Foundations of a training strategy for the professional performance of Family Medicine specialists on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Abstract

New discoveries are constantly being made, and approaches and techniques are being introduced that radically change the frameworks for managing common situations associated with the specialty of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. However, Family Physicians graduate with deficiencies in the development of some skills for patient care within their scope of practice, leading to low levels of patient satisfaction. When this occurs in Primary Health Care (PHC), it generates unfavorable opinions that increase the number of cases received in hospital emergency departments. Based on the above, the objective of this research was to determine the foundations of a training strategy for the professional performance of Family Medicine specialists in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. The study used historical-logical analysis as a theoretical method. Empirical methods included document analysis, observation, surveys, satisfaction tests, and interviews. The results show that there are shortcomings in this process, which have repercussions in multiple areas. Hence the need to transform this training process for these specialists, to effectively influence the improvement of their professional performance.