Event
Global Primary Care Workshop Series - Workshop #3
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:00to13:00
Topic: In what ways should we deploy our healthcare workforce to better respond to the control of non-communicable diseases?
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Zoom:
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Required reading:
Strengths of a PHC approach to the prevention and control of NCDs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244358/
Task-shifting to overcome healthcare workforce challenges: https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-015-0129-5
Optional reading:
The Paradox of Primary Care:
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A code of best practice for disease control programmes to avoid damaging health care services in developing countries:
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Discussion Questions:
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- 鈥淐ommunity participation and empowerment will be essential to achieving progress鈥� (Haque et al., 2020). What does this quote mean? What does this mean for communities, for investors, for health and social systems?
- How can different groups of healthcare workers contribute to the management of NCDs? (e.g., community health workers, nurse practitioners, physicians)
Optional Discussion Question:
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What kind of NCD programmes do we need to strengthen primary healthcare systems?