Objective: To explore differences between conventional medicine (COM) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) regarding the attitude toward and the perceived use of shared decisionmaking (SDM) from the health professional perspective. Methods: Thirty guideline-based interviews with German GPs and nonmedical practitioners were conducted using qualitative analysis for interpretation. Results: The health professional–patient-relationship in CAM differs from that in COM, as SDM is perceived more often. Reasons for this include external context variables (e.g. longer consultation time) and internal provider beliefs (e.g. attitude toward SDM). German health care policy was regarded as one of the most critical factors which affected the relationship between GPs and their patients and their practice of SDM. Conclusion: Differences between COM and CAM regarding the attitude toward and the perceived use of SDM are attributable to diverse concepts of medicine, practice context variables and internal provider factors. Therefore, the perceived feasibility of SDM depends on the complexity of different occupational socialization processes and thus, different value systems between COM and CAM. Practice implications: Implementation barriers such as insufficient communication skills, lacking SDM training or obedient patients should be reduced. Especially in COM, contextual variables such as political restrictions need to be eliminated to successfully implement SDM.

<p>This thesis researches the phenomenon ‘caring relationship’. The empirical studies in this thesis were carried out in China with the aim to describe the caring relationship in China through the lifeworld experiences of professional caregivers and patients. The result of this study will later on relate to a study of Swedish caring relationships.</p><p>For this phenomenological study 9 patients, 10 medical and healthcare workers and 4 nursing tutors were interviewed. They were from 5 different medical and care units from two hospitals, one private clinic and a nursing school in Southern China.</p><p>This study shows that caring relationship in China has many layers. Embedded in the basic interpersonal relationship is a ‘relationship of need’. The relationship carries a goal: to help the patient to restore a personal harmonic existence and regain the responsibility for their health. The relationship is temporary and normally ends when the goal is achieved.</p><p>The relationship is initiated by the patients need for help. The two main actors in the caring relationship are the patient and the caregiver with their roles as care seeker and care provider. This study shows that to become a patient is a process of diminishing the natural ordinary self which makes the person feel vulnerable. Caregivers take a leading role which carries responsibility. They feel an obligation to use all their knowledge and resources for the benefit of the patients. They teach them how to live and how to stay healthy.</p><p>A main function in the caring relationship is the transfer of knowledge. The caregivers feel the need to create a dialog to get access to the patients’ unique knowledge about themselves so that the caregiver’s general knowledge of health and care can be applied to the individual. Through the informal chats they share the patient’s experiences, emotions and history. It creates en opportunity for the interpersonal relationship to grow deeper and for the patient and the caregiver to meet as fellow human beings.</p><p>In the Chinese caring relationship the patient’s family is included. It is considered to be every contributor’s duty to be responsible for oneself and for others. Mutual understanding and respect in a caring relationship are important in getting the patient back into balance.</p>

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The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe the experience of infertility of African women, men and family member. It is hoped that this description will contribute to a deeper understanding of the psychosocial difficulties involved in the area of infertility and ofthe ways in which people respond to the situation of infertility. A qualitative research approach was used, and in particular social constructivist-interpretive research and feminist research approaches. The sample consisted of39 participants: 19 women, 10 men, and 10 family members faced with infertility. The research orientation was field-based, concerned with collecting data using the technique of in-depth semi-structured interviews. Each participant was interviewed individually. The interviews were recorded on tape, transcribed in their full length and translated into English. Data were analysed on the basis of the interpretive feminist approach. Analysis of individual cases and crosscase analysis were employed. The findings suggested a contextual definition of infertility, for example, for some, having had an ectopic pregnancy or a miscarriage meant that they did not fit into the definition of infertility. The findings revealed that for many African women and men, blood ties still defined the family and the persona. Thus, failure to have a blood child resulted in courtship and marital break up, extramarital relationships, polygamy, and divorce and remarriage. Infertility had serious psychosocial consequences for both the infertile individuals and their families. Participants experienced repeated periods of existential crisis, which began at different points for different participants. Analysis of gender differences indicated similarities in the experience of the crisis, but differences in terms of expression and ways of responding to the crisis. Family dynamics within the context of infertility were coloured by ambivalent feelings, resentment, insensitivity, and miscommunication, but also affection, and social support. Traditional and modern medical health systems offered the possibility of finding explanations and treatment, but there was further strain from the negative experiences with the health care system. The findings in this study suggested the need for policy reformulation, for psychosocial intervention as part of the treatment plan, and for future research on the outcome of using various coping strategies. / Psychology / D. Phil. (Psychology)

This dissertation reports on the lived experiences of four child psychiatric nurses. The territory of child psychiatric nursing is explored in this investigation through the punctuation of many voices within this field of study. The methodology of the investigation is descriptive phenomenology and Colaizzis’ steps in descriptive phenomenology (map) are used to discover and describe the different template theories (the territory) that are unique to each of the four child psychiatric nurses who were interviewed. Following this, a story is punctuated, which is referred to as the structural synthesis. It is the heartbeat of the investigation. The dissertation concludes by reflecting on the paradox of how the invisibility of the child psychiatric nurses allowed for the visibility of the dissertation and encourages the reader to ask pivotal questions about the important role of the child psychiatric nurse, working as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to improve patient care. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical psychology)

Transcultural nursing refers to the provision of nursing care to patients whose values, beliefs and life-style differ from those of the nurse. To enable nurses to honour their ethical obligation to provide quality care, they must have the necessary knowledge to nurse patients across cultural boundaries. This study was conducted to determine the nurse's knowledge of and attitudes towards the culturally different patient. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. Although nurses see it as a challenge to nurse patients from different cultures, it was found that they do not have the necessary knowledge to provide culture-sensitive care. Other factors, such as the nurse's attitude towards culturally different patients, communication problems, mistrust, prejudice and a lack of understanding of cultural uses and traditions, contribute to the lack of culture-sensitive care. The nursing profession should pay attention to these problems. / Health Studies / Van Tonder, Sally / M.A. (Nursing)

This article samples possible uses of psychoanalysis in law from the academic work of Joseph Goldstein and Jay Katz. Both start to recognize the importance of psychoanalysis to provide a serious and courageous attention to the non-rational dimensions of the human being, we should be aware in the world of law. Starting from this premise, the author explores two possible uses of psychoanalysis in law: one represented by Goldstein, focuses on using «psychoanalytic premises to resolve legal disputes», for example by providing psychoanalytic information to determine the best interests of the child in cases of custody, while the other, represented by Katz, who seeks to «create an awareness of conflict where all of the actors had previously been locked in a mutually reinforcing fantasy that no conflict existed», as it occurs in doctor-patient relationship, in order to rethink standards that had been set by law under an illusion of objectivity and rationality. The article explores these two approaches through examples, linking two perspectives adopted by Freud throughout his academic work and taking a preferred position by the position of Katz. / El presente artículo muestras los posibles usos del psicoanálisis en el derecho a partir del trabajo académico de Joseph Goldstein y Jay Katz. Ambos parten de reconocer la importancia del psicoanálisis para prestar una atención seria y valiente a las dimensiones no racionales del ser humano, de las que debemos ser conscientes en el mundo del derecho. Partiendo de dicha premisa, el autor explora dos posibles usos del psicoanálisis en el derecho. Uno, representado por Goldstein, se centra en utilizar «premisas psicoanalíticas para resolver conflictos jurídicos», como, por ejemplo, al aportar información psicoanalítica para determinar el interés superior del niño en casos de tenencia. Mientras tanto, el otro, representado por Katz, busca «concientizar acerca de un conflicto en casos donde los todos actores se habían dedicado a reforzar mutuamente su fantasía de que no existía conflicto alguno» entre sujetos de una relación, como ocurría en la relación médico-paciente, con la finalidad de repensar estándares que habían sido fijados por el derecho bajo una ilusión de objetividad y racionalidad. El artículo explora estas dos aproximaciones a través de ejemplos, vinculándolas a dos perspectivas adoptadas por Freud a lo largo de su trabajo académico y tomando una postura preferente por la mirada de Katz.

