Educação permanente em saúde: o monitoramento sob a ótica das referências técnicas das Unidades Regionais de Saúde de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This research aims to understand the process of monitoring Permanent Education in Health from the perspective of technical references from Regional Health Units in the state of Minas Gerais. It is a qualitative study, of a descriptive type, in which 16 workers participated who are technical references of Permanent Education in Health and who work in the Regional Health Units of Minas Gerais. Data were collected from August to October 2019, using a semistructured interview, consisting of the characterization of the participants 'profile and six open questions, which aimed to understand Permanent Health Education in the interviewees' practice. The contents from the interviews were consolidated and analyzed in the light of dialectical hermeneutics. Three categories of analysis emerged: a) “The daily work of technical references in Permanent Education in Health” - presented the dimension of institutional demands, the multifaceted complexity in the organizational context and the interface of educational practices; b) “The monitoring of Permanent Education in Health actions in practice” - pointed out the monitoring carried out informally, through data and reports; c) “Proposals for the consolidation of monitoring” - evidenced the need for reference parameters, the institutionalization of instruments for monitoring and the engagement of technical references in Permanent Health Education. However, it is necessary to consolidate instruments so that monitoring is carried out in order to support the work process of technical references.