China/Germany HIV/AIDS Prevention

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China/Germany HIV/AIDS Prevention Control
Online Training Program A New Cooperative
Approach for Capacity Building

• Kong-Lai Zhang M.D
• Peking Union Medical College
• Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

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Why an Internet Based Training Program

• To bridge the gap between the needs of the
  growing HIV epidemic in China and the medical
  care of Chinese physicians on a grass-root level
• Lack of professional knowledge and skills
• Negative attitudes towards PLWHA
• Limited view held towards HIV/AIDS issues

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Why an Internet Based Training Program

• To develop a new and innovative approach for
  continuing education and learning
• Self-directed learning
• Voluntary and convenient
• Broader scoped basis for learning
• Practical approach to meet physicians real needs
• Stimulate life-long learning
• Permanently available
• Cost effective

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How we developed the online training course

• Needs Assessment Field study to identify
• Feasibility
• Necessity
• Real needs of physicians
• Design
• Goals
• Training methods
• Content
• Study activities

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Our goals

• To enhance the ability to critically think
  through each case, to come up with a solution,
  and to make use of scientific knowledge
• To enhance the quality of healthcare service for
  PLWHA
• To enhance the ability for self-learning via the
  internet
• To begin to build the foundation for an HIV/AIDS
  prevention and control network

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Participants

• Clinical professionalsDoctors, Nurses, Hospital
  Administrators
• Public Health professionals Professionals
  working at CDCs, Health bureau officials
• Both at county level.

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Online Training Course Content

• Epidemiology
• Virology
• Diagnosis Treatment
• Professional exposure and safety
• Health education
• Ethical issues
• Legal issues
• Social behavior
• Intervention planning
• Multi-sectional collaboration
• Policy development
• Care and support for PLWHA

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Learning Methodology

• Participatory
• Self-planned
• Heuristic
• Task based

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Activities

• Compulsory elective reading
• Time-bound assignments
• Quizzes
• Discussion forum
• Online chatting
• Face to face workshops
• Teamwork

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Timeline

• Training Period May 17-November 8, 2006
• Participants 60 trainees from the Sichuan and
  Guizhou provinces
• Teaching group, 4 e-tutors, Experts Committee

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Our Hopes and Expectations

• To continue the training program
• To extend our program to other areas
• To be useful for people with non-medical
  background (people from NGOs and governmental
  sectors)

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTATION !

• Prof. Zhang Konglai PUMC
• Dr. Cai Jiming CPMA
• www.cpma.org.cn
• caijm_at_moh.gov.cn