LEZÍRIA DO TEJO – The local health unit received new trainee doctors

On Wednesday, January 3, the Local Health Unit of Lezíria (ULS Lezíria) welcomed young doctors who will start their internship at the District Hospital of Santarem (HDS) and in the primary health care units that are part of the recently created ULS. In total, ULS Lezíria received 27 trainee doctors, of whom 15 were from general training, six from general medicine and family medicine, and six from specific training in the fields of general surgery (two), pediatrics (two), orthopedics (one), and gynecology. And obstetrics (one). Speaking at the opening of the welcoming ceremony, Ana Infante, Chairman of the HDS Board of Directors, welcomed the trainee doctors who will join the ULS Lezíria team, after highlighting that the young doctors who have now been welcomed will “go down in the history” of the unit, as they are the first Inmates of the new building which went into effect on January 1st. Ana Infante also highlighted that ULS Lezíria essentially intends “to privilege the integration of care by promoting increasingly close care, health prevention, and treatment of people with chronic diseases using digital technologies (for example, telemonitoring and teleconsultation), as well as How to enhance synergy between the hospital and the primary health care units, adding, “Now we all work in the same institution.” The welcome ceremony for the new residents also included interventions from Hugo Sousa, Executive Director of ACES Lezíria, who gave a brief description of ULS Lezíria; and Rita. Paulos, Director of Medical Training at HDS, who was responsible for conducting the ceremony; Written by Cristina Nobre, Director of Medical Training at ACES Lezíria; João Teixeira Leyte, Vice President of the City Council of Santarém; Pedro Ribeiro, President of the Inter-Municipal Community of Lezíria do Tejo (CIMLT) , the Almeirim City Council and the HDS Advisory Board; by João Ferreira, Coordinator of USF Côrtes d'Almeirim; and by José Durão, President of the National Committee of Internists (CNMI) of the Medical Association. This was followed by a live broadcast of an excerpt from the official reception of the resident doctors at ULS Coimbra, and In particular, interventions by Alexandre Lourenço, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ULS Coimbra, Victor Herdero, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACSS, João Carlos Ribeiro, Chairman of the National Committee for Medical Training of the Ministry of Health, Francisco Guiana da Silva, of the Executive Board of the SNS, Carlos Cortés, President of the Medical Association, and Manuel Pizarro, Minister of Health.It is also worth noting that a session was held that included interventions from the HDS Director of Medical Training, Doctor Rita Paulos, and Cristina Esteves, Deputy Clinical Director, where the training trainees were introduced to the relevant service managers with whom they will be integrated. The annual reception for trainees continues until Friday, January 5, with several sessions targeting new doctors.