The Open University of the Unified Health System in Brazil (UNA-SUS/UFMA): Identification and Hierarchization of Problems in Distance Learning Courses

2017 ◽  
pp. 724-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Galvão Spinillo ◽  
Stephania Padovani ◽  
Kelli C.A.S. Smythe ◽  
Juliana Bueno ◽  
Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Health System ◽  
Open University ◽  
Unified Health System

ASSESSING DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES ON HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM IN BRAZIL (UNA-SUS/UFMA)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Galvão Spinillo ◽  
Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira ◽  
Edilson S. Reis ◽  
Eduardo Zanatta ◽  
Rodrigo Tubelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Health System ◽  
Open University ◽  
Unified Health System

scholarly journals A human centred-design approach to a serious game in health training for the Open University of the Unified Health System (UNA-SUS/UFMA) in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Maria Fadel ◽  
Daniella Rosito Michella Munhoz ◽  
Carla Galvão Spinillo ◽  
Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira ◽  
Katherine Marjorie Mendonça de Assis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Open University ◽  
Health Training ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Human Centred Design

scholarly journals Activators of processes of change: a proposal oriented to the transformation of educational practices and the training of health professionals

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Vernaschi Lima ◽  
Laura Camargo Macruz Feuerwerker ◽  
Roberto de Queiroz Padilha ◽  
Romeu Gomes ◽  
Virginia Alonso Hortale
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The Political ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Main Achievement ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Transformation Potential ◽  
Meaning Interpretation ◽  
Interpretation Method

This paper investigates an educational proposal articulated through a policy of the Ministry of Health, which aims to promote changes in the training of health professionals. An inter-institutional partnership promoted the training of specialists as Activators of Processes of Change. This study analyzes the characteristics of a post-graduate semi-distance-learning course, examining the transformation potential of health praxis. It involves the analysis of documents and interviews published in official reports of the course addressing competency profile construction, the political-pedagogical project and management and evaluation of the proposal. The analysis of data and information used the principles of the meaning interpretation method as a reference. The educational praxis of the tutors was transformed, since students became professionals in change activation. 698 activators were qualified, with a loss of 12.9%. The characteristics of the proposal enhanced participants' involvement in the construction of new capacities, highlighting the broadening of analysis and intervention in reality. Eliciting the potential of individuals and the group, and the spaces for reflection proved to be the main achievement in the construction of educational projects, in the context of the Unified Health System.

scholarly journals Designing animated pictorial instructions: A methodology proposed for the Open University of the Unified Health System in Brazil (UNA-SUS/UFMA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Carla Galvão Spinillo ◽  
Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira ◽  
Katherine Marjorie ◽  
Camila Lima ◽  
Larissa Ugaya Mazza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Open University ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Usability Tests ◽  
Educational Production ◽  
Pictorial Instructions

Animated pictorial instructions are effective resources for learning medical content (e.g., surgical procedures). Considering this, the Open University of the Unified Health System of the Federal University of Maranhão (UNA-SUS/UFMA) in Brazil employs animation in their distance learning courses. From 2009 to the present the UNA-SUS/UFMA has offered 48 e-courses to health professionals, reaching around 470,000 enrolments. The development of animated instructions at UNA-SUS/UFMA considers medical and pedagogical knowledge only, lacking information design expertise to reach communication effectiveness. Thus, a design methodology was proposed based on: (a) the results of an analytical study of 100 medical animations; (b) the outcomes of a context analysis of the UNA-SUS/UFMA design process through interviews with the heads of the educational production departments; and (c) the results of an online questionnaire with 1,735 health professionals. The methodology consists of three phases: (1) Structuring: identification and arrangement of different contents (introductory content, inventory information, steps, warnings), resulting in an animation script; (2) Representation: definition of the animation graphic appearance and technological resources (e.g., pictorial style, camera framing, interaction cues), resulting in a visual storyboard or mock-up/prototype that can be tested with users (e.g., comprehension, usability tests); and (3) Finalization: programming and production of the animation. For each phase, instruments/protocols were developed to aid decision-making (form, guidelines and checklist). To evaluate the methodology, a focus group was conducted with the animation stakeholders/developers of the UNA-SUS/UFMA. The results were positive, but suggestions were made to improve the decision-making instruments, which were considered in the methodology final design.

scholarly journals Designing animated pictorial instructions:A methodology proposed for the Open University of the Unified Health System in Brazil (UNA-SUS/UFMA)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Galvão Spinillo ◽  
Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira ◽  
Katherine Marjorie ◽  
Camila Lima ◽  
Larissa Ugaya Mazza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Open University ◽  
Unified Health System

scholarly journals A Human Centred-Design Approach to a Serious Game in Health Training for the Open University of the Unified Health System (UNA-SUS/UFMA) in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Daniela Rosito Michella Munhoz ◽  
Luciane Maria Fadel ◽  
Carla Galvão Spinillo ◽  
Ana Emília Figueiredo de Oliveira ◽  
Katherine Marjorie Mendonça de Assis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Open University ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Health Field ◽  
Human Centred Design

A serious game is a media based on the narrative of a game focused on learning. The narrative of a game brings elements and mechanics that motivate the participation and engagement of the players. This is because games are a constant in human development as they formalize cultural activities with social function, being full of meanings. Moreover, the possibilities found in the game narratives contribute to the construction of more participatory plots, since the player can act actively in the course of the story. The narrative and engagement of serious games are of prime importance to distance learning in the health field. In Brazil, the Open University of the Unified Health System (UNA-SUS/UFMA) develops serious games as educational resources to train health professionals. This paper presents the design process of the Clinical Case Game, a serious game for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions, addressed to doctors in Brazil. A multidisciplinary and human-centred design approach was adopted to develop the game. It involved medical doctors, educators, IT professionals, information designers and game designers, who coordinated the team and acted on the balance of the dynamics involved, that is, the narrative and playful pleasure. The methodology employed consisted of a workshop; content and prototype production; prototype testing with users; and refinements for the final version of the game. The results suggested that narrative unity must be coherent for serious games on health and highlight the relevance of serious games as high potential resources in the educational process.

