Online training course Mobile Phones for Sexual and Reproductive Health "MHealth4SRH" 2013
organised by
the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
WHO Collaborating Centre in Education and Research in Human Reproduction
4 March- 22 April 2013
The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER) offers an online training course Mobile Phones for Sexual and Reproductive Health - “MHealth4SRH”. The course is designed for professionals working in the domain of sexual and reproductive health or in information and communication technologies. Preference will be given to applicants who are willing to collaborate with other applicants from their country in order to form teams that prepare the relevant course assignments together.
Objectives
- To describe why and how mHealth is revolutionizing health care in general.
- To provide examples of successful mHealth approaches for sexual and reproductive health - those providing solutions for community members and those empowering health workers and those where mobile devices are used for data collection and transfer.
- To explore the research needs relating to mHealth for sexual and reproductive health and how to respond to these needs.
- To provide a framework for planning for a mHealth initiative on sexual and reproductive health.
Activities
- Course is facilitated by Dr Heli Bathija and includes many guest experts as on-line presenters.
- Six training modules with online lectures, resources and assignments.
- Community of practice with online forums.
- Quizzes.
Duration of course
Six weeks – one module per week - including a study break between 25 March to 1 April.
Summary of the course content
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Module title |
Sub-units of module |
Date of start of the module |
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1. Introduction |
4 March |
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What is mHealth |
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Why mHealth is important |
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Growth trends in mHealth |
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2. Policies, strategies and standards for mHealth |
11 March |
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Processes for initiating and development of policies and strategies |
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Governments responsibilities |
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Role of WHO and partners |
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3. Overview of successful projects and programmes of mHealth for SRH |
18 March |
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Facilitating community access to information and care |
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Empowering health personnel |
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Strengthening data gathering and information sharing |
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4. Monitoring and evaluating mHealth for SRH projects and programmes |
8 April |
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M&E Methodologies |
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Research Needs |
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Presenting results |
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Costing mHealth |
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5. Planning for new mHealth for SRH initiatives |
15 April |
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Framework |
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Importance of integrating |
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Partnerships |
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Budgeting and funding |
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6. Way forward |
22 April |
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Sharing of learning experiences |
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Announcing results of assignments |
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Describing individual and team future plans |
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Optional module 1: |
8 April |
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Barriers at individual and institutional level for mHealth |
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Principles for fostering change |
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Optional Module 2: |
15 April |
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Introduction of The WHO Integrated Management for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care e-learning toolkit |
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Tool for Situational Analysis to Assess Emergency and Essential Surgical Care |
Cost
- GFMER members: 200 CHF.
- non-GFMER members registering by 1 February: 300 CHF.
- non-GFMER members registering after 1 February: 400 CHF.
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