[afro-nets] Workshop: Strengthening Education Systems...

[Theresa Norton <tnorton@jhpiego.net>]

Strengthening Education Systems for Health Professionals
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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

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Theresa Norton
mailto:tnorton@jhpiego.net