IMPERATRIZ REGIONAL EDUCATION-SERVICE INTEGRATION COMMISSION: Implementation and contributions to the Permanent Health Education Policy in the State of Maranhão
Health Unic System; Permanent Education; Health education
Permanent Health Education (EPS), as a training and development strategy for workers for the Unified Health System (SUS), was established as a policy in 2004, through ordinance no. 198, and redefined by ordinance no. 1. 996 of 2007. It aims to contribute to the necessary transformation of work processes and health practices, in accordance with the principles of decentralization of the SUS, which define guidelines and strategies for the implementation of the National Policy for Permanent Education in Health ( PNEPS), establishing the Permanent Teaching-Service Integration Commissions (CIES) as permanent bodies that participate in the formulation, conduct and development of PNEPS. In this sense, this research aimed to contribute to the process of implementing the Permanent Commission for Teaching-Service Integration (CIES) in the Imperatriz health region, aiming to strengthen the National Policy for Permanent Health Education (PNEPS) in the state of Maranhão. . This is an Action Research with an evaluative study, whose theoretical framework is based on the assumptions of PNEPS. The subjects participating in this research were managers, workers, representatives of educational institutions with courses in the area of health and social control in the SUS, who participate in the Teaching-Service and community integration processes. The data were collected during the interventions and the workshop with the central theme Permanent Education in Health, from April to October 2023, which made it possible to identify the profile of these participants and their perceptions about PNEPS, in addition to contributing to the implementation of CIES Imperatriz/MA Region. As a product, a Guidance booklet was created on how to implement a Regional CIES. The results point to some weaknesses in relation to the mastery of some PNEPS contents by research participants and the importance of training the SUS workforce in relation to the tools for operationalizing EPS. It is expected that the results of this research can support strategies for strengthening Permanent Health Education in the State of Maranhão, as well as for the establishment of CIES in all Health Regions