2001
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802001000300003
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Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To assess the level of information and knowledge about asthma by means of a questionnaire among recent graduate physicians applying for medical residency at the Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.DESIGN: 14 multiple-choice questions for asthma diagnosis and management. SETTING: University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP).PARTICIPANTS: Recent graduate physicians applying for the medical residency program at FMUSP in 1999 (n = 448) and physicians that had complet… Show more

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“…(17) Some authors have reported that the training of resident physicians improves aspects of asthma treatment but not of its diagnosis. (19) In Brazil, three consensus guidelines on asthma management have been established, the most recent one in 2002. However, it remains unclear how much these documents have helped to change the panorama of asthma control in the country.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(17) Some authors have reported that the training of resident physicians improves aspects of asthma treatment but not of its diagnosis. (19) In Brazil, three consensus guidelines on asthma management have been established, the most recent one in 2002. However, it remains unclear how much these documents have helped to change the panorama of asthma control in the country.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although physicians should develop strategies of education and guidance (which include giving patients written treatment plans ‐ Evidence A), some studies have demonstrated that health professionals are not always trained in how to do that. 81 , 82 Patients should know that the respiratory symptoms of asthma result from an inflammatory process in the airways, that there are drugs to treat exacerbations and others used as maintenance drugs and that, although asthma is chronic, the disease can be controlled through treatment, improving quality of life and reducing morbidity. 83 There are various devices for administering the drugs through inhalation, and the techniques for using such devices should be taught and checked at every medical visit as part of the examination.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em serviços de atendimento de emergência, principalmente em hospitais universitários com programa de residência médica, onde há r o d í z i o m e ns a l d e m é d i c o s p re s t a n d o a t e n d i m e n t o e x t e r n o , a u m e n t a a probabilidade de haver descontinuidade no cumprimento de rotinas ou protocolos já incorporados pelos demais integrantes da equipe (23) . No ambiente acadêmico, a introdução de noções relativas a protocolos assistenciais, além de servir como instrumento de educação, também serve para familiarizar os estudantes e m t re i n a m e n t o p a ra a t e n d i m e n t o m a is qualificado e padronizado (24) . Face ao já reconhecido hiato entre a conduta preconizada e a conduta efetivamente seguida na prática clínica, torna-se importante aferir a real vantagem da implantação de um protocolo assistencial na sala de emergência.…”
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