HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN THE ELDERLY - PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY IN MEDICAL TRAINING

Introduction and Objective: The practice and experience in the community during the Medical Training enables learning beyond the academic knowledge. The life stories have extraordinary value for personal growth and maturity of the future doctor. The community is also in need of attention and affection, want to often be heard by health professionals. Hence the importance of Family Medicine as an academic discipline in undergraduate courses to improve doctor patient relationship. Aimed to guide the residents of the House of Elderly on hypertension and diabetes; measuring blood pressure; taking blood glucose test (HGT); and propose a conversation wheel, for exchanging experience. Method: We analyzed a questionnaire administered to 35 elderly, applied by the Community Practice discipline, from the PUC Goiás Medical School. It was identified high rates of diabetes and hypertension. And proposed four workshops circuit shaped in which all elderly passed through them. Results and conclusions: orientations were given on the main morbidities affecting the elderly, after assessing blood pressure and performing examination of blood glucose (HGT). It was proposed a conversation wheel, with recreational activities to reflect and train your memory, and enable social interaction between them, always talking about healthy habits and lifestyle changes. The medical students reported that this experience has brought them personal growth and maturity.