democratizing health sciences knowledge Erica Frank, MD, MPH Founder and Executive Director, Health Sciences Online Professor and Canada Research Chair UBC – School of Population and Public Health Health Sciences Online:

The problem we’re fixing In 2006 WHO identified a need for 4.3 million more trained health workers globally It is clear this will require greater use of training innovation, especially through information and communication technologies

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HSO’S VISION – Phase I A world where health professionals in training and practice access comprehensive, easily-found, high quality, free, current courses, references, and other learning resources to improve health.

Founding Collaborators and Funders American College of Preventive Medicine Annenberg Physician Training Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NATO – Science for Peace University of British Columbia World Bank World Health Organization World Medical Association

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“Health Sciences Online is a visionary undertaking.” – Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, Former Director, U.S. CDC “HSO.info will help globally democratize health science knowledge.” -Carmen Carpio, Knowledge Mgmt Officer, World Bank "HSO is an incredible resource for health professionals all over the world. Open access to health information should literally save millions of lives and lead to important new discoveries.” -Anne Margulies, former Executive Director, Open Course Ware, MIT “HSO is expected to make a considerable contribution to the advancement of e- learning worldwide.” -WHO, Building Foundations for E-Health, 2006 “The internet at its finest… a bonanza… a boon… an incredibly worthwhile enterprise… a model of what Health 2.0 and Science 2.0 can be… one of the most altruistic and honorable health service resources on the planet.” -Online reviews, 2009

HSO’S VISION – Phase II A world where health professionals in training and practice continue to have free access to -- a comprehensive, easily-found, high quality, free, current website, with courses, references, and other learning resources to improve health AND A world where anyone can become and remain a well-trained health professional in any discipline where they are qualified – to answer WHO’s expressed needs.

A community-based model for a more knowledgeable/plentiful health workforce We propose using community-based education to enormously and rapidly expand the number of well- trained health workers, combining the best aspects of a 19 th century apprenticeship with the 21 st century’s most powerful, high quality, and efficient educational tools.

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Examples of Educational Initiatives Public Health (Epi, biostats, Env Health, Admin, Social/Behav)UBC Physical Activity and HealthCDC; ACSM; Fundacion Santa Fe Bogota Dermatology for Primary Care PractitionersNATO; Yerevan State Medical University Perinatal Care (pre/intra/post partum, women’s and infants’ health)WHO, FIGO, MWIA ImmunologyUBC, PUEA Nutrition and HealthUBC/ University of West Indies (Barbados, Jamaica) Pre-medical CertificateUniv of Cape Town Foundations of Preventive MedicineAPTR? BiochemistryKenya/PUEA and UBC Adolescent HealthACPM CVD Prevention (child and adult)CINI, Procor, Universidad de los Andes Introduction to Pathology Field Medicine Hospital and Clinic-acquired infectious diseaseWHO PulmonologyIntl Primary Care Resp Speech/Language PathologyUtah State/ASHA? Climate Change and HealthPSR Certificate in Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol AbuseAnnenberg Foundation, Betty Ford Institute Surgery (general, ortho, ophthalmology, urology)Harvard's Global Surg Prgm, Univ of Zambia, Educ Cmte COSECSA

Erica Frank, MD, MPH Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health and Department of Family Practice Founder and Executive Director, Health Sciences Online Founder and Principal Investigator, Healthy Doc = Healthy Patient Immediate Past President, Physicians for Social Responsibility