Revamping Health Professionals Education for Stronger Health Systems

Continuing education for health professionals.

Although continuing education in the health professions is an important endeavor, it has been largely neglected in the professional literature. Few studies have been done on (a) conceptual models to guide the design and implementation of continuing education and (b) the use of such models in continuing education. To fill this gap, two such models are described in this article: (a) instructional...

Computerised education for health professionals

As a result of the use of computers and information technology to support the management of health care information, it is essential that all health care professionals have a solid grounding in health informatics or information technology (IT). IT education is more than computer literacy, it also includes the concepts of information science and how it can be best used by health providers and co...

Priority Setting on the Path to UHC: Time for Stronger Institutions and Stronger Health Systems: Response to Recent Commentaries

A Review on Interprofessional Education in Health Professionals’ Training

Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) as one of the educational methods has been emphasized in many literature. It is believed that it can increase Interprofessional collaborations and improve the quality of patient care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concept, teaching- learning process and effectiveness of IPE in health professionals’ training. Methods: This was ...

[Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world].

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA (Prof J Frenk MD); China Medical Board, Cambridge, MA, USA (L Chen MD); Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan (Prof Z A Bhutta PhD); George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA (Prof J Cohen MD); Independent member of House of Lords, London, UK (N Crisp KCB); James P Grant School of Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Prof T E...