Abstract

RUIZ NAPOLES, Juan Bruno et al. Clinical-Analog Method for the Preparation of the Consequences of Biological Weapons Use. CCM [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.2, pp.274-282. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: the production of biological weapons is prohibited by international agreements, but despite this prohibition, there are examples of its use by some countries. This turns into an educational need for the medical staff that has to deal with the victims of these weapons use. Objective: to develop a teaching method to facilitate the teaching approach of the content related to the diagnosis and treatment of the human consequences due to biological weapons use. Methods: theoretical methods such as historical - logical, analysis - synthesis, inductive- deductive, modeling, systemic -structural and functional were used. The method was structured with pedagogical profile, considering the way of teaching the content. Results: a teaching method was designed to facilitate the development of the knowledge and skills associated to the medical functions and professional problems to be solved in a scenario where these weapons are used. Conclusions: through the introduction of the clinical-analog method, the difficulties related with the development of the teaching-learning process considering the diseases caused by the use weapons were solved. The method was achieved by the interaction of the clinical method, the analog and parallel syndromes.

Keywords : teaching method; professional training; professional development; medical teaching.

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