Atualmente o vídeo tem sido considerado por alguns autores o padrão-ouro para ensino de habilidades de comunicação e o vídeo feedback (VF) tem se mostrado eficaz no treinamento de habilidades em várias áreas profissionais. Entretanto, há poucos estudos sobre os efeitos das diferentes metodologias de VF. Este estudo propõe explorar as potencialidades, desafios e efeitos do VF de filmagem de consultas em contexto real, para uma avaliação formativa em habilidades de comunicação, com médicos residentes, em um programa de Atenção Primária. Foi conduzido um estudo pré e pós teste com um grupo controle. A intervenção constituiu-se de sessões de revisão do vídeo em pequenos grupos, na metodologia de entrevista baseada em problemas, com feedback por colegas (peer-feedback) e com um facilitador. Os 54 (cinquenta e quatro) médicos residentes responderam questionários quantitativos e qualitativos e dois avaliadores externos analisaram em vídeo, randomicamente e às cegas, cerca de 200 (duzentas) performances dos residentes com pacientes-simulados, antes e após a intervenção. Para análise dos dados foi usado ANOVA two-way de medidas repetidas e para análise qualitativa foi usado análise temática de Braun e Clarke. A metodologia de VF utilizada para avaliação formativa mostrou ser bem avaliada pelos participantes e com potencial de gerar mudança de atitudes no entrevistador. Na análise qualitativa, as principais potencialidades identificadas na metodologia foram autopercepção e o feedback por pares, e as principais mudanças na prática clínica foram a melhora da comunicação não-verbal, mudanças de comportamento, abordagem mais centrada no paciente e incorporação de prática reflexiva. Houve aumento de escores, entre os tempos, relacionados à decisão compartilhada, aviso de alerta de comunicação de má notícia e disposição para apoio ao paciente. Os desafios foram a dificuldade do facilitador em conectar o vídeo feedback com o referencial teórico e o estresse inicial para gravar-se e assistir-se em vídeo. Observamos que a análise qualitativa dos dados revelou mais informações sobre os efeitos nos participantes que a análise quantitativa. Os dados observados nos resultados qualitativos não tiveram o mesmo impacto nos resultados quantitativos. Devido à dificuldade observada em encontrar instrumentos adequados e validados para avaliar habilidades de comunicação, foi realizada em uma etapa posterior, a tradução e adaptação transcultural para o português falado no Brasil do instrumento Calgary-Cambridge Observation Guide (CCOG), com análise psicométrica. Concluímos que há uma dificuldade nos questionários em mensurar competências atitudinais e aspectos mais subjetivos de comunicação. Sugere-se mais estudos com aprofundamento na definição de parâmetros dos itens subjetivos de avaliação, conforme as competências exigidas para cada fase da formação médica. Concluímos também que para uma metodologia de VF efetiva é importante estimular a autoavaliação com uma prática reflexiva, feedback por pares focado em reforço positivo na busca de estratégias, além de um facilitador cuidadoso em relação a psicologia do aprendiz, com habilidade de conectar o feedback com uma teoria de comunicação abordada previamente. A versão brasileira do CCOG mostrou confiabilidades aceitáveis nos indicadores psicométricos, incluindo no modelo multifacetas de Rasch e assim, um instrumento adequado para auxiliar no ensino e avaliação de habilidades de comunicação no Brasil / Currently, video recordings of medical consultations have become the standard teaching approach to communication skills, and video feedback has shown to be effective in skills training in many professional areas. However, researches on the effects of different video-based feedback methodologies remains scarce. This study proposes to explore the potentials, challenges, and effects of video-based feedback methodology in real contexts for the formative assessment of communication skills of medical residents in a primary health care program. We conducted a pre/post study with a control group. The intervention was video feedback sessions with peer-feedback. Before and after the intervention, medical residents 54 (fifty four) answered quantitative and qualitative questionnaires and two raters blind assessed about 200(two hundred) video-recorded clinical examinations with simulated patients, who also scored the performances. For the data analysis, we used ANOVA two-way and for the qualitative analysis, we used the Braun and Clarke framework for thematic analysis. This video feedback methodology showed to be a well-accepted formative assessment. The main potentialities identified were self-perception and peer-feedback. The main effects in the residents\' medical practice was a better patient-centered approach, with increased scores mainly in good listening, decision-sharing, and patient support. Improvements were reported in non-verbal communication, behavior changes, and incorporation of reflective practices. Some of the challenges were the difficulty of the coordinator to link the