Mapping of Communication Resources - COVID-19
Source: C4D Network (Community for Development). Published: 3/2020.
This 22-page resource mapping contains signposting and direct links to a range of COVID-19 resource sites and content online. It includes information about the main sources for trustworthy information about the pandemic; sites for e-learning; organizations providing COVID-19 communication response guidance and tools; and sites providing downloadable materials such as fact sheets and posters, and access to material such as videos and audio.
(PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Uganda Adds 43,000+ Health Workers, Expands Access to Care in 128 Districts
February 25, 2020Between 2014 and 2019, Uganda added more than 43,000 health workers in 128 districts, thanks to IntraHealth International’sStrengthening Human Resources for Health (SHRH) in Uganda Activity.In 2015, Uganda was far below the World Health Organization standard of 2.3doctors,nurses, and midwives per 1,000 people. And while new workers were graduating from health professional schools, they weren’t filling the major service gaps because staffing structures in Uganda weren’t set up to meet the country’s increased demands and changing health needs, such as maternal health services (Uganda ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Uganda Strengthening Human Resources for Health Activity Digital Health Human Resources Management Gender Equality Health Workforce & Systems Management and Performance Nursing Midwifery Quality of Care Midwives Nurses Physicia Source Type: news
Raising awareness of self-care
NHS England has developed an e-learning programme with Health Education England and the Self Care Forum to help GPs, nurses and community pharmacists advise patients and carers on managing and treating minor health conditions themselves. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 24, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
An e-learning adaptation of an evidence-based media literacy curriculum to prevent youth substance use in community groups: development and feasibility of REAL media - Ray AE, Greene K, Hecht ML, Barriage SC, Miller-Day M, Glenn SD, Banerjee SC.
BACKGROUND: There is a need for evidence-based substance use prevention efforts that target high school-aged youth that are easy to implement and suitable for dissemination in school and community groups. The Youth Message Development (YMD) program is a br... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Online Micro Learning Activities on Non-Pharmaceutical Countermeasures in Relation to COVID-19
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2/20/2020.
This series of five short e-learning sessions provides guidance on the application of non-pharmaceutical countermeasures for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Sessions cover introduction to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical countermeasures; personal protection against COVID-19; environmental countermeasures against COVID-19; social distancing countermeasures against COVID-19; and travel-related countermeasures against COVID-19.
(Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cochrane launches new Interactive Learning module on Health Equity
Cochrane is pleased to announce the release of a new, eleventh module of the Cochrane Interactive Learning course onHealth equity in systematic reviews. In it, users will learn about health equity, which is the absence of avoidable and unfair differences in health outcomes among groups, and how and when health equity can be incorporated in all steps of the systematic review process. The module also addresses how health equity should be considered in planning aspects of knowledge translation.Improving health equity is an important goal and is recognized as a priority by the WHO and many other international organizations. ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 12, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rachel Klabunde Source Type: news
E-learning to improve suicide prevention practice skills among undergraduate psychology students: randomized controlled trial - Kullberg MJ, Mouthaan J, Schoorl M, De Beurs D, Kenter RMF, Kerkhof AJ.
BACKGROUND: Despite increasing evidence of the effectiveness of digital learning solutions in higher vocational education, including the training of allied health professionals, the impact of Web-based training on the development of practical skills in psy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
The Future of Health Care in Rwanda Starts with a Strong Government Partnership
By Samson Radeny,
Chief of party, Ingobyi Project, Rwanda ; Katherine Seaton,
Editorial Officer
Photo by Charles Harris for IntraHealth International.February 13, 2020Just a decade ago, Rwanda struggled to provide high-quality health services. But when the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals pushed for change, Rwanda was focused, proactive, and determined to provide better for its 12 million people. Now, the country is an example of how hopes for better health care can become a reality.In the past two decades, the maternal mortality rate in Rwanda hasdropped from 1,071 to 210 deaths per 100,000 live births...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Infectious Diseases Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health Digital Health Leadership and Governance IntraHealth ' s 40th Anniversary Community Health Workers Source Type: news
LGBT Health Hub
The Royal College of General Practitioners has launched a collection of eLearning modules, podcasts and screencasts (the LGBT Health Hub) which aims to inform and update all members of the general practice team on particularly important aspects of primary care for LGBT people, to improve both experience and outcomes for patients. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RCGP launches LGBT e-learning suite for family doctors
The Royal College of GPs, in partnership with the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has launched a suite of e-learning resources to support GPs and other healthcare professionals to deliver the best possible care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) patients. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - January 16, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Syrian med students trade translation services for e-learning access
(Reuters Health) - Arabic-speaking medical students in war-torn Syria are providing translation services to an online educational company in exchange for free access to videos that teach clinical processes and procedures. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Win a Christmas hamper worth £100 with MIMS Learning's CPD survey
Tell our sister site MIMS Learning your views on e-learning and CPD, and get a chance to win a Christmas hamper worth £100. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - December 3, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: About Source Type: news
Cutting edge or ignored resource: assessing the uptake and content of the NHS e-Learning for healthcare on "identifying and supporting survivors of modern slavery" - Helle S, Steele S.
BACKGROUND: Across the last decade, healthcare emerged as a critical space for combatting modern slavery. Accurate and informative training of healthcare professionals is, therefore, essential. In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) plays a central r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
NHS to improve training to reduce hospital stays
ActNow e-learning tool will improve teamwork for nursing and care teams Related items fromOnMedica From the hospital to the home: delivering a connected healthcare model Thousands of healthcare workers join ‘NHS in Crisis’ march Digital transformation of health must involve nurse input IT services Listening to patients and staff key to the future of health and care (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 6, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS online training to help people get home from hospital quicker
NHS England and Health Education England have launched ActNow, an e-learning tool developed for health service and care staff to help them reduce hospital delays for patients. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - November 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
