Continuing education for health professionals in a hospital in southeast goiano: experience report

Abstract

Continuing Health Education (CHE) represents a dynamic and multifaceted process, where learning and teaching are harmoniously intertwined with the organizational routine. In summary, the primary objective of Continuing Education, which emerges as an intermittent practice, is to enable professionals from different areas to improve their knowledge, stay up to date and develop crucial skills for the benefit of their careers. This is an experience report regarding the implementation of a Continuing Health Education (CHE) extension project in a hospital located in southeast Goiás, with the participation and execution of intervention actions by 12 medical students from the Federal University of Catalão, developed from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022. During the execution of the project, results were obtained regarding the application of evidence-based behaviors, such as adherence to the use of scales and greater standardization of health actions in this institution. However, the high turnover of professionals in the project's sectors within this hospital generated difficulties in planning and executing actions, which did not allow for permanent longitudinal education. Nevertheless, the CHE action enabled a reflective analysis of professional experience, transforming practices to make them more strategic and grounded in shared care and community needs.