Las úlceras por presión en la superación profesional del especialista en medicina general integral

Based on the insufficiencies in the performance of the specialist in Integral General Medicine (IGM), the objective of the research was defined: to assess the importance of integrating the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers as content of the professional improvement process of the specialist in IGM in a new theoretical-methodological conception. The integration of the theoretical foundations showed limitations when assuming the contents of said process, from adequate didactic and methodological procedures. We conceived the methodology from the integration of quantitative and qualitative aspects with the participation of twenty specialists and six managers, with the use of different methods: survey, observation of medical practice, group interview, document analysis and socialization workshop with specialists. The foundation and the diagnosis made justified the need for a new point of view of the professional improvement process of the IGM specialist. We proposed a theoretical-methodological conception from a critical-reflexive, participatory and contextualized approach, as support for methodological procedures for its subsequent objectification. We confirmed the value and significance of the proposal.