ArticleJournal of pain research2019
The role of academic leagues as a strategy for pain education in Brazil.
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- Academic Leagues and the Formation of Physicians in Brazil.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2026Article
- Can trauma leagues contribute to better cognitive performance and technical skills of medical students? The experience of the Unicamp trauma league.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeChronic pain remains undertreated in both developed and developing countries. There are various factors involved in this acknowledged health problem, including lack of pain education. In Brazil, a particular approach was used to mitigate the deficit in pain education. The academic leagues of pain (ALPs) were formed as associations of health undergraduate students with the goal of encouraging students in educational activities, patient care, and pain research. The aim of this study was to evaluate how ALP works and its contribution to pain education and to the inclusion of students in practical and scientific research activities, as well as its legacy in the field of pain. PATIENTS AND
methodsAn electronic survey was directed to the leagues representatives to collect data referent to how the leagues operate, their individual approach towards pain education, patient care, research activities, and its impact on students after they graduate.
resultsA total of 17 leagues were identified and responded to the survey. Only three of the involved universities offered study of pain as a discipline in their mandatory curriculum. Patient care activities were carried out by 59% of the leagues, 94% provided educational activities. Twelve leagues reported that students were involved in one to four research projects in pain, and 59% of those chose pain as their subject for post-graduation programs. And, 47% of the leagues had students that sought specialization or residency in pain after graduation.
conclusionThe Brazilian experience with academic leagues of pain has shown that it is possible to address curricular deficiencies in pain education through a strategy not well known in other countries.
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