Primary Health Care Meetings and the implications of a project for education of health professionals

Abstract

This work presents the experience of the Primary Care Meetings as a Permanent Health Education strategy aimed at the continuous and critical training of Primary Health Care professionals. It is reported how this initiative contributes to the strengthening of the Unified Health System and to the alignment of professional training with the real needs of daily work, based on a survey of the demands of participating professionals. The Primary Care Meetings, initiated in 2021, occur in online and in-person formats, with protected hours during working hours for the participation of health workers. The themes are chosen based on questionnaires filled out by the workers themselves and the methodology includes prior collection of questions, participation of specialists, recording of sessions, and encouragement of active professional participation. The experience demonstrated good adherence from professionals and positive evaluation of the initiative. The participants reported improvements in the quality of care provided, greater patient safety, and strengthening of teamwork. The Primary Care Meetings proved to be a viable strategy for Permanent Health Education, contributing to the professional development of workers and to the qualification of care in Primary Health Care, reinforcing Permanent Education as a fundamental tool for the strengthening of the Unified Health System.