title: Assistance model for patients with asthma in the primary care.
abstract: To create a program structured for the control and prevention towards asthma worsening, it is necessary to settle down actions of regionalization, planning and management. Currently, the Ministerial orders allow each municipality district to cope their needs with local initiatives, based on the search of the health indicators with University partnerships. Taking into account this context, it is feasible the implantation of an effective model through organized demand of attendance flow and physical structure, besides the withdrawal of medications and professional training. To describe the modus operandi situation currently in the Primary Health Care Units regarding these patients' reception, diagnosis, and follow-up, as well as the current situation according to the professional profile and sector. To introduce an assistance model for reception, of these patients in these primary care units. This is a bibliographical review based on the specialized literature such as scientific papers selected through the search on the SciELO and Bireme databases, from Medline and Lilacs data sources. A Committee was set up by members from the Health and Service , the Medical School, and scientific societies for discussion and planning.
authors.affiliation: Fundação de Educação e Cultura de Santa Fé do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima 5416, São José do Rio Preto, SP. 　areleal@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Renata Cristina de Angelo Calsaverini
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Domingo Marcolino
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Braile
authors.forename: Dorotéia Rossi Silva
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Batigália
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards