Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ

Annual Report 2011 | INCT-INOFAR
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Scientific
Education and
Awareness
Edmundo Lins
Municipal School
INCT-INOFAR
in schools
With the goal of teaching content that is not usually taught in schools – the importance of the correct use
of medications – making children and teenagers multipliers of knowledge among their friends and families,
the Drugs and Medicines INCT created the Project “INCT-INOFAR in schools”.
Focused primarily on public schools in Rio de Janeiro, the city where the INCT-INOFAR headquarters are
located, at UFRJ, the Institute has also encouraged its network of researchers in several parts of the country
to carry out local educational initiatives.
INCT-INOFAR also helps increase awareness on the correct use of medications by providing their Health
Education materials to institutions that wish to conduct educational campaigns in this area. Through visits
and lectures in municipal and state schools in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the Institute deals with this subject.
Inaugural action in Rio de Janeiro
On June 17, 2011, INCT-INOFAR visited the Edmundo Lins Municipal School, located in the Ramos
neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro. The institution has students from grades 1 to 5, in two shifts (morning
and afternoon). Approximately 260 students had the opportunity to attend the event promoted by INCT-
INOFAR at the school.
In the dynamic with the children, a team of pharmacists from INCT-INOFAR connected to the Evaluation
and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances Laboratory (LASSBio®/UFRJ) presented an animated booklet on the
correct use of medications and interacted with the students, encouraging them to ask questions on the subject.
What is the difference between a doctor and a pharmacist
What is the importance of taking medications at the right time
Can I take a headache medication on an empty stomach
How can we identify if a medication is fake
If someone else goes to the doctor with the same symptoms I
have, can I take the same medication
Is drinking sugar water a placebo
These were some of the questions that the INCT-INOFAR pharmacists answered didactically and
humorously. The school visited received INCT-INOFAR kits with booklets and educational puzzles. In
turn, the children recorded what they learned through drawings and essays.