The webinar is primarily aimed at primary care health teams, including physicians, nurses, health promoters, community workers, and other professionals responsible for the prevention, detection, and management of NCDs in PHC services. It is also open to health policymakers, NCD program managers, academics, civil society representatives, and researchers, who play a key role in the implementation and scalability of PHC strengthening strategies in the Region.
PAHO has developed the "Better Care for NCDs" Introductory Course, a 15-hour self-administered program that introduces the key principles of the initiative and provides practical tools for identifying priorities and opportunities for improvement in PHC services. This course is part of the Organization's efforts to strengthen the ongoing training of health personnel, contributing to improved response in the comprehensive management of NCDs.
✅ To present the Introductory Course "Better Care for NCDs," highlighting its content, methodology, and the use of the assessment tool.
✅ Demonstrate the course's integration into NCD training efforts and its complementarity with other PHC training initiatives.
✅ Reflect on the role of NCD training as part of the strategy to strengthen PHC and advance toward Universal Health.
Moderator: Silvana Luciani, Chief of the Noncommunicable Disease, Violence, and Injury Prevention Unit, PAHO
- Welcome remarks
Anselm Hennis, Director of the National Health Service (NMH), PAHO - Presentation of the "Better Care for NCDs" Initiative and its impact on Primary Health Care
Jonás Gonseth-García, Senior Advisor, NCD Initiative, NMH, PAHO - Presentation of the "Better Care for NCDs" Introductory Course: Structure, methodology, and evaluation tool
Cintia L'Hopital, International Consultant at the NMH - Training in Primary Health Care and the role of the VCPH on PAHO's technical cooperation and its continuing health education strategy
Gabriel Listovsky, Head of the PAHO Virtual Campus - Questions and Answers
- Closing and final message with emphasis on PHC training
Ernesto Báscolo, Head of the Primary Health Care and Integrated Service Delivery Unit, PAHO