MULTIDISCIPLINARY ATTENDANCE IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF BRAZILIAN AMAZON

Introduction & Objective: The Program Estudos Médico-Biológicos of UFPA with the support of the Secretaria Especial de Saúde Indígena (SESAI) formed by a multidisciplinary team provided assistance for a week to Katete, Djudjêkô and Oodjã indigenous communities, the Xikrin ethnicity, located on a reservation in Pará Southeast.The objective was to provide assistance and to correlate their culture to complaints/morbidity. Methods:The team went by road from Belém to the village and has assisted nearly 600 indigenous. Sites were organized for the operation of the laboratory and areas for attendance. Home visits occurs whenever necessary, at any time of the day, prioritizing bedridden and disabled indigenous. Results & Conclusion: During the period were carried out: home visits; rapid test for TB, syphilis and hepatitis B; TORCH serology; BAAR research (in suspected cases); CBC and biochemistry; parasitological stool; Pap cytology; dental care; psychosocial care actions/mental health and medical care. Dentistry held numerous extractions and health education. The mental health program worked in surveillance of controlled medications and psychological support for families which could be identified cases of psychopathy in children. In turn, the medical care to children, women and men was divided into three spaces and complaints were complemented with laboratory tests. The indigenous community, therefore, requires multidisciplinary support for maintaining their health as a whole. However, despite the intervention, several procedures have experienced resistance due to their culture, does not impose any treatment or behavior, which become work with indigenous peoples a big challenge.