PHA-Exchange> Workshop: Strengthening Education Systems...

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From: "Theresa Norton" <tnorton at jhpiego.net>


> Strengthening Education Systems for Health Professionals
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Strategies and New Directions
> 
> 19 September - 1 October 2004
> at JHPIEGO in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
> 
> Program Information
> 
> JHPIEGO (an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University) is pleased to
> announce an international workshop entitled STRENGTHENING EDUCA-
> TION SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: STRATEGIES AND NEW DIREC-
> TIONS.
> 
> The goal of the workshop is to assist key stakeholders in
> strengthening their system for educating healthcare providers
> (e.g., medical, nursing, and midwifery) and to improve the per-
> formance of faculty and clinical instructors within the system.
> While the major focus of the workshop will be on family plan-
> ning, maternal health and HIV/AIDS education, those working in
> other health related disciplines would also find the workshop
> useful.
> 
> Workshop Objectives
> 
> After completing this highly interactive and engaging workshop,
> participants will be able to:
> * Identify the components of the healthcare provider education
>    system
> * Apply a 4-phase process to strengthen the education of health-
>    care providers
> * Describe the foundations of educating healthcare providers
> * Develop objectives for learning
> * Plan for teaching
> * Prepare the teaching environment
> * Prepare and use visual aids
> * Prepare and deliver interactive presentations
> * Facilitate group learning
> * Facilitate the development of healthcare delivery skills
> * Manage clinical practice
> * Prepare and use knowledge assessments
> * Prepare and use skills assessments
> * Monitor and revise teaching
> 
> Workshop Faculty
> 
> Faculty for this workshop will be drawn from JHPIEGO, and will
> include the following:
> Richard Sullivan, PhD
> Barbara Kinzie, CNM, MPH
> Susan Griffey, DrPH
> Ronald Magarick, PhD
> 
> For more information, and application forms, please visit:
> http://www.jhpiego.org/events/health/index.htm
> 
> --
> Theresa Norton
> mailto:tnorton at jhpiego.net
>