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Area of Science:

  • Collective Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical Practice

Background:

  • An unpublished work by Ricardo Bruno Mendes Gonçalves, a prominent collective health figure.
  • Based on an inaugural lecture from December 16, 1988, at the Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine.
  • The lecture was part of a seminar titled "Clinical epidemiology: possible scientific field or new medical ideology?"

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between epidemiology and medical practice.
  • To discuss the concept of clinical epidemiology.
  • To explore whether clinical epidemiology represents a new scientific field or a medical ideology.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of an unpublished lecture transcript.
  • Manual transcription, revision, and rewriting by Naomar de Almeida Filho and Jose Ricardo Ayres.
  • Preservation of the original meaning and colloquial tone of the lecture.

Main Results:

  • The lecture considers the integration of epidemiology into medical practice.
  • It questions the definition and positioning of clinical epidemiology within medicine.
  • The work highlights the historical context of epidemiological thought in Brazil.

Conclusions:

  • The relationship between epidemiology and medical practice is complex and evolving.
  • Clinical epidemiology's status as a scientific field or ideology remains a subject of discussion.
  • The lecture provides insights into the development of collective health in Brazil.