The challenges of educational activities developed in the hospital scenario

Abstract

Introduction: The health system in our country is considered a victory of the Health Reform Movement and, since its regulation, actions have been taken towards the improvement of professionals for the new system. Consistent with its principles and guidelines, the so-called Permanent Education aims to consolidate the idea of care networks, articulating services at all levels. Thus, in 2004, the National Policy on Continuing Education (PNEP) was launched, with great capillarity, especially in primary care services. To verify this imperative, we carried out qualitative research that aimed to analyze the Education in Service developed in three hospitals in a metropolitan region. Methods: Study with a qualitative approach to know the subject’s social experience, that is, the experiences of health professionals responsible for carrying out educational activities in a hospital environment. The data were collected from collective interviews, and, through the analysis of its content, the results of this research were extracted. Results: It was obtained as a result the description of the activities carried out, the identification of the teaching methodologies used and the difficulties found in the implementa­tion and execution of the education programs of these establishments were verified. Conclusion: Educational activities are essential for the improvement of activities in hospital institutions and we emphasize that they occur based on Continuing Education, which seeks to offer training for a better performance of activities, in light of technological innovations, differently from what Permanent Education proposes, which aims at the production of protagonism by the workers.