Speech-language pathology performance in the multi professional hospital team and in public policies for chronic diseases:

experience report in a Residency Program

Abstract

Objective: To present an experience of a speech therapist in a professional residency program inserted within a multidisciplinary team at a University Hospital and in the health policies of chronic diseases in the municipality in the interior of the state. Method: It is an experience report, with and discussion based on literature relating to practices by the multiprofessional team with emphasis on speech therapy in a two-year multiprofessional residency. Experience: The multiprofessional residency takes place as a training process through and for health work, with the possibility of teamwork and which is connected to the daily routines of health services. The speech therapy practice in hospital spaces and in public policies is still relatively new, and sometimes it is unknown by members of a multiprofessional team. The multidisciplinary residency creates a broad training space, which allows an expanded look at health processes, and which increasingly encourages health professionals to qualify and seek new ways of doing health and thinking beyond the nucleus, this being experienced in the hospital context, including during the pandemic experienced by COVID-19, and in the context of management in a regional health coordination office. Conclusion: Speech therapy plays a very important role within multiprofessional team of a residency program, whether in hospital environments or in important public policies, as it can actively contribute to the improvement of care processes and care for patients with chronic diseases.