Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To know the performance of universities in the Permanent Commission of Education-Service Integration in the West Region of Santa Catarina, with a view to strengthening its role in the development of continuing education initiatives in health.
METHODOLOGY
Convergent Care Research developed in the first half of 2014, involving interviews with university professors, workshops with the Technical Board of the Permanent Commission of Education-Service Integration and participation in meeting with representatives of the Region.
RESULTS
Three categories were identified concerning the role of universities in the development of health education actions, as well as the role of the Commission as a favourable space to the articulation of these institutions.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Universities play a key role in the development of permanent education actions in health, considering the reality of the territory and services, as well as demands and potential of the actors involved, which favours the teaching-service integration in the Region.
Keywords:
Continuing education; Nursing research; Teaching-care integration services; Higher education