Current situation
The chronic noncommunicable diseases are the leading causes of disability and death in Mexico and Latin America. In parallel, lagging diseases persist that affect the health of the mother and the infant, with a consequent impact on the life of the person, combined with the persistence of infectious diseases, generate a demand for health services centered on the person throughout along the life line, considering all the dimensions of your health.
These challenges in the provision of health services, added to the constant generation of scientific knowledge, oblige the health professional to be in constant training in order to assimilate new practices in person-centered prevention and care.
Solution
With the aim of encouraging health professionals in Mexico and Latin America be at the forefront of scientific knowledge, Carlos Slim Foundation has developed an academic offer with the academic endorsement of prestigious national and international universities, where updated and evidence-based content on maternal and perinatal health, chronic diseases, vaccinology and some infectious diseases, among others, is offered.
The academic offer consists of diplomas, competency certifications, workshops and courses, which are offered asynchronously through a robust digital platform, both for those health professionals who have access to the Internet and those who work in specialized areas. remote and require offline training.
The digital platform for continuing professional education in health of the Carlos Slim Foundation operates as follows:
- Because the academic offer is available for asynchronous access, health professionals advance at their own pace at times that best suit them, receiving academic content according to the profile of each professional.
- At the end of the courses, students can obtain university certificates and diplomas that accredit the acquisition of new academic knowledge.
About the Academic Offer
Content:
Segmented based on the professional's profile, in innovative formats that are easy to access, without software installation. You only need a device with Internet access, or to have the academic material for offline consultation.
Topics:
In video-lesson formats supported by synchronized presentations and academic performance recording.
Teachers:
The video-lessons are taught by recognized health experts in their field or specialty, who approach their topics from a practical perspective focused on the first level of care.
