1. Innovation, HealthEd and Universal Health Coverage : Where next?
Kunal D Patel

10. “Apart from Nigeria and South
Africa, I don’t think there is any other country
in Africa that has 100 doctors that have been
trained at the postgraduate level in family
medicine.”
Dr. Matie Obazee, President, WONCA Africa

11. Recruit and retain through training
Adoption of a collaborative interprofessional approach between health professionals, from training through to the workplace
Provide education and training relevant to the context and to user needs
Securing political and financial support to establish and maintain a strong PHC system
Recruit and retain through training

12. Standardise and accredit health professional education
Use technologies appropriately
Develop ICT training for learners, educators and patients
Recognise and consolidate the interdependence of all the health professionals in the PHC setting

13. Thanks!
@kunalthedreamer

14. Interprofessional (IP) e-learning offers valuable educational experiences to primary care practitioners, supporting the development of interprofessional collaboration. IP e-learning can be an effective method of education for busy primary care practitioners as its accessibility helps overcome time pressures related to their clinical work. IP e-learning is useful where geographic limitations exist (e.g. for practitioners based in rural communities). The use of IP e-learning methods can elicit a variety of financial gains – reducing costs for physical learning spaces and travel expenses. However, the overall cost- effectiveness of IP e-learning is unclear

15. A key advantage to IP e-learning is its flexibility for engagement in a range of self- directed, facilitative, interactive, synchronous/asynchronous activities which can be organised to fit practitioners’ work schedules.
The move from traditional classroom-based activities has resulted in some learners feeling isolated or reporting a lack of support from facilitators. However, the use of blended approaches can overcome these limitations.
Technical difficulties (e.g. software failures and connectivity problems) can undermine the quality of learners’ IP e-learning experiences. Efforts are therefore needed to eliminate such problems.
Future IP e-learning evaluations should focus on developing the robust evidence for its longer-term effects on behaviour, organisational practice, cost effectiveness and benefit for patients/clients.