MATRIXING SUPPORT: A MULTIPROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGING TOOL. AN EXPERIENCE REPORT IN A NURSING RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Introduction: Matrixing support isgiven by professionals of diverse fields of specialization to an interdisciplinary team aiming at enhancing their area of activity and problem-solving skills. In this scenario, Dr. Felippe Cardoso Family Health Clinic has developed two Centers of Family Health Support which assist 13 Family Health Strategy teams. The Nursing Residency Program integrates eight of those teams, enabling its residents to deal on a daily basis with a transversal and multiprofessional way of treating patients, since they are able to count with the following professional centers: Physiotherapy, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy and Nutrition. The multiprofessional contact experienced by the residents happens through integrated appointments, home visits, the creation of groups and the discussion of practical cases in group meetings, intersectoral meetings and through the collaborative elaboration of a Unified Therapeutic Project. MAIN GOAL: To highlight the importance of matrixing support to the improvement of Nursing Residents education in Family Health. Method: Experience reports. RESULTS: The actions developed alongside the Family Health Assistance Centergive us means to analyze health aspects under a care-centered perspective, demystifying pre-constructed stigmas during residents’hospital-centered academic training, in which patientsareseenseparately from their reality. By dealing with the horizontal and longitudinal natures of care, residents break the cycle of referring patients to specialists and refraining from theirsanitary responsibilities. CONCLUSION: Matrixing support is a tool for action and permanent learning in Nursing, having as a consequence the improvement of health care aiming at fulfilling health needs of the general population.