Childhood and adolescence in mental health policy: an analysis through health counselors and conferences. / A infância e a adolescência na política de saúde mental: uma análise por meio dos conselheiros e conferências de saúde.

This qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory documentary and field research aimed to analyze how children and adolescents are included in the formulation of public mental health policies. The document analysis database consisted of reports from Health Conferences (national, state, and municipal), minutes of meetings of the Health Council (national, state, and municipal), and memories of the Thematic Commission on Mental Health (state and municipal). Nine counselors or former health counselors participated in this study through an individual interview with a semi-structured script. Furthermore, the theoretical framework for the analysis of this research was based on the communicative action of Jürgen Habermas. The themes that emerged from the documentary research included the guidelines for intersectoral processes, as well as the expansion of beds for children and adolescents. In addition, the interviews indicated the lack of discussion on the subject, predominance of the punitive perspective, and need for a broader debate. The lack of intersubjective spaces for democratic listening compromises communicative action, resulting in the invisibility of children and adolescents in the policy formulation process and reduced opportunities for participation and social control.

O objetivo do trabalho foi analisar como crianças e adolescentes são contemplados nos processos de participação para a formulação das políticas públicas de saúde mental. Pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória de caráter documental e de campo. A base de dados da análise documental consistiu em: relatórios das Conferências de Saúde (nacional, estadual e municipal), atas de reuniões do Conselho de Saúde (nacional, estadual e municipal) e memórias da Comissão Temática de Saúde Mental (estadual e municipal). Participaram deste estudo nove conselheiros ou ex-conselheiros de saúde, por meio de uma entrevista individual com roteiro semiestruturado. Como marco teórico de análise desta pesquisa, foi proposto o agir comunicativo de Jürgen Habermas. Dentre os temas que emergiram da pesquisa documental, encontram-se as diretrizes de processos intersetoriais, bem como a ampliação de leitos para crianças e adolescentes. As entrevistas apontaram a falta de discussão da temática, predomínio da perspectiva punitivista e para a necessidade de um debate mais amplo. A falta de espaços intersubjetivos de escuta democrática compromete o agir comunicativo, ocasionando a invisibilização da criança e do adolescente no processo de formulação da política e enfraquecendo os espaços de participação e controle social.

Dental research related to COVID-19 in Brazil: research presented at the 38th SBPqO Meeting.

The aim of this study was to identify and describe the characteristics of coronavirus (COVID-19)-disease related dental research in Brazil presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Division of the International Association for Dental Research (SBPqO). A search was carried out in the proceedings of the meeting to retrieve all abstracts. Those containing the term "COVID-19" in titles, abstracts, or keywords, and/or those of which the scope approached a COVID-19-related topic were included. The variables extracted from abstracts were: presenter category, field of study, design, data collection method, population, affiliation, and authors' gender. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used, with a significance level of α = 0.05. The search retrieved 185 abstracts, 5 did not meet study eligibility criteria and were excluded. COVID-19-related research was presented by either aspiring/associate members (67.8%) or beginner members (32.2%). Data collection methods were predominantly digitally mediated (65%), followed by secondary data use (25%), and in-person data collection (7.2%). Irrespective of the role of authorship, there were a ratio of two female authors to each male. Among the last authors, the ratio was three females to each male. Female lead authors more frequently came from the Southeast region (71.8%; p = 0.470). There was an association between presenter category and study design (p = 0.012), clinical and epidemiological studies were more concentrated among experienced presenters. In conclusion, female dental researchers affiliated to southeastern institutions approached the topic of pandemic more frequently than male colleagues. The use of digital technology for data collection may have long-lasting impacts on the teaching and publication of dental research.

Report on the 2nd international molecular biosciences PhD and postdoc conference 2023: The emerging challenge - environmental impacts on human health.

The 2nd International FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE Molecular Biosciences PhD and Postdoc Conference was held from 23rd to 25th November 2023 in Cologne, Germany. Over 240 participants from 31 different countries came together at the University of Cologne to follow the two-day scientific symposium and the career day. This year's topic was "The emerging challenge - environmental impacts on human health". In four different sessions, eight renowned keynote speakers presented their current research. By offering flash and short talks, 39 participants were able to present their work in front of a big audience. Scientific exchange and networking were encouraged during the two poster sessions, during breaks, and the conference dinner. On the Career Day, a career fair was held and participants could attend workshops as well as career chats to improve their job prospects. The success of the series will be continued during the next conference edition: "Artificial Intelligence - Reshaping biomedical and healthcare research", which will take place 4th to 6th December 2024 in Singapore.

31st European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024).

book of 31st European Congress on Obesity.