Analysis about health promotion teaching: challenges in interprofessional education for the health professions

Introduction, justifying the rational of the research. Teaching health promotion (HP) to health professionals is essential for the comprehensive care of the health-disease process in individuals and collectivities. It is argued that the Universities beyond further support with the educational aid, could promote the health of their students.Objective. To explore the teaching of different health courses at a brazilian university and to reflect on teaching as a possibility for undergraduate students promote their own health.Methodology. Preliminary exploratory qualitative study structured from the documental analysis of the pedagogical political project (PPP) and the courses of eight disciplines of a brazilian university.Results. Health promotion appears heterogeneously in the eight pedagogical political projects. The courses approaches the subject from the perspective of the national health system and/or primary care takes place between the second and the fourth semester of disciplines for the possibility of interprofissional education.Discussion and conclusion of the results. Health promotion teaching opens possibilities for articulation between the courses, according to international recommendations on HP, and invites to extrapolating from teaching to personal care

The teaching of health promotion and interprofessional education as a learning tool in undergratuated courses: a documentary analysis

Given the integrality of the health-disease-care process, and the importance of health promotion in this context, the training of future health professionals must include the development of abilities that allow a full therapeutic plan centered on the patient. In order to achieve this goal, there are some initiatives being employed in several countries that aim to offer a better formation for their health care professionals, capacitating them in offering a more integral care, based on collaborative practices. Objective: To verify the teaching of skills and abilities listed in CompHP in some of the health care courses in USP, and to compare the use of Interprofessional Education as a polishing tool in these students’ training with the HPAC Guide. Method: Preliminary exploratory qualitative study based on the documental analysis of the pedagogical-political-project (PPP) and the description of disciplines in eight courses in USP-SP, comparing them with guidelines from CompHP and HPAC.Frente à integralidade do processo saúde-doença-cuidado e a importância da promoção da saúde nesse contexto, a formação dos futuros profissionais da saúde deve ter o desenvolvimento de habilidades que permitam um cuidado integral centrado no paciente. Para isto, existem algumas iniciativas utilizadas por diversos países para fornecer uma melhor formação para seus profissionais no intuito de capacitá-los para oferecer um cuidado mais integral pautado na prática colaborativa. Objetivo: analisar a presença das competências e domínios presentes no CompHP em alguns cursos da saúde da USP e comparar a utilização da Educação Interprofissional como ferramenta de aprimoramento da formação dos estudantes desse curso com o Guia da HPAC. Método: Estudo qualitativo exploratório preliminar estruturado a partir da análise documental do projeto político pedagógico (PPP) e ementa de disciplinas de oito cursos da USP-SP e comparação com Guidelines do CompHP e do HPAC

Documental analysis about health promotion’s teaching: possibilities and challenges

Ensinar promoção da saúde (PS) para os futuros profissionais da saúde é essencial frente a integralidade do processo saúde-doença-cuidado de indivíduos e coletividades. Defende-se que as Universidades além de contribuir para o ensino possam promover a saúde de seus estudantes. Objetivo: explorar a inserção da PS nos currículos de diferentes cursos da saúde da Universidade de São Paulo e refletir sobre o ensino como possibilidade para os estudantes promoverem a própria saúde. Método: Estudo qualitativo exploratório preliminar estruturado a partir da análise documental do projeto político pedagógico (PPP) e ementa de disciplinas de oito cursos da USP-SP. Resultados: o conteúdo sobre PS aparece de forma heterogênea nos 8 PPP. A identificação de disciplinas nucleares que abordam o tema, na perspectiva do Sistema Único de Saúde e/ou da Atenção Primária, entre o 2º e o 4º semestres aponta para a possibilidade (e desafio) da educação interprofissional. Conclusão: O ensino de PS abre possibilidades de articulação entre os cursos e convida para extrapolação do ensino para o cuidado pessoal.Teaching health promotion (HP) to health professionals is essential for the comprehensive care of the health-disease process in individuals and collectivities. It is argued that the Universities beyond further support with the educational aid, could promote the health of their students. Objective: to explore the teaching of different health courses at the University of São Paulo and to reflect on teaching as a possibility for undergraduate students promote their own health. Method: Preliminary exploratory qualitative study structured from the documental analysis of the pedagogical political project (PPP) and the courses of eight disciplines of USP-SP. Results: PS appears heterogeneously in the 8 PPPs. The courses approaches the subject from the perspective of the national Health system and/or primary care takes place between the second and the fourth semester of disciplines for the possibility of interprofissional education. Conclusion: HP’s teaching opens possibilities for articulation between the courses and invites to extrapolating from teaching to personal care