video feedback with theoretical references and the initial stress to record and watch oneself in video. During the study, we did not find adequate and validated instruments to assess communication skills, and so in stage 2 we developed the translation and transcultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Calgary-Cambridge Observation Guide (CCOG). This study did not find instruments that completely answered the assessment necessities regarding training in clinical communication. Further researches about assessment tools are thus required, as discussion about competence parameters in subjective items in assessment. The qualitative analysis revealed more information about the effects in communication skills than the quantitate analysis. We observed that there is a difficulty in questionnaires assessing attitudinal competences and subjective aspects in communication. We conclude that for an effective video-based feedback it becomes important to promote self-evaluation alongside reflective practices, peer-feedback focused in positive reinforcement and pursuing strategies, and a supervisor attentive to the leaner\'s psychology and able to relate the feedback with a well-defined communication theory. The Brazilian CCOG version showed acceptable reliability in the Rasch model indicators and could be part of a systematic assessment of communication skills in Brazil

INTRODUÇÃO: O modelo epistemológico humanista na Medicina redefine o bom médico como um profissional que detém tanto excelência técnica quanto traços humanísticos. Os currículos médicos tiveram que se adaptar e se preocupar com projetos pedagógicos que dessem conta de promover o ensino/aprendizagem desses traços humanísticos. Esses projetos têm tentado resgatar a Educação Liberal nos currículos de Medicina através da introdução das Humanidades Médicas. Essa introdução tem sido tentada ao redor do mundo nos últimos 40 anos e requer cada vez mais novos projetos pedagógicos. Essa tese propõe o uso de uma atividade instrucional específica no campo das Artes Cinemáticas (enquanto Humanidade Médica) com a finalidade de mediar junto aos alunos a consecução de objetivos humanísticos pertinentes à Educação Médica. OBJETIVOS: Pretendeu-se analisar o filme And the band played on, produzindo possibilidades interpretativas sobre ele, justificando-as e comunicando-as através de uma síntese elucidativa; identificar aspectos de relevância médica cujo ensino/aprendizagem pode ser mediado pela discussão estruturada do filme como atividade instrucional; compilar esses aspectos em termos de objetivos educacionais humanísticos e de sua alocação a uma das taxonomias de objetivos educacionais nas Humanidades Médicas e prover exemplos concretos de possibilidades de ensino/aprendizagem relacionadas a essa atividade instrucional. METODOLOGIA: A análise fílmica abordou a obra nos seus aspectos narratológicos (como personagens e convenções de ponto de vista e narração) e estilísticos específicos do cinema. Observou os vários eixos que geram significação no cinema (linguagem verbal, linguagem escrita, visualidade, ruídos e música). Foi macro-analítica (analisando a obra como um todo), mas necessitou de momentos de micro-análise (seqüências e planos específicos). Envolveu a análise descritiva e formal da obra e sua interpretação através da análise interna (aspectos inerentes como iconografia e simbolismo) e externa (sistemas referenciais externos como teorias psicológicas) de sentido. Os aspectos de relevância médica passíveis de ensino/aprendizagem através dessa atividade instrucional foram procurados e alocados nos campos das grandes taxonomias que organizam os objetivos educacionais (Taxonomia de Objetivos Educacionais, Campos de Significado e Competências). RESULTADOS: Descreveram-se possibilidades de uso do filme de duas maneiras instrucionais: assistência do filme inteiro e assistência de excertos, em ambos os casos com posterior discussão. Em relação ao filme como um todo, duas propostas interpretativas diferentes foram geradas com base no seu potencial uso no ensino/aprendizagem em Medicina. A primeira baseia-se na narrativa romanesca da crise vocacional vivenciada pelo protagonista e a segunda centra-se na análise da instância narrativa e seus dispositivos. Em relação aos excertos, pinçaram-se algumas seqüências para ilustrar alguns de seus possíveis usos instrucionais. CONCLUSÕES: O filme pode ser usado instrucionalmente com vistas à abordagem educacional de objetivos humanísticos. Esses objetivos são pertinentes a diversas áreas do conhecimento, entre as quais citam-se os Domínio Afetivo e Emocional, os Campos Ético e Sinoético, e as Competências Adaptativa, Contextual, de Identidade Profissional e Motivação para Aprendizagem Continuada. Esses objetivos abordam áreas de conteúdo relevantes, como a relação médico-paciente, a vocação médica, o contar notícias ruins, a persona médica, o arquétipo do médico ferido, a comunicação humana e a identidade profissional médica, entre outras. / INTRODUCTION: The humanist epistemological model in Medicine redefines the good physician as a professional that has technical excellence, but also wields humanistic traits. Medical curricula have had to adapt themselves and make efforts to generate pedagogical projects that could foster the teaching/learning of these traits. These projects have attempted to address a Liberal Education in medical curricula by means of the introduction of the Medical Humanities. This introduction has been attempted worldwide in the latest 40 years and is still in need of new pedagogical projects. This thesis proposes the use of a specific instructional activity in the Cinematic Arts (as Medical Humanity) so as to provide mediation to the accomplishment by students of humanistic objectives. