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17/Aug/2010
On 5 August, started the virtual course of Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF). This is the second version of the course and aims to develop leadership and management skills of the "Essential Public Health Functions" to contribute to public health practice, strengthening national health systems and improving the health of the population.
It adopts a modular structure with an introductory module familiarization VCPH platform, four thematic learning modules, and a final module that presents...
15/Aug/2010
Is it necessary to attend a classroom to listen to a teacher to have a quality education? E-learning, which disregards both wins converts every day.
Last academic year 47 270 people studied a Masters degree or an official at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), which only teaches by Internet. In the UNED (National University of Distance Education), which began 10 years ago to incorporate interactive systems, 60 000 new students enroll each year and is the center with more students from...
14/Aug/2010
In San Jose, Costa Rica will celebrete on 3 to 5 November, the XV International Congress on Technology and Distance Education. The conference invites reflection on the challenges and innovations in higher education compared to twenty-first century student.
The themes are:
Philosophies and theories underlying educational models
Pedagogical challenges to new contexts
Innovation management in higher education
It's addressed to the university authorities, academics, researchers, staff...
14/Aug/2010
Last July was launched the new website of PALTEX, which will be integrated into the website of the Pan American Health Organization in the region and linked to Web sites PALTEX in country offices.
On this new page priority information is included on the values, structure, functioning and the achievements of PALTEX for them to serve the general public. Have also created tools for virtual dialogue.
The creators of the project have high hopes that it will become in a consultation for students,...
01/Aug/2010
On 20 July, was held the 4th meeting of the Technical Team of the VCPH Nodes of Countries of the year 2010. The meeting was held in the Elluminate room, this room has been designed for the exchange of work of the Technical Team and is in the classroom of the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH).
These exchanges began to develop from the Technical Meeting BIREME in December 2009 with the Regional VCPH team and equipment Nodes Countries; in them analyze the performance of the nodes to meet the...
01/Aug/2010
On July 15 began the first version of the Virtual Course for Trainers of Physicians with a focus on Primary Health Care
This course which started its activity with an enrollment of 65 students, aims to support the processes of change in medical schools and health services involved in the development of PHC renewed its area of influence, from the reflection on professional practice.
The program aims to provide opportunities for participants to analyze, exchange and experience developing new...
07/Jul/2010
The First Virtual Course "Leadership in Human Resources for Health " developed since the space created for Argentina in the Virtual Classroom for countries of the region, began on 14 June.
This course has had three regional editions, which have participated regarding the Ministry of Health RRHH and the various provinces of Argentina.The country was represented also by tutors and experts who participated in his dictation and evaluation.
Whereas production of the Campus are a global public good...
07/Jul/2010
On June 14 began the 1st Virtual Course "Management of Palliative Care Programs" and is being developed from the space created for Panama in the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH) Classroom to countries of the Region.
This course is the first developed in Panama on VCPH, has an enrollment of 48 students from different provinces of the country and has a duration of 165 hours over 115 hours of networking and 50 face work hours.
The professionals who take the course should, at graduation,...
02/Jul/2010
Soon be published on our website the call to the Second International Congress MoodleHealth 2011 "The Moodle Learning Network and Health", to be held between 8 and 10 February in Havana, Cuba, and which will be organized by the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Node VCPH of Cuba coordinated by the National School of Public Health and INFOMED.
This congress will be held in the framework of the XIV International Convention and Fair...
01/Jul/2010
Medical Careers and Residential Health
During the months of August and October, two seminars will held for upgrade of human resources in health.
These seminars raised expectations of a rich dynamic interplay based on open dialogue, confluent and creative about the conditions and possibilities that owns each of the topics to be analyzed, perceived trends as well as the role that the participants have in the generation of new contributions to be observers and creators in the...