TECHNICAL GROUP ON TUBERCULOSIS: A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE

By taking the Tuberculosis Program CMS Nurse Edma Valadão could see that our biggest obstacle stood and is still in the case of abandonment, the active search is performed with great success, however our dropout rate needed to be rethought . Thus arises the idea of creating a technical group. The group was formed by professional technicians and an ACS for each team.To make professionals for the treatment and monitoring of TB cases the unit, focusing on the important role of the ACS in achieving the TDO. The Group is comprised of technical professionals of the unit and a ACS of each team. The meetings take place every month where we discuss all cases of TB drive (where treatment and cases of abandonment) and prepare rescue strategies for each case of neglect in particular. The discussion group on the operational strategy of the ODD and the importance of building such a practice in the unit in order to minimize cases of abandonment. Each ACS brings to discussion the TB cases your team. The DOT has been the essential tool for building rapport between the patient and the healthcare professional. If it is not possible to perform TDO the case should be discussed jointly by the healthcare team, the patient and the group. Dropout cases are reconsidered as a team and perform the active pursuit of these cases. Tuberculosis continues to deserve special attention from health professionals and society as a whole, as it continues to be an important worldwide health problem, requiring the development of strategies for their control.