The construction of interdisciplinarity in health: the experience of conversation circles in the pandemic

la experiencia de las ruedas de conversación

Abstract

The article aims to present the process of building interdisciplinarity in health, based on the experience  of conversation circles in the face of the COVID-19  pandemic. The pandemic crisis reached the entire  population and required the organization of strategies and responses to the problems presented in the municipal services, however, the social impacts  reached segments of the population in situations of  vulnerability in a profound way, such as the homeless  population. Given the complexity of this scenario and  the intention to unravel this reality, the Study Group  on Health Policy and Social Service and the Study  Group on Participation in Social Policies, from  Universidade Estadual Paulista de Franca, São Paulo,  collectively mobilized students, researchers, teachers,  workers, and users for the interdisciplinary debate.  The proposal of the conversation circles was built in  the movement of this reality, from the dialectical  exercise and the problems experienced by the  pandemic, carried out remotely and monthly, in 2020  and 2021. The discussions and results showed that the circle is a powerful device for studies, reflections,  exchange of experiences and knowledge, in the  construction of interdisciplinarity in health and  intersectoral strategies for this population. A space  configured for the strengthening and resistance of the subjects.