TELEHEALTH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AND QUALIFICATION TO FIGHT AGAINST SYPHILIS
Technology-mediated learning, telehealth, tele-education, Syphilis and Community Health Agent
Introduction: The Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), millennial and reemerging, caused by Treponema pallidum. In Brazil, the syphilis rates have been increasing significantly due to risky sexual behavior, multiplicity of sexual partners and sexual intercourse without condoms. The Community Health Agent (CHA) can contribute significantly to fight against this epidemic, considering the establishment of a strong relationship between the community and the primary health care system, which may corroborate even in the early detection and development of strategies that point pathways to improve the health care assistance. This requires that these professionals becoming adequately qualified. In this sense, we understand that telehealth, especially tele-education has a leading role the professional qualification. Methodology: Thus, a bibliographic and documentary study was conducted about the use of technological mediation in permanent health education, as well as epidemiological data on syphilis for better understanding of formation needs. This course will be composed of three educational technology-mediated modules, in the self-instructional format, developed using an interactive approach, through the use of visual and auditory elements, with dialogued exposure and presentation of guiding questions, where the professional will be able to perform the activities on-demand by logging into the SUS Virtual Learning Environment (AVASUS) platform. Results: The present study provided subsidies for the construction of a learning pathway and pedagogical strategies using the tele-education, a telehealth tool, for the formation of CHA facing the epidemic growth of syphilis, through three educational technology-mediated modules. Module 1 available on the platform AVASUS since apr/2019; module 2 in the process of editing and module 3 in the content elaboration. Conclusion: The educational activity is positive and contributes to a more effective and effective performance of CHA in the community, consequently favoring the control, prevention and treatment of syphilis. Thus, consider that the managers and health professionals are subject to problems of this problem requiring permanent education as a strategy to improve the quality of care to users of SUS (Single Health System).