Education, Primary Health Care and sustainability

Abstract

Objective: To share the experience lived in the curricularization activities of university extension focused on education, Primary Health Care and sustainability. Experience report: The topic covered was the proper disposal of expired or out-of-use medicines. The actions were developed in coordination between the Primary Care and Health Education classes, the Sustainability Policies Commission (SPC) and the 2nd year medical students. During the first semester of 2023, students completed the learning task linked to research and extension, producing educational material, as well as collecting and appropriately disposing of 66 empty bottles of liquid and solid medicines; 200 blisters; 55 suppositories/films; 38 flaconette/sachets/cans; 807 capsules; 1781 dragee/tablet; 466 globules and 34 bottles with liquid content. Final considerations: The curricularization of university extension is based on the rapprochement between academia and society, bringing the complex challenge of meeting the demand for inseparability between teaching, research and extension. Both the development of the program and schedule and the execution of the 14 steps required intense movement from all actors involved. The conversation circles were fundamental for the necessary alignments to resolve the issues that emerged throughout the process of implementing the programmed actions.