234252 Latin American and the Caribbean

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

Charles Godue, MD , Human Resources for Health Area of Heath System Strengthening, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
     
This presentation will present examples of training programs that have successfully incorporated technology in order to deliver continuing education to public health professionals in rural and urban settings. The presenter will share e xamples of some of the successful distance learning programs implemented by PAHO/WHO with a particular focus on Latin Amrican and the Caribbean.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the benefits of utilizing interactive training methods to ensure successful distanct learning.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am responsible for PAHO's Project on Human Resources for Helath and the special initiative on the development of the public health workforce in the Region of the Americas.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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