Continuing Education Program for the Use of Health Technologies: Perception of Health Professionals
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https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2018v22n3.35054Abstract
Objective: To identify the perception of health professionals regarding a Continuing Education (CE) program for the use of new technologies in health. Materials and Methods: This is adescriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative approach, carried out in a private hospital located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Likert’s attitude scale was used in this study. This tool is composed of four dimensions (CE service as a way to encourage knowledge acquisition on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in health; use of health ICT as a stimulating tool for multidisciplinary work; use of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and its relation with the Permanent Health Education (PHE); and the EPR as a qualifier tool for health care) and composed of 17 randomized positive assertions. A total of 71 health professionals (physicians, nurses and speech therapists) participated in the study. Results: The average score obtained was within the category "good/positive perception", which indicated agreement among respondents about the actions taken by the CE program. Participants inferred the program as a stimulating space for the qualification of the use of technologies in the care process, multidisciplinary work and promotion of PHE. Conclusion: The CE program actions have the potential to qualify health care and the construction of meanings related to the use of new health technologies. DESCRIPTORS Continuing Education.Health Education.Information Technology.Downloads
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2018-04-13
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CARDOSO, R. B., PALUDETO, S. B., & FERREIRA, B. J. (2018). Continuing Education Program for the Use of Health Technologies: Perception of Health Professionals. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 22(3), 277–284. https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2018v22n3.35054
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