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RESULTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLEMENTAY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PRACTICES IN FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) IN 2010-2015 PERIOD

Murilo Leandro Marcos 1 ; ARI OJEDA OCAMPO MORE 2 ; EDUARDO NUNES DA SILVA 2 ; FATIMA FARIAS 2 ; GELSO GUIMARAES GRANADA 2 ; LEILA NERY DOS SANTOS SOUZA 2 ; RENATO JOSE ALVES DE FIGUEIREDO 2 ; SONIA DE CASTRO STHIAGO 2 ; THAISA SANTOS NAVOLAR 2
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Introduction: In 2010, supported by the National Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices (PICs), it was started the implementation process of PICs in Florianopolis, Brazil. The purpose is to report the working path with PICs between 2010 and 2015. Methods: Under the Municipal Commission responsible for PICs, sensitization workshops and training courses are carried out in health facilities for professionals in primary care. These actions are monitored and assessed continuously by Municipal Commission for PICs, that uses co-management and permanent education in health as a working reference. Such activities, which are conducted by the health professionals network and/or through interagency partnerships, have allowed the sustainability in PICs. It is a reference for other municipalities to be considered innovative and creative because it overcomes the difficulties inherent in this area and develops activities and productive partnerships with other sectors and other institutions. Results: 23 healthcare units were sensitized and more than 600 professionals have been trained in the following abilities: acupuncture, auriculotherapy, phytotherapy and medicinal plants, yoga, vegetarian and integrative nutrition, reflexology/self-massage/do-in, qigong and agroecology. Almost 90% of the municipal healthcare network presents records in PICs, and between 2010 and 2015 there was an increase of over 600% in the number of consultations with PICs. This experience has shown that networking and intersectoral actions are able to overcome some limits of public management, in order to enable the insertion of PICs as a powerful therapeutic tool in primary healthcare, strengthening its role of access expansion and comprehensive care.