A review of the continuous professional development system for pharmacists
The Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (PPS) implemented a system of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for pharmacists in 2004. This system has evolved throughout the years, and currently all active pha... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - January 6, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Jorge P. B. Batista, Carla Torre, Jos é Manuel Sousa Lobo and Bruno Sepodes Tags: Research Source Type: research
Contested notions of challenges affecting Community Health Workers in low- and middle-income countries informed by the Silences Framework
Despite increasing evidence of the challenges affecting Community Health Workers (CHWs) such as those related to training, supportive supervision and remuneration, there is a need to explore concerns and chall... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - January 6, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: David Musoke, Mathew Nyashanu, Henry Bugembe, Grace Biyinzika Lubega, James O ’Donovan, Abdullah Ali Halage and Linda Gibson Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Three decades of a lesson learned from Thailand: compulsory service for dentist workforce distribution
Thailand has encountered an imbalanced dentist distribution and an internal brain drain of dentists from public to private health care facilities. To tackle these challenges, the compulsory service (CS) progra... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - January 6, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Tanit Arunratanothai, Ravisorn Booncharoen, Sirapop Suwankomolkul and Nareudee Limpuangthip Tags: Review Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a large-scale, sustained and comprehensive community health worker program in improving population health: the experience of an urban health district in South Africa
South Africa is an upper middle-income country with wide wealth inequality. It faces a quadruple burden of disease and poor health outcomes, with access to appropriate and adequate health care a challenge for ... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - December 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: L. S. Thomas, E. Buch, Y. Pillay and J. Jordaan Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health workforce strategies in response to major health events: a rapid scoping review with lessons learned for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic brought multiple concurrent threats —high patient volume and acuity and, simultaneously, increased risk to health workers. Healthcare managers and decision-makers needed... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - December 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Alison Coates, Asli-Oubah Fuad, Amanda Hodgson and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Tags: Research Source Type: research
Retention of knowledge and clinical competence among Ugandan mid-level health providers 1 year after intensive clinical mentorship in TB and HIV management
Clinical mentorship is effective in improving knowledge and competence of health providers and may be a useful task sharing approach for improving antiretroviral therapy. However, the endurance of the effect o... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - December 9, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Dan K. Senjovu, Sarah Naikoba, Pallen Mugabe, Damazo T. Kadengye, Carey McCarthy, Patricia L. Riley and Shona Dalal Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evaluating the association of state regulation of community health workers on adoption of standard roles, skills, and qualities by employers in select states: a mixed methods study
The occupation of community health worker (CHW) has evolved to support community member navigation of complex health and social systems. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics formally recognized the occupation o... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - December 4, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Tammie M. Jones, Alex Schulte, Suhashini Ramanathan, Meron Assefa, Srilatha Rebala and Peggy J. Maddox Tags: Research Source Type: research
The prevalence of turnover intention and influencing factors among emergency physicians: a national observation
Adverse consequences of physician turnover include financial losses, reduced patient satisfaction, and organizational instability. However, no study has reported the prevalence among emergency physicians. This... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - December 4, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Shijiao Yan, Xin Shen, Rixing Wang, Zhiqian Luo, Xiaotong Han, Yong Gan and Chuanzhu Lv Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors influencing the performance of community health volunteers working within urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative meta-synthesis review
There is limited information on community health volunteer (CHV) programmes in urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is despite such settings accounting for a high burden... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - November 27, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Ogutu, Kui Muraya, David Mockler and Catherine Darker Tags: Review Source Type: research
Association between supportive supervision and performance of community health workers in India: a longitudinal multi-level analysis
Community health workers (CHWs) deliver services at-scale to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, but often face inadequate support from the health system to perform their job well. Supportive supervision... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - November 27, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Nadia Diamond-Smith, Rasmi Avula, Purnima Menon, Lia Fernald, Dilys Walker and Sumeet Patil Tags: Research Source Type: research
The State of the World ’s Midwifery 2021 report: findings to drive global policy and practice
The third global State of the World ’s Midwifery report (SoWMy 2021) provides an updated evidence base on the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health (SRMNAH) workforce. For the first time... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - November 27, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Andrea Nove, Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Martin Boyce, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Luc de Bernis, Geeta Lal, Zo ë Matthews, Million Mekuria and Caroline S. E. Homer Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Practices and resilience of dieticians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey in the United Arab Emirates
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the practices and resilience of most healthcare workers, including dieticians. In addition to offering critical care to COVID-19 patients, dieticians play a major role in prevent... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - November 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Farah Naja, Hadia Radwan, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Mona Hashim, Wafaa Helmi Rida, Salma Abu Qiyas, Karen Bou-Karroum and Mohamad Alameddine Tags: Research Source Type: research
Job satisfaction among Syrian healthcare workers in refugee health centres
Achieving universal health coverage is subject to the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of health workers. Countries that host refugees and migrants, such as Turkey, must strengthen the c... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - November 14, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Monica Zikusooka, Omur Cinar Elci and Habibe Özdemir Tags: Research Source Type: research
Do health policies address the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of human resources for health? Analysis over three decades of National Health Policy of India
Human Resources for Health (HRH) are crucial for improving health services coverage and population health outcomes. The World Health Organisation (WHO) promotes countries to formulate holistic policies that fo... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - November 13, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Sweta Dubey, Jeel Vasa and Siddhesh Zadey Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing of the gender pay gap
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Source: Human Resources for Health - November 10, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Janis Barry Tags: Correction Source Type: research
