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0088/2026 - TELE-EDUCATION AS A DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SUS WORKERS: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
TELE-EDUCAÇÃO COMO TECNOLOGIA DIGITAL DE EDUCAÇÃO PERMANENTE PARA OS TRABALHADORES DO SUS: DESAFIOS E PERSPECTIVAS

Author:

• Mick Lennon Machado - Machado, ML - <micklennon482@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7550-1692

Co-author(s):

• Felipa Rafaela Amadigi - Amadigi, FR - <felipaamadigi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1480-1231
• Josimari Telino de Lacerda - Telino, JT - <jtelino@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1992-4030
• Patrícia Maria de Oliveira Machado - Machado, PMO - <patriciamomachado@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-8318
• Claudia Flemming Colussi - Colussi, CF - <claudiaflemmingcolussi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3395-9125
• Antonio Fernando Boing - Boing, AF - <antonio.boing@ufsc.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-1550
• Maria Cristina Marino Calvo - Calvo, MCM - <cristinaclv@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8661-7228


Abstract:

This study explores the potentials and challenges of using digital information and communication technologies as a strategy for continuing health education, based on a case study of the tele-education model implemented by Saúde Digital UFSC (2021–2024). This was a mixed-methods study, drawing on technical reports, educational content, and indicators of course delivery, participation, and completion. During the period, 329 web conferences and 60 cohorts across 13 online courses were delivered; 12,981 health workers attended the web conferences and 4,220 completed the courses (59.4% completion rate). The model, grounded in the articulation between education, service delivery, and management, ensured the relevance of topics to everyday work and supported engagement and territorial reach. However, training occurred mostly outside protected working hours, with barriers related to clinical workload, connectivity, and digital skills. In light of the micropolitics of health work, the professional field and unequal distribution of capitals, and the conditions required for transformative learning, the findings suggest that tele-education can strengthen continuing health education, provided it is supported by institutional conditions for workers, adequate infrastructure, and digital inclusion strategies.

Keywords:

Education, Continuing; Digital Health; Information Technology; Unified Health System; Health Personnel.

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Machado, ML, Amadigi, FR, Telino, JT, Machado, PMO, Colussi, CF, Boing, AF, Calvo, MCM. TELE-EDUCATION AS A DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SUS WORKERS: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/Apr). [Citado em 15/08/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/teleeducation-as-a-digital-technology-for-continuing-education-for-sus-workers-challenges-and-perspectives/19986



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