1. EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA COMO ESPAÇO DE VIVÊNCIA DO CUIDADO INTEGRAL EM ONCOLOGIA.
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Birelo Lopes De Domenico, Edvane, Viviane Pereira Machado, Rita, Duarte Gelesson, Debora, Ribas, Christian, Kater, Fábio R., Alberto Reis Freire, Carlos, da Fonseca, Selma M., Rizzo Cohrs, Cibelli, and Baiocchi, Otávio C. G.
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CANCER patient care , *ONCOLOGY , *MULTIDISCIPLINARY practices , *HEALTH promotion , *EDUCATION - Abstract
Acolhe-Onco: multi-disciplinary care for cancer patient university social extension program was created to improve care for cancer patient and his/her family, as well as to promote a multi-disciplinary learning program for students. This paper presents rationale and theoretical/methodological framework of this Program at São Paulo Federal University (UNIFESP) and describes the results obtained from August 2008 to April 2013. Our results showed that the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer patient, which is the core of our program, promotes a more integral and humanized care. In addition, our students can learn the complex network of oncological care, contributing to the development of knowledge and practices in health promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013