COVID-19: TELEMONITORING AS A PROPOSAL FOR EDUCATION, CARE AND COPING IN PRIMARY CARE. EXPERIENCE REPORT

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Primary Health Care, Telemonitoring, COVID-19, Continuity of Patient Care

Abstract

Objective: to report the process of construction and execution of the proposal for shared telemonitoring among family health teams (FHS), students and teachers of the health course for patients with suspected and / or confirmed COVID-19 in two health units in the municipality of Salvador-BA. Methods: The telemonitoring proposal was based on the Coronavirus Clinical Management Protocol (COVID-19) in Primary Health Care - version 8 of the Ministry of Health and involved actions articulated between the FHS responsible for the physical reception of patients, students responsible for the regular telephone monitoring and of the teachers who acted as supervisors of the entire process. Results: Among its various benefits, telemonitoring provided more safety to the patient, helped in the coordination of care and in the reduction of potential community transmission. However, difficulties were also faced, both technological and infrastructural, as well as psychosocial, which required creative solutions. Discussion: with similar strategies, different countries observed savings on personal protective equipment, a scarce resource in the pandemic. Conclusion: The use of information and communication technologies adds an important contribution to the family health strategy, reaffirming the attributes of SUS and PHC, in addition to enabling new formats for the integration of teaching and service even in times of social distance.

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Author Biographies

Victor Rocha Santana, Docente na Universidade do Estado da Bahia

Mestre em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Estatual de Feira de Santana

Talita Rocha de Aquino, Mestranda em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade do Estado da Bahia

Graduada em Medicina pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e saúde Pública. Docente na Universidade do Estado da Bahia e Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

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2021-03-04

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Santana, V. R., de Aquino, T. R. ., de Brito, B. M. ., Almeida, C. C. ., & Barreto, L. B. . (2021). COVID-19: TELEMONITORING AS A PROPOSAL FOR EDUCATION, CARE AND COPING IN PRIMARY CARE. EXPERIENCE REPORT. Práticas E Cuidado: Revista De Saúde Coletiva, 2, e9967. Retrieved from https://revistas.uneb.br/index.php/saudecoletiva/article/view/9967

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Vol. 2 (2021): CONTINUOUS PUBLICATION

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Thematic Dossier COVID-19: POLICIES, PRACTICES AND HEALTH REPERCUSSIONS

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