Formação de profissionais de saúde no Brasil: uma análise no período de 1991 a 2008

Abstract

Study conducted to support the planning and implementation of public policies on human health resources. Fourteen undergraduate health courses were analyzed: biomedicine, biological sciences, physical education, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, medicine, veterinary medicine, nutrition, dentistry, psychology, social work and occupational therapy between 1991 and 2008. Data on number of students admitted, college admission rates, rates of graduating student by inhabitant, gender, geographic area and family income were collected from the Brazilian Ministry of Education database. For medicine undergraduate programs there were 40 applicants per place at public institutions and 10 at private ones. Most students admitted were females. The Southeast region concentrated 57% of graduating students. The study revealed trends that indicates opportunity inequalities in the regional distribution of health professional education, thus supporting the need for policies aimed at reducing such inequalities.

Fatores associados à satisfação com serviços odontológicos entre idosos

“…Some health and professional development policies in the municipality such as investments in professional training and qualifi cations, primary health care and giving a more human face to care, as well as wide social participation and greater awareness of the right to health care, may have infl uenced the evaluation of dental services provided to the elderly by the SUS. 7,15,22 The elderly relate higher levels of satisfaction than those of younger service users. 9,16,23 A population based national survey, incorporating fi ve thousand Brazilian households, with adults over the age of 18, chosen by random sampling, showed that 27% of the individuals were satisfi ed with the functioning of the country's health care, without distinguishing the type of service used.…”

Access to information on how to avoid oral health problems among elderly persons registered with the Family Health Strategy

“…The implementation of the new curriculum guidelines in undergraduate and graduate programs, the proposals of the FHS to provide comprehensive care to individuals, families and communities, as well as continuing education in the preparation of human resources in primary health care, may have a direct influence on this result, as the focus of such strategies is on the individual as a whole, placing oral health as part of overall health, and not as a separate entity. 39,40 It is noteworthy that the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly has increased, 41 a fact that should be considered in health strategies aimed at this population group. The fact that clinical conditions can influence the process of health literacy among the elderly should be considered.…”

Avaliando o impacto da política brasileira de plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos na formação superior da área de saúde

“…De acordo com Almeida-Filho (2011), os indicadores de recursos humanos de 2009-10 eram de 1,5 milhão de profissionais da saúde registrados em conselhos profissionais, sendo o SUS o principal empregador. Haddad et al (2010) evidenciou a urgente necessidade de harmonizar a relação entre formação profissional e a organização do sistema de saúde brasileiro. Estudos realizados por Figueredo et al (2014) evidenciaram que a implementação da PNPMF pouco avançou em função das dificuldades para seu uso no Sistema de Saúde Único (SUS), devido aos seguintes fatores: pouco conhecimento dos profissionais de saúde sobre Fitoterapia; dúvidas sobre a eficácia e a segurança da terapêutica; dificuldade do acesso à planta medicinal e ao fitoterápico; estruturação dos serviços em moldes que favorecem o uso do medicamento sintético.…”

“…A partir da Constituição Federal de 1988, a saúde passou a ser um direito do cidadão e um dever do Estado (Brasil, 1988), com a concepção do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), através da Lei n° 8.080/90 (Brasil, 1990), com os princípios da universalidade, integralidade assistencial, promoção da saúde e participação da comunidade (HADDAD et al, 2010). Foi priorizada a formação de recursos humanos na área de saúde, continuamente capacitados frente aos constantes avanços das ciências médicas.…”