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this thesis were to analyze the film And the band played on, producing interpretative possibilities about it, justifying them and communicating them by means of an elucidative work of synthesis; to identify aspects of medical relevance, whose teaching/learning could be mediated by the structured discussion of the film as an instructional activity; to compile these aspects in terms of humanistic educational objectives and their allocation to one of the taxonomies for educational objectives in Medical Humanities; and to provide concrete examples of teaching/learning possibilities related to this instructional activity. METHODS: Film analysis approached the movie through narratological (characters and conventions of narration and point of view) and cinema-specific stylistic aspects. The several axes that generate meaning in cinema have been considered (verbal language, written word, visuality, sounds and music). The analysis was macro-analytic (approaching the film as a whole), but contemplated micro-analysis (specific sequences). It involved the descriptive and formal analysis of the film and its interpretation in the light of internal (inherent aspects such as iconography and symbolism) and external (external referential systems such as psychological theories) analysis of meaning. The aspects of medical relevance were allocated to and searched for in the fields of the great taxonomies that organize educational objectives (Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Realms of Meaning and Competences). RESULTS: Two instructional uses of the film were described: projection of the whole film, as opposed to the projection of excerpts. In both cases, a discussion should follow. In the first case, two different interpretative proposals were generated, based on their potential use in teaching/learning in Medicine. The first is based on a romanesque narrative about the vocational crisis experienced by the protagonist, whereas the second one focuses on the narrating instance and its dispositions. In terms of the excerpts, some sequences were pinpointed to illustrate some of their possible instructional uses. CONCLUSIONS: The film may be used instructionally within the educational approach to humanistic objectives. These objectives pertain to several areas of knowledge, among which, the Affective and Emotional Domains; Ethics and Synnoetics (Realms of Meaning); and Lifelong Learning, Professional Identity, Adaptative and Contextual Competences. These objectives comprehend relevant contents, such as the physician-patient relationship, medical vocation, breaking bad news, the medical persona, human communication and medical professional identity, among others.

Introduction: High-quality doctor-patient relationship is a worldwide concern for medicine, particularly with regard to medical education. Objective: This research aimed to carry out a needs assessment in order to identify targets for improving the doctor-patient relationship teaching and learning process in the undergraduate Medicine course at the Sergipe Federal University (UFS). Methods: A narrative review of cognitive behavior perspective, an integrative review of the Brazilian literature and a cross-sectional descriptive study were done. This study involved 165 undergraduate Medicine students at the UFS (92 women and 73 men), 31 professors (11 women and 20 men) and 71 patients (59 women and 12 men) admitted at the university hospital. The instruments applied included: a Brazilian version of the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS), which is a self-evaluation scale consisting of 18 items; a demographic questionnaire and three versions of a questionnaire on doctor-patient relationship with open and closed-ended questions. The first version consisted of 14 items and was designed for the students; the second version consisted of 15 questions and was designed for the professors; and the third version consisted of seven questions and was designed for the patients. Both the curriculum and the syllabus of the Medicine course were analyzed. Results: Review outcomes indicated a growing interest in the topic, with observational research and experience reports, but lacking evaluation tools. Field research showed that interpersonal development in medical education is