Interprofessional education in primary care: a cartographic study of resident training

Abstract

The aim of this study was to map the process of interprofessional education on a multidisciplinary family health residency program. The study draws on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of the philosophy of difference and cartography. The study setting comprised primary care centers and technical sectors in the Maceió City Department of Health. Activities and meetings conducted during the training period (2015 to 2017) were recorded in logbooks. The reading of these records inspired the production of narrative chronicles, a procedure used to systemize information into a corpus of work. The analysis resulted in the following core themes: (de)territorialization movements; training-work relationships; psychological (trans)formations; and public participation. The corpus was considered the main device for interprofessional education, suggesting the need for collective spaces oriented towards the shared analysis of care and the management of primary care.