Selecione o Idioma: Answers from the Holistic Transdisciplinary Paradigm to the Contemporary Challenges in Education: The Subject Awakening and Integration among Sciences, Tradition, Wisdom and Experiences The present days are marked by deep technological changes and the introduction of media and interaction r e- sources which shorten distances, speed the search for information and knowledge. Over decades of study, r e- search and knowledge production — sciences centred in the Cartesian paradigm — left numerous legacies to h u- manity, thus allowing distance straightening, automatic work processe s, facilitating communication , increasing life expectance through drugs, exams, diagnostics and products.   Chronic Health Conditions in Childhood and Adolescence and the Formation of Care and Support Networks Addressing care and support networks issues in the chronic health conditions context for children and adolescents requires understanding chronicity within the contemporary scenario and its nuances, both as a trace of epidemiological transition and through experiences that emerge from dealing with illnesses.   Infantile Hospitalisation and Chronic Disease This chapter attempts to characterise the process of chronic disease and infant hospitalisation, the relationship between healthcare professionals, children and their families, in addition to considering the implications which chronic disease has throughout the life of the child and their family. The chapter also considers the changes in the field of pediatrics, its gaps and shortcomings and its position in the biomedical field, defining technical and scientific principles.   Na medida dos encontros Sobre escovas de dentes e partidas… Esse governo é bom para você? Histórias de vida e esclerose múltipla: trabalho biográfico e formação de paciente expert na França Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um trabalho de acompanhamento de um grupo de seis doentes que sofrem de esclerose múltipla durante uma formação de paciente expert na França e mostra os efeitos do uso da história da vida como uma ferramenta para explorar experiências pessoais e interpessoais dos doentes.