scholarly journals Retrospective study of the distribution of doctors in municipalities of extreme poverty in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
B L O Luizeti ◽  
E M M Massuda ◽  
L F G Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Shortage Of Doctors ◽  
Demographic Distribution

Abstract In view of the national scenario of scarcity of material and human resources in public health in Brazil, the survey verified the demographics of doctors who attend the Unified Health System (SUS) in municipalities of extreme poverty. An observational, analytical and cross-sectional study was carried out, based on secondary quantitative data from the Department of Informatics of the SUS using the TABNET of December 2019. The care networks variable was restricted to infer the number of physicians who attend the SUS in extreme poverty municipalities in Brazil. Municipalities of extreme poverty are those that at least 20% of the population have a household income of up to 145 reais per capita monthly. In Brazil, there are 1526 municipalities in extreme poverty, 27.4% of the country's total municipalities. 14,907 doctors linked to SUS work in this condition, 3.19% of the total of these professionals in Brazil. There is still disproportion between regions: North concentrates 11.2% of the municipalities in extreme poverty and 8.61% of the total number of doctors; Northeast, with 61.33% of these municipalities, for 61.5% of doctors; Southeast, with 15.46% of the municipalities in this condition, has 20.6% of doctors; South concentrates 10.87% of the municipalities under discussion with 5.61% of doctors and the Midwest, with 4.87% of these municipalities, has 3.54% of doctors. Between 2009 and 2018, there was a 39% increase in the number of doctors in these locations, however, for 2019, there was a decrease of 3.89%. The medical demographic distribution in Brazil is uneven, especially in the North. There is also the vulnerability of this population in view of the observed reduction in the number of professionals between 2018 and 2019 in municipalities of extreme poverty, for political reasons. It is evident the need to restructure the health system to guarantee access to health for this population, through the attraction and fixation of doctors in needy regions in Brazil. Key messages Shortage of doctors in extreme poverty municipalities reinforces the health vulnerability of the population in Brazil. The uneven medical demography in Brazil requires restructuring in the public health system.

scholarly journals The Quest to Extend Health Services to Vulnerable Substance Users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the Context of an Unfolding Economic Crisis

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noa Krawczyk ◽  
Deanna Kerrigan ◽  
Francisco Inácio Bastos
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Health System ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Substance Users ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Harsh Criticism

Calls to address crack-cocaine use in Brazil among homeless and street-frequenting populations who are in urgent need of health services have questioned the capacity of the Brazilian Unified Health System to attend to the nation’s most marginalized citizens. In recent years, Brazil has launched several actions to escalate care for substance users, yet many obstacles hindering accessibility and effectiveness of services remain. Paradoxically, these actions have been implemented in the context of a growing economic crisis, and expanding services for a population of poor and stigmatized substance users while cutting other government programs tends to elicit harsh criticism from citizens. In consequence of such prospects, this commentary aims to discuss barriers marginalized substance users face in accessing health services that are at risk of worsening with government cutbacks. Using Rio de Janeiro as an example, we explore two primary issues: the resource-strained, under-staffed and decentralized nature of the Brazilian Unified Health System and the pervading stigma that bars vulnerable citizens from official structures and services. Abandoning initiated government efforts to increase access to health services would risk maintaining vulnerable citizens at the margins of public structures, inhibiting the opportunity to offer this population humane and urgently needed treatment and care.

scholarly journals Changes in contraception use among Brazilian women after childbirth, 2006-2013

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Felisbino-Mendes ◽  
B Barrozo Siqueira
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Regional Inequalities ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Contraception Use ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Low Prevalence

Abstract Introduction There are gaps in knowledge regarding the neglected and vulnerable subgroups of FP actions in Brazil, such as postpartum women and women in general, regardless of their marital status. Objective To assess changes in the prevalence of use and in the contraceptive pattern of Brazilian women up to two years after pregnancy, between 2006 and 2013. Methods Cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study which used secondary data from national surveys. We studied Brazilian women with up to 2 years postpartum, of reproductive age, sexually active, non-pregnant and menstruating, and compared them with all the other women. We estimated the prevalence of use, contraception pattern of contraception and ranking of modern methods. Percentual change in indicators between the years was evaluated by calculating the difference between estimates. Results 85% of Brazilian women used CM, remaining stable in 2006 and 2013, with a high prevalence of modern methods use. An increase in the use of CM was observed among those with up to six months postpartum (71.0% to 89.0%). Pills and condoms accounted for about 60% of modern methods used in the postpartum period in both surveys. There was an increase in dual protection (2.9% to 10.1%) and contraceptive insecurity (1.6% to 5.7%) and a reduction in sterilization (16.2% to 13.4%) and traditional methods (2.1% to 1.4%). Conclusions Even with the maintenance of a high prevalence of use of CM and with the increase in contraception among women with up to six months postpartum, regional inequalities in access to CM and low prevalence of the use of other methods made available by the Unified Health System (SUS) persist, pointing out the maintenance of the insufficient care, failures in the means to regulate fertility and that public policies still hinder to guarantee the sexual and reproductive rights of the most vulnerable population. Key messages Regional inequalities in access to contraceptive methods and low prevalence of other methods made available by the Unified Health System (SUS) persist. There was an increase in contraception use among women with up to six months postpartum in Brazil.

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