A systematic intervention for assistance of patients with asthma in Brazil: partnership between university and public health system
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Methods A group of 16 allergists/immunologists developed a capacitating program in 11 Public Health Units in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The program comprised lectures on asthma and hands-on training on spirometry and use of inhalation devices; production of didactic material; and development of a protocol on management of asthma. Spacers and spirometry were provided. Each researcher visited one Health Unit 2-4 times a month, to accompany the non-specialist on patients’ visits to the clinic, perform case discussions, and deliver short lectures to the health professionals. Records of asthma medications provided to patients upon physicians’ prescription in the North Region were compared to those from three other Regions with no intervention.
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