Health work in the context of a pandemic: For a research agenda

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 53; p. e20200427
• Main Authors: Ramos, Flávia Regina Souza, Lacerda, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães, Ferreira, Darlisom Sousa, Lima, Kássia Janara Veras, Tavares, Igor Castro, Monteiro, Wagner Ferreira, Martins, Cleise Maria de Goes, Silva, George Lucas Augusto Trindade da, Andrade, Lucas Lorran Costa de, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01.01.2020; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Brazil - epidemiology; COVID-19; Health research; Health workers; Humans; Pandemic; Pandemics; Research Design; Short Communication; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Brazil; COVID-19; Pandemic; Health workers; Health research
• ISSN: 0037-8682; 1678-9849; 1678-9849
• DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0427-2020

The emergence of a pandemic highlights the translational demands regarding science. This communication aims to propose theoretical-methodological elements for research on health work in pandemic context. This reflective essay sets an framework for a research project on health work in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Three axes or subsidies are presented: the construction of work environments as an analytical component, the approach of ergology as a potential and the centrality of the experiences of the worker-subject. New health care challenges require attention to what workers have to say about their forms of confrontation and translation of knowledge.