Training of Health Professionals with an emphasis on Primary Health Care (PHC) in different countries: similarities and differences: semelhanças e diferenças

Abstract

Objective: To analyze training models for health professionals in different countries, with an emphasis on Primary Health Care, observing possible similarities and differences; from scientific evidence from 2009 to 2019. Material and Methods: Bibliographic review (Scoping Review). Studies identified in the PubMed databases; VHL; ProQuest and EMBASE. As search strategy, the descriptors and their combinations were adopted: Health Workforce, Aptitude, Professional Competence, Models Educational, Health Human Resource Training. Articles published between 2009 and 2019, on health education, Portuguese, English, French and Spanish were included; 2,616 articles were identified. Excluding duplicate articles, 2,042 were obtained. Through the other exclusion criteria: absence of abstracts, articles not related to training in the context of PHC; 369 articles were registered. After reading the titles and abstracts, 51 articles were obtained. Through full reading, 28 articles resulted. This study represents a section of the literature review, where we selected 10 articles present in PubMed and VHL. Through content analysis in the thematic modality, categories of analysis discussed in this study were constructed. Results: The theme “Training Professionals for Primary Health Care and Community Health” was identified, classifying two core meanings: “Skills, attitudes, skills and knowledge in the training of health professionals;” and “Interprofessional Health Education and Learning.” Conclusion: Emphasis on the development of skills and evidence of Interprofessional Education in training for primary care and community health; valuing specific skills; common and collaborative, for teamwork.