Analysis of the implementation of tele-education on tuberculosis in the Municipality of Praia Grande

Abstract

The article analyzes the implementation of tele-education on tuberculosis for professionals in the family health strategy in the municipality of Praia Grande SP. It focuses on advances and limits of distance course as part of the Permanent Education Program. The course was based on the Manual of Recommendations for Tuberculosis Control in Brazil -Ministry of Health, 2011, in partnership with the ``Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas da Baixada Santista`` and the Center for Epidemiological Surveillance of the State of São Paulo. It performs a qualitative approach, documentary research, interviews and observation. Distance learning used a problematizing pedagogical strategy to transform practices. 30 students from the course (nurses, doctors and dentists) who work in the FHS in the city were followed. By analyzing the content, categories were constructed: a) the obvious practical nature of distance learning was highlighted, with flexible schedules; there was a real transforming impact on daily practice; and the need for more support from managers at all levels was made explicit in order to provide more time and structure for access to this tool. It is concluded that tele-education is of great relevance for the qualification of primary health care professionals and, consequently, has a positive impact on improving the quality and resolution of care provided to users of the Unified Health System.