considered important for 93.5% of professors and 95.7% of students. However, only two disciplines explicitly describe such content in their syllabus. The most common strategies applied by professors were rule-based learning (41.7%), modelling (33.3%) and shaping (19.4%). The major obstacles identified were curriculum flaws (52.7%), professors flaws (20.6%) or students difficulties (14.6%). Self-control and emotional expressiveness, communication, civility and empathy were classes of social skills indicated as important by more than 80% of each of the participating groups. Physician-centered attitudes were indicated by 45.2% of professors, 56.4% of students and 88.7% of patients. The professors total PPOS mean score was the highest (4.66 ± 0.52), suggesting a mildly patient-focused attitude. The students total PPOS mean score (4.43 ± 0.53) was higher than that of the patients (3.93 ± 0.59), but both indicated patient-centered attitude. Conclusion: It is understood that the doctor-patient relationship is yet to be included in formal medical school planning. Also, such content has not been continuously developed and specific strategies for teaching interpersonal skills are barely applied. However, the respondents in this study acknowledged the importance of interpersonal development in medical education, which supports its inclusion in formal education, as well as the inclusion of new teaching strategies. Such acknowledgement may trigger discussions on educational planning and social skills training, as long as professors, students and patients demands are taken into account. / Introdução: No cenário mundial a relação médico-paciente de qualidade é uma das preocupações da Medicina, particularmente no que diz respeito à educação médica. Objetivo: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi fazer uma avaliação de necessidades com vistas a identificar alvos para a melhoria do ensino e a aprendizagem da relação médico-paciente no curso de graduação de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS). Métodos: Foram feitas: uma revisão narrativa da perspectiva cognitivo-comportamental, uma revisão integrativa da literatura nacional e uma pesquisa descritiva transversal. Participaram do estudo 165 alunos do curso de graduação de Medicina da UFS (92 mulheres e 73 homens), 31 professores (11 mulheres e 20 homens) e 71 pacientes (59 mulheres e 12 homens) atendidos no hospital universitário. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: a versão brasileira do Patient-practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS), que é uma escala autoinforme com 18 itens, um questionário de dados demográficos e três versões de um questionário sobre a relação médico-paciente com perguntas abertas e fechadas. A primeira versão era composta por 14 itens e foi aplicada com os estudantes, a segunda versão era composta por 15 questões e foi aplicada com os professores e a terceira versão era composta por sete questões e foi aplicada com os pacientes. Foi feita uma análise do currículo e das ementas do curso de Medicina. Resultados: Os resultados da revisão apontaram um crescente interesse na temática com pesquisas observacionais e relatos de experiência, mas com falta de instrumento de avaliação. Os resultados da pesquisa de campo apontaram que o desenvolvimento interpessoal na educação médica é considerado importante para 93,5% dos professores e 95,7% dos alunos, mas apenas duas disciplinas têm como objetivo explícito em suas ementas esse conteúdo. As principais estratégias utilizadas pelos professores foram aprendizagem por regras (41,7%), modelação (33,3%) e modelagem (19,4%). As principais barreiras apontadas foram falhas da estrutura curricular (52,7%), déficits do professor (20,6%) ou dificuldades dos próprios alunos (14,6%). O autocontrole e expressividade emocional, comunicação, civilidade e empatia foram as classes de habilidades socais indicadas como importante por mais de 80% de cada um dos grupos participantes. As atitudes centradas no médico foram indicadas por 45,2% dos professores, 56,4% dos alunos e 88,7% dos pacientes. A média do escore total do PPOS dos professores foi a mais alta (4,66±0,52), sugerindo atitude mediamente centrada no paciente. A média do escore total do PPOS dos alunos (4,43±0,53) foi mais alta que dos pacientes (3,93±0,59), porém ambas indicaram atitude centrada no paciente. Conclusão: Entende-se que a relação médico-paciente ainda não está incluída no planejamento formal do curso de Medicina, que este conteúdo não tem sido desenvolvido de forma contínua e que o uso de estratégias de ensino específicas para habilidades interpessoais é restrito. Porém, há uma credibilidade da importância do desenvolvimento interpessoal na educação médica pelos respondentes, o que favorece a formalização de seu ensino e a inclusão de novas estratégias didáticas. Esta identificação pode promover discussões sobre o planejamento educacional, bem como a reflexão sobre o treinamento de habilidades sociais levando em consideração as demandas dos professores, estudantes e pacientes.