Health surveillance in the COVID-19 pandemic: resumption of elective activities in the network of teaching hospitals

• Autor(a) principal: de Oliveira Silva, Gabriela
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Amaral Dal Sasso, Márcia, Mateus da Cunha, Leili Mara, Matinada da Silva, Tâmela Beatriz, Machado Bezerra, Isaac Newton, Piuvezam, Grasiela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Vigilância Sanitária em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/1747
• topic: Coronavirus Infections; Public Health Surveillance; Elective Surgical Procedures; Infecções por Coronavírus; Vigilância em Saúde Pública; Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos

Introduction: The resumption of activities during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a topic  of discussion in different countries so     that it does not affect the continuity of assistance to urgencies and emergencies currently underway. Objective: To describe strategies for resuming elective activities in a network of public teaching hospitals in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This is a descriptive study in the form of an experience report  that includes a hospital health surveillance process carried out based on observation and discussion from a network perspective. Results: The    guide for resuming elective activities  was structured into four topics, the second topic being divided into 11 others to detail the recommendations to be followed. The strategies and actions presented in this guide were categorized into project management  stages to better visualize the path to be taken: organization, planning, implementation and monitoring. The material was published in September 2020 by the network’s central administration and is being implemented by hospitals. Conclusions: The experience report can help other organizations to define  strategies for the safe resumption of their activities.