The courses seek to strengthen the knowledge and competence of health professionals in various areas of public health.
Since its foundation in 2008, the Virtual Campus for Public Health of the Pan American Health Organization has managed to establish a base of 1.7 million users. The campus provides free access to courses for health workers to continue their learning in various disciplines or specific health topics.
All the courses are self-study and promote the self-taught education of the participants. In this way, users can choose a course and take it autonomously at their own pace, without a set date to complete them.
PAHO has added eight new courses to the Virtual Campus for Public Health:
Self-care for frontline emergency responders
A ten-hour course that will provide knowledge and strategies for professionals to identify and recognize stress management in the work environment. Link: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/autocuidado-para-personal-en-primera-linea-de-respuesta-en-situaciones-de-emergencia-en
Respectful maternal and neonatal treatment
This 25-hour course, as its name suggests, seeks to raise awareness and strengthen capacity on respectful maternal and neonatal treatment; as well as the identification of some theoretical elements and rights frameworks that support it. Link:
https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/trato-materno-y-neonatal-respetuoso-2021
iSupport: Skills and knowledge training for those caring for people with dementia
This seven-hour course will provide professionals with skills and knowledge about dementia, as well as relevant medical information about caring for a person with dementia, and self-care for those who provide care. Link:
Training in quality and good manufacturing practices, control, storage and distribution of blood and components
This 23-hour course aims to provide technical elements that support the implementation of a quality system and good manufacturing, control, distribution, and storage practices for blood products in blood banks in the region. Link: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/curso-introductorio-de-capacitacion-en-calidad-y-buenas-practicas-de-manufactura-control
Evaluation of health establishments through the Hospital Safety Index second version (ISHv2)
This course is a 40-hour training, which seeks to promote the Safe Hospitals initiative in the post-COVID-19 stage and stimulate the training of evaluators for its implementation. Link: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/curso-introductorio-de-capacitacion-en-calidad-y-buenas-practicas-de-manufactura-control
Comprehensive health of adolescents
Lasting six hours, this course seeks to improve the knowledge, understanding and skills of health personnel who work with adolescents and thus develop and implement programs, interventions and health services that respond to the needs of young people. Link: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/curso-introductorio-de-capacitacion-en-calidad-y-buenas-practicas-de-manufactura-control
Evidence-informed policy
This course lasts 44 hours and its purpose is to support the development of capacities to strengthen evidence-informed policies. Link: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/curso-virtual-introductorio-de-politicas-informadas-por-evidencias-pie
Water, sanitation and hygiene in the Sustainable Development Agenda
Through ten hours of course, its objective is that the participants know the methodology and minimum requirements for the estimation of the water, sanitation and hygiene indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda. Link: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/curso-introductorio-de-capacitacion-en-calidad-y-buenas-practicas-de-manufactura-control
The courses defined above are counted in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
They also offer certificates of participation and approval from PAHO.
Enter the Virtual Campus to learn more courses and training available: https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/es/curso/curso-virtual-sobre-medicion-automatica-precisa-de-la-presion-arterial-2020
