Controle de vacinação de crianças matriculadas em escolas municipais da cidade de São Paulo

A matrícula de alunos, nas Escolas Municipais de Educação Infantil de São Paulo, está vinculada à apresentação da caderneta de vacinação, para incentivar os pais a manterem atualizado o calendário de imunizações das crianças. Não há, porém, controles periódicos para verificar se as vacinações estão atualizadas. Para sanar tal deficiência, foi elaborado um projeto com objetivo de facilitar o controle da imunização infantil, por meio da criação de um programa de computador, para realizar esse controle, testado em uma Escola Municipal de Educação Infantil, durante três meses. Foram cadastrados nesse sistema 286 alunos, dos quais, 236 (82,5%) receberam notificações por estar com seu quadro de vacinação incompleto. Dentre os alunos que receberam as notificações, 21,2% atualizaram a vacinação, 2,5% devolveram suas cadernetas inalteradas e os demais ainda estavam providenciando a atualização. O programa foi capaz de identificar falhas, reduzindo as chances da propagação de doenças transmissíveis no ambiente escolar.El registro de los niños, en las escuelas municipales de educación infantil, en la ciudad de São Paulo, está relacionado con la presentación de la libreta de vacunación, como forma para estimular a los padres a tener actualizado el calendario de las vacunas de los niños. Pero, no se confiere si la libreta está correcta en relación a las vacunas. Un proyecto fue elaborado para facilitar el control de la vacunación. Un software fue desarrollado para hacer el control de la vacunación y fue testado en una escuela municipal de la educación infantil: 286 niños fueron añadidos al sistema, de los cuales 236 (82,5%) recibieron la notificación por tener vacunas incompletas. Entre los niños que habían recibido las notificaciones, 21,2% actualizaron la vacunación; 2,5% retornaron con sus libretas sin cambios. El programa identificó las imperfecciones y estimuló la vacunación en la escuela, previniendo la propagación de enfermedades transmisibles en el ambiente de la escuela.The presentation of the vaccination passbook is mandatory for student registration at the city of São Paulo's Municipal Schools of Infantile Education, as a form of stimulating parents to keep their children's immunizations calendar updated. However, attendants do not verify periodically if the vaccinations are correct. In order to overcome this problem, a project with the aim of facilitating the immunization control through a software that controls immunizations was tested at a Municipal School of Infantile Education. Of the 286 pupils registered in the system, 236 (82.5%) were notified that their vaccines were incomplete. Of these, 21.2% updated their vaccinations, 2.5% returned their passbooks unchanged, and the remainders were still in the process of updating. The program identified the imperfections and encouraged immunization, thus helping to prevent the propagation of transmissible diseases in the school environment

Patterns of clozapine and other antipsychotics prescriptions in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia in community mental health centers in São Paulo, Brazil

Background Despite of its global underuse, clozapine is still the golden standard antipsychotic for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Objective To evaluate the patterns of clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs prescription in TRS in community mental health centers in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods A multiple-choice questionnaire was applied to fifteen psychiatrists at five centers inquiring about patients’ clinical condition, adherence to oral treatment and current antipsychotic treatment. History of previous and current antipsychotic treatment was collected through medical chart review. Results Out of 442 schizophrenia patients, 103 (23.3%) fulfilled the criteria for TRS. Fifty-eight patients (56.3%) were receiving polypharmacy; 30 (29.1%) were on atypical antipsychotic monotherapy, 14 (13.6%) were on typical antipsychotic monotherapy, 25 (24.3%) were taking depot antipsychotic medication and only 22 (21.4%) were receiving clozapine. Discussion As well as in other parts of the world, many TRS patients (78.6%) receive other drugs instead of clozapine in São Paulo, the best evidence-based medication for patients with TRS. The government should make every effort to provide medical training and the equipment and logistic support to adequately serve those who could benefit from clozapine treatment at the community health centers

Weaving the West Psychosocial Care Network of the municipality of São Paulo

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand how health service professionals involved in the care of users in psychic distress perceive the organization of the Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS - Rede de Atenção Psicossocial) in the western region of the city of São Paulo. Method: qualitative approach study conducted with 123 professionals with higher education who work in the care points of the network. A semi-structured interview was performed and data were submitted to the Alceste program for lexical analysis. Results: the network is in process of alignment with the mental health policy and the psychosocial rehabilitation strategy. However, the weaknesses in the work process of teams are related to deficits in human resources, structure, and communication, and to the limited appropriation of their guidelines. Final considerations: there are intense efforts of workers to weave the network, and barriers need to be overcome to support successful actions in mental health care in the territory