Interprofessional collaboration in Primary Health Care: preceptors and professors in Education Program for Health Work

Abstract

Objective: This article aims to analyze the performance of professors and preceptors of the Education Program for Health Work in the development of interprofessional collaboration in Primary Health Care. Method: Descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, in which professors and preceptors from the Education Program for Health Work of five federal universities in the Brazilian Northeast participated. Between September and October 2020, 44 workers responded to the online questionnaire. Data were processed according to analytical procedures described by Bardin and interpreted in light of the four-dimensional Model of Interprofessional Collaboration with the aid of webQDA® software. Results: Three categories were identified: 1) Provision for sharing common goals; 2) Mobilization for internalization of interdependence between professionals, and 3) Monitoring and adjustment for the development of interprofessional collaboration. Conclusion: The study revealed that the role of professors and preceptors in developing interprofessional collaboration is significantly focused on the interactive conduct between health professionals and students, as well as on the development of actions and adjustments for collaborative work.