Abstract
This study sought to identify and evaluate the bioethical issues involved in the daily work of professionals comprising two Family Health Strategy teams. In this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured individual interviews with 16 professionals from the Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, family health team from February to October 2015. Content analysis proposed by Bardin was used, as was mainstream bioethics and the complex thinking of Edgar Morin. Two categories were identified: ‘Bioethical issues in the daily work of the family health team’ and ‘Interprofessional relationships in the family health team.’ In the first category, there was evidence of a lack of fellowship and collaboration among team members; vertical management actions, and difficulties in preserving the privacy of users and professionals. In the second one, standing out were power disparity in interprofessional relations and the ‘cold’ meeting between the support center and family health care and team. It was concluded that the family health team has not advanced in improving interdisciplinary teamwork. The issues that were identified undermine the principles of the mainstream approach of bioethics, they tear the social fabric of work in the Family Health Strategy, and contribute to the de-characterization of basic care.
bioethics; Family Health Strategy; interprofessional relations