vol.22, suppl.1, pp.1377-1385. ISSN 1414-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1807-57622017.0061. In this article the resonances of the project Pro-Ensino na Saude are discussed, from the perspective of two teachers, now PhDs, who participated in it through Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT). The project’s proposal is the education of health professionals in Master’s and Doctoral programs in Education. Some of the project’s objectives are: to contribute to the strengthening and expansion of graduate programs in Mato Grosso in the area of health teaching, and to foster integration between