Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract Background With funding from the United States Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA), a consortium of health professional training institutions from Africa developed HIV-specific, interprofessional, team-based educational resources to better support trainees during the transition p...
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doaj-a890fb86c35e4dac8d69417e261932662020-12-13T12:08:37ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202020-12-012011810.1186/s12909-020-02420-xDeveloping an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan AfricaE. Kiguli-Malwadde0J. Z. Budak1E. Chilemba2F. Semitala3D. Von Zinkernagel4M. Mosepele5H. Conradie6J. Khanyola7C. Haruruvizhe8S. Martin9A. Kazembe10M. De Villiers11M. J. A. Reid12African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of WashingtonUniversity of Malawi, College of NursingMakerere UniversityUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of BotswanaStellenbosch UniversityUniversity of Global Health EquityUniversity of ZimbabweUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of Malawi, College of NursingStellenbosch UniversityUniversity of CaliforniaAbstract Background With funding from the United States Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA), a consortium of health professional training institutions from Africa developed HIV-specific, interprofessional, team-based educational resources to better support trainees during the transition period between pre-service training and professional practice. Methods Ten faculty members representing nine medical and nursing schools in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) developed a training package of modules focused on core clinical, public health, interprofessional education (IPE), and quality improvement (QI) domains related to HIV service delivery. Curriculum development was informed by a rapid needs assessment of existing tools and future needs for HIV education across 27 SSA health professions training institutions. A total of 17 modules were developed, targeted at newly qualified health care professionals to be taught in a series of two-day workshops meant to complement existing institution specific HIV-curricula. Results Between April and July 2019, a comprehensive case-based HIV training package was developed to support trainees in transition from pre-service training to independent professional practice. Each module, addressing different elements of interprofessional practice, was intended to be delivered in an interprofessional format. Thus far, 70 health professions training institutions in 14 countries have implemented the program; 547 educators facilitated STRIPE workshops, with a total of 5027 learners trained between September 2019 and September 2020. Conclusions To our knowledge this is the first IPE HIV-specific curriculum explicitly focused on enhancing the quality of training provided to graduating health care professionals working in SSA. The collaborative, cross-institutional, interprofessional approach to curriculum development provides a benchmark for how best-practice approaches to education can be disseminated in SSA.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02420-xHIVInterprofessionalQuality improvementCurriculum developmentSub Saharan Africa |
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E. Kiguli-Malwadde J. Z. Budak E. Chilemba F. Semitala D. Von Zinkernagel M. Mosepele H. Conradie J. Khanyola C. Haruruvizhe S. Martin A. Kazembe M. De Villiers M. J. A. Reid |
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E. Kiguli-Malwadde J. Z. Budak E. Chilemba F. Semitala D. Von Zinkernagel M. Mosepele H. Conradie J. Khanyola C. Haruruvizhe S. Martin A. Kazembe M. De Villiers M. J. A. Reid Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa BMC Medical Education HIV Interprofessional Quality improvement Curriculum development Sub Saharan Africa |
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E. Kiguli-Malwadde J. Z. Budak E. Chilemba F. Semitala D. Von Zinkernagel M. Mosepele H. Conradie J. Khanyola C. Haruruvizhe S. Martin A. Kazembe M. De Villiers M. J. A. Reid |
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Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa |
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Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa |
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Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa |
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Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa |
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Developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based HIV care for sub-Saharan Africa |
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developing an interprofessional transition course to improve team-based hiv care for sub-saharan africa |
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Abstract Background With funding from the United States Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA), a consortium of health professional training institutions from Africa developed HIV-specific, interprofessional, team-based educational resources to better support trainees during the transition period between pre-service training and professional practice. Methods Ten faculty members representing nine medical and nursing schools in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) developed a training package of modules focused on core clinical, public health, interprofessional education (IPE), and quality improvement (QI) domains related to HIV service delivery. Curriculum development was informed by a rapid needs assessment of existing tools and future needs for HIV education across 27 SSA health professions training institutions. A total of 17 modules were developed, targeted at newly qualified health care professionals to be taught in a series of two-day workshops meant to complement existing institution specific HIV-curricula. Results Between April and July 2019, a comprehensive case-based HIV training package was developed to support trainees in transition from pre-service training to independent professional practice. Each module, addressing different elements of interprofessional practice, was intended to be delivered in an interprofessional format. Thus far, 70 health professions training institutions in 14 countries have implemented the program; 547 educators facilitated STRIPE workshops, with a total of 5027 learners trained between September 2019 and September 2020. Conclusions To our knowledge this is the first IPE HIV-specific curriculum explicitly focused on enhancing the quality of training provided to graduating health care professionals working in SSA. The collaborative, cross-institutional, interprofessional approach to curriculum development provides a benchmark for how best-practice approaches to education can be disseminated in SSA. |
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HIV Interprofessional Quality improvement Curriculum development Sub Saharan Africa |
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