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Today, I would like to discuss one of the important issues of Global Public health. As we already know that Public Health is the art and science that deals with the prevention and control of diseases along with health promotion through standard strategies for better living, there is a need for all the under-developed, developing, Middle and Low income countries to concentrate much on the public health standards to improve the healthy living of the population.
Background:
It is a well known fact that the United States is one of the most sophisticated countries in research and health promotion, that remains at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services and is recognized as the United States premiere health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agencies since 1946. It is globally recognized for conducting research and investigations for its action-oriented approach. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Grand Rounds (PHGR) presents a Continuing Education programme on major public health issues every month. Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores the impact of interventions on global health.
Continuing Education is a specific learning activity to encourage professionals to expand their foundations of knowledge and stay up-to-date on new developments. This is also characterized by the issuance of a certificate with credential units know as Continuing Education Units (CEU). These credentials are different for different professions as they are issued by their respective boards. For example, in case of Pharmacy these are issued by Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the points are considered as Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) units. In case of medical professionals these are issued by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the points are considered as Continuing Medical Education (CME) units. These units adds as credentials for all the healthcare professionals for their career growth or sometimes course completion. This system is followed in United States and parts of Canada. The education system in India need to be updated to achieve such standards.
About the Programme:
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Grand Rounds (PHGR) presents a Continuing Education programme on “Dengue and Chikungunya in Our Backyard: Preventing Aedes Mosquito-Borne Diseases” this month on 19 May, 2015 at 10.30pm - Indian Standard Time (IST). This session will highlight the importance of preventing Aedes mosquito-borne diseases and the need for improved diagnostic, prevention and control measures, which describes the key measures of morbidity, mortality, Evidence based preventive interventions, identification of research gaps and strategies to achieve prevention goals of mosquito-borne diseases. For more details about the programme check out the link below:
Expected Outcomes:
As it is a knowledge-based activity, all the health care professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) can update their knowledge on the various strategies and the evidence based practice on this particular theme. All the participants who have successfully completed the online seminar evaluation are then eligible to get awarded by the CE certificates. This helps students and all practitioners in getting recognition for the update knowledge and their career growth as well.
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Deepak Kumar Bandari,
Pharm.D Intern,
Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy - India
Elsevier Student Ambassador - South Asia
