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23/May/2010
In order to promote the development of the renewal of Primary Care in the Region of the Americas by strengthening the capacities of leaders and managers of health, was launched on 29 April 2010, the third version virtual course "Development capabilities for the renewal of PHC".
This course will last 200 hours, about 8 hours per week and has an enrollment of 93 students from 18 countries in the region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El...
23/May/2010
On April 15, 2010 began the third version of the Course Tutors Learning Network. This course will last 12 weeks, during which time it is estimated that participants will put into the course an average of 6 hours per week flexible schedules and distributed according to their capabilities.
The enrollment has 66 students from 17 countries, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic...
09/May/2010
On 9 April, with the aim of adding new institutions to the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH) was held a meeting with the dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Helena Ribeiro, and part of its management team to assess the conditions that facilitate the active participation of the Institution in the VCPH.
As a result of this visit, there will be a training workshop on e-learning and tools of the Virtual Campus at the School of Public Health at the...
22/Apr/2010
In order to improve and bring new ideas to work in the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH), took place between March 24 and 28, several meetings and exchanges with Human Resources teams, KMR and other areas consultants of the headquarters of PAHO / WHO in Washington DC that have launched or planned educational processes in the CVSP.
One activity was the workshop tutors and coordinators of the Diploma of Health and Local Development in the framework of Faces, Voices and Places, which is...
21/Apr/2010
Between March, 21 and 23 were held in the Dominican Republic, several activities to assess the conditions in this country for the development of a Virtual Campus of Public Health Node.
During a meeting with Mr. Nery Sanchez Paulino, Director of Ministry of Health Human Resources and his team, with the participation of Drs. Jose B. Jardines and Rosa María Borrell Regional Advisers PAHO / WHO and the National Human Resources Consulting Health Dr. Selma Zapata, the great interest raised by...
13/Apr/2010
On March 18 took place in Quito, Ecuador a working meeting with the Human Resources Division of the Ministry of Health and representatives of public universities in order to evaluate the possible formation of a Node Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH) in Ecuador.
The meeting was held at the PAHO / WHO Ecuador, was chaired by Dr. Eduardo Puente Páez, National Director of Human Resources of the Ministry of Health and its staff and was attended by the Deans and / or representatives of public...
13/Apr/2010
With the aim of continuing the agreements of the Pro-Tempore Secretariat of the V Space Conference of the Americas, developed between 16 and 18 March the "Regional Workshop on Telemedicine / Telehealth in Puyo, Ecuador.
The meeting was chaired by the Minister Fernando Suárez Moreno, Secretary Pro-tempore of the V Conference Space and Dr. Cesar Hermida, Director of Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, was attended also by the institutions participating in the National Telemedicine, as...
25/Mar/2010
23 March, 2010, Washington, DC- Approximately 200 participants from 22 countries in the Americas Region attended on 23 March, in person or virtually, the opening ceremony of the Leaders in International Health Program “Edmundo Granda Ugalde” (LIHP), now in its third year as a decentralized Program.
“What we hope to gain from the Program is to help maintain the Organization current, conscious, alert, and also with good research and evidence in order to generate more relevant and pertinent...
19/Mar/2010
On 4 March, the second meeting of the technical team of the nodes of countries in this year 2010 through Elluminate, synchronous communication tool that has been useful for the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH) and was implemented during 2009, both for meetings and for the development of virtual courses.
The meeting was attended by the technical team of the Nodes of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru and CIESS as well as the technical team of Regional CVSP.
The main objective of these...
16/Mar/2010
Between 24 and 26 February, took place in El Salvador, Reunion General and academic coordinator of the virtual courses in the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH). The main objectives of this meeting were to exchange experiences on the development of courses in 2009 and analyze the main recommendations for improving future courses.
This event was attended by the general coordinator of the virtual courses starting this year and all of them academic coordinators, both of 2009 as the next to...