P209 Global Remote and Rural Healthcare - Quarterly Webinar

About This Course

In November 2020 Bridge2Aid hosted a 2 day conference on ‘Remote and Rural Healthcare – How Can we do it Better?’. In advance of the next conference in November 2021 we are running a series of short webinars to continue the exploration of this important topic  

This first recorded webinar features four international speakers, covering the topics of frugal technology and multi-modal teaching methods, student-centred and context-sensitive education to prepare health professionals for challenging contexts, and the importance of compassion in delivering support to those in need.

We strongly believe that there is much to be learned from the experiences of others in delivering and researching any aspect of providing healthcare in remote and rural areas and we hope you will join us for this event.

• Student-Centered and Context-Sensitive Education to Prepare Health Professionals for Challenging Contexts

Speaker - Prof Janneke Frambach - Assistant Professor at the School of Health Professions Education (SHE), Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

• The Role of Compassion in Delivering Support to Those in Need

Speakers - Dr David Okello - Director of Health Systems at the African Center for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)  and Prof Francis Omaswa - Chief Executive Officer · ‎Executive Director, African Center for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)

• Combining Frugal Technology, The Arclight Ophthalmoscope, and Multi-Modal Teaching Methods to Empower Community Eye Care Workers

Speaker - Dr Martin Anderson - an ophthalmologist and honorary research fellow in the School of Medicine Global Health Team at the University of St Andrews

Aims

This course aims to provide an overview of the topics of frugal technology and multi-modal teaching methods, student-centred and context-sensitive education to prepare health professionals for challenging contexts, and the importance of compassion in delivering support to those in need.

Objectives

• To effectively deliver medical education, training and healthcare in remote and rural settings by learning about.
• Innovations in medical education for Health Care Professionals working in remote and rural settings.
• The use of frugal technology and multi-modal teaching methods. 
• The growing understanding of how vital compassion is for Healthcare Workers.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this webinar delegates will be aware of how to educate Health Care Professionals to face the challenges of working in remote and rural settings and understand the importance of compassion in the post Covid world. Delegates will be made aware of how advances in frugal technology, and the use of virtual and other learning techniques can enhance education in remote and rural areas.

GDC Development Outcomes