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The use, care and policy of complementary and integrative practices in primary health care
This article discusses the use, care, and policies of CIP at international and national levels found in the indexed literature. A review of the literature in PubMed/Medline and the Virtual Health Library was conducted using the key search words "Homeopathy", "Acupuncture", "Herbal Medicine", "Body Practices", "Primary Health Care" and other related terms in English, Spanish and Portuguese between 2002 and 2011. The use in the literature of CIP for the treatment of specific diseases from a biomedical perspective was observed, as well as evaluations of its use for the treatment of specific diseases focused on the reaction of...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - October 10, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Life stories, homeopathy and permanent education: construction of shared healthcare
Inspirando-se no método homeopático de coleta de dados, e sob a perspectiva da educação permanente em saúde, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar as possibilidades, para o cuidado em saúde, que a construção de histórias de vida podem oferecer, em encontros organizados para a elaboração coletiva de projetos terapêuticos compartilhados. São discutidas algumas mudanças que decorreram do emprego dessa estratégia, seja no reposicionamento mútuo de trabalhadores e usuários, seja em uma nova abordagem dos casos pelas equipes, mudanças essas que parecem ter fortalecido o estabelecimento de encontros produtor...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - June 9, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Health education or a shared therapeutic project? Health care goes beyond the pedagogical dimension
This study discusses the existential territory of “being a health professional” as understood from a concept of education as a significant benchmark, and of a certain interventionist mission as a transcendent value. A progressive waning of the importance of health education was observed during the workshops, sometimes even disappearing from the discussions, as the caregiving therapeutic projects took shape. The conclusion reached is that this waning involved a process of moving towards a pact with the health system user, eventually considered to be a valid interlocutor; and that health care transcends any strictly pedagogical dimension.
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - February 26, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research