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11/Nov/2014
Under the "Workshop on the Analysis of the situation of human resources for health at the national level and its harmonization with health policy" on Wednesday October 29 was presented at the PAHO Headquarters Panama Virtual Campus for Public Health as a tool for development and technical cooperation.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Social Security Fund, Universities and Professional Associations.
07/Nov/2014
On 27 and 28 October was held in Veracruz, Mexico, the XIV Iberoamerican Meeting of Ministers of Health.
The meeting discussed how technological innovations help to strengthen public health policy, especially aimed at the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. In the statement there are several specific issues related to human resources for health, training and promoting the use of ICT.
07/Nov/2014
The call for applications to the first version of the self-learning virtual course NURSING LEADERSHIP: EMPOWERING NURSE LEADERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN will be open soon. The course will take place from March 2 to May 22, 2015
The course aims to empower nurses in Latin America and the Caribbean by enhancing participants’ understanding and application of nursing leadership and management principles.
17/Oct/2014
07/Oct/2014
Recently, three courses offered through the Regional Virtual Classroom of the Virtual Campus for Public Health concluded successfully.
06/Oct/2014
Big problems need big solutions, sparked by big ideas, imagination and audacity. In this talk, journalist Gail Reed profiles one big solution worth noting: Havana’s Latin American Medical School, which trains global physicians to serve the local communities that need them most
04/Sep/2014
The official Moodle Mobile app has been recently released on Google Play, Apple and Windows Market App Stores.
It is important to mention that the app only works with Moodle sites that have been configured to allow it (although we consider it an interesting app, currently the Virtual Classrooms of the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health do not include this option, while we wait for improvements).
12/Aug/2014
The first version of the Introduction to Biomedical Technology course is in progress from September 22, 2014 through December, 2014.
This course is an introduction into patient care technology - the environment, a background review of the human body and technical principles, and a specific focus on medical devices commonly found at the bedside in intensive care units.
07/Aug/2014
Over three weeks, the PMIS central team in collaboration with the VCPH, together with colleagues from various departments and country offices, participated in the process of "Review of Solutions". During the working sessions of the first prototype of PMIS, which has the initial configuration of modules HR Payroll evaluated.