O curso de especialização em saúde da Família e Comunidade da Universidade Federal do Piauí, 2016 - 2019

Abstract

Introduction and objective : The Specialization Course on Family and Community Health at the Federal University of Piauí is the result of a partnership betwe en Open University of SUS and UFPI, aiming at adapting skills (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of professionals who work in the Family Health Strategy, according to with the needs pointed out by SUS in the State of Piauí. Through funding from the Ministry of Health (SEGTES), 1,000 vacancies were made available, the distribution of which took place over the years 2016 to 2019, in the distance mode. We aim to evaluate the course in these almost three years of operation. Methods : were evaluated by the graduat es: course content, activities, applicability, time, tutoring, through the application online form containing 10 objective questions about the course. Results : the improvement of service practice in Primary Care was highlighted by 97.9% of the participants . The course contributed to a better understanding of SUS and was evaluated between good and excellent by 97.8% of the specialists. Connectivity is still a difficulty for online courses. Conclusion : The graduates evaluated the course positively and reporte d having had a change in their work process with the training acquired.