AFRO-NETS> TB CD-ROM Wins Prestigious Crystal Award of Excellence

[Donna Vincent Roa <dvincent-roa@urc-chs.com>]

TB CD-ROM Wins Prestigious Crystal Award of Excellence
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The Quality Assurance Project's Tuberculosis Case Management CD-ROM 
has won a prestigious Crystal Award of Excellence from the Communica-
tor Awards 2001 Print Media competition. QAP won this award from 
among 3,344 entries submitted. Recognized for achieving high stan-
dards of excellence in its computer-based training products, the pro-
ject also received four Awards of Distinction. 

Dr. Marina Budeyeva, Senior QA Advisor managed the development of the 
TB CD-ROM, which was created to train health workers in the latest 
tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment using the WHO Directly Observed 
Therapy Short-Course (DOTS) approach. Donna Vincent Roa, Director of 
Communication and Associate QA Project Director, and Elisa Knebel, 
Communication Specialist directed the production of the product mar-
keting materials and packaging. Carney Interactive provided technical 
and instructional design support. 

The Quality Assurance Theory and Tools Kit CD-ROM won an award of 
distinction. Designed for healthcare professionals to improve the 
quality of health services delivery, this innovative, interactive 
product provides quality assurance applications and resources to 
strengthen competencies and improve organizational performance. The 
project team for the QA Kit included Edward Kelley, Senior QA Advi-
sor; Elisa Knebel, Communication Specialist; Jennifer Kolodner, In-
structional Design Specialist; and Donna Vincent Roa. 

QAP received three other Awards of Distinction for Monitoring the 
Quality of Primary Care, a Health Manager's Guide, written by Bruno 
Bouchet and designed by Kurt Mulholland; the project website, 
http://www.qaproject.org, which was developed by Donna Vincent Roa 
and Elisa Knebel; and the Tuberculosis Case Management CD-ROM product 
demonstration developed by Donna Vincent Roa and Jennifer Kolodner.

Entries were judged by communications professionals who looked for 
companies and individuals with work that exceeded a high standard of 
excellence and could serve as industry benchmarks. The competition 
included advertising and public relations agencies, corporate commu-
nications departments, government organizations, broadcast and video 
professionals, and educational institutions. 

For more information and a request of the Tuberculosis Case Manage-
ment CD-ROM contact:

Donna Vincent Roa, Ph.D.
Director of Communication and
Associate QAP Project Director
Quality Assurance Project
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Tel: +1-301-941-8524 
Fax: +1-301-941-8427
mailto:dvincent-roa@urc-chs.com
http://www.qaproject.org

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