Educational actions conducted during the pandemic with primary health care professionals: a scoping review

Acciones educativas realizadas durante la pandemia con profesionales de la salud de la atención primaria: revisión de alcance

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to map the educational actions conducted with primary health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

a scoping review conducted in August 2023, which covered databases such as CINAHL, Medline, LILACS, IBECS, BDENF, and Web of Science. In total, 32 publications were analyzed through content analysis.

Results:

the primary beneficiaries of the educational actions included 69% physicians, 56% nurses, 25% pharmacists, 13% social workers and dentists, 9% psychologists, community health agents, and laboratory professionals, and 6% nursing technicians, nutritionists, and physical educators. The predominant educational interventions were training sessions (mentioned in 19 publications), followed by Continuing Health Education (10 publications) and Continuing Education (three publications).

Final Considerations:

the educational interventions demonstrated positive impacts on professional practice, particularly the Continuing Health Education actions, which were notable for stimulating critical problem-solving among professionals.

Descriptors:
Education, Continuing; Health Personnel; Primary Health Care; COVID-19; Pandemics