It's Time to Move Beyond Traditional Health Care Worker Training Approaches

Affiliations

¹ Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA. Julia.bluestone@jhpiego.org.
² Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA (Retired). Julia.bluestone@jhpiego.org.
⁴ Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Editorial

Julia Bluestone et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 30;9(3):431-432.

doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00553. Print 2021 Sep 30.

¹ Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA. Julia.bluestone@jhpiego.org.
² Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA (Retired). Julia.bluestone@jhpiego.org.
⁴ Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Abstract

Isn't it time that the global community move beyond traditional training and supportive supervision models to improve health care worker capacity?

Applying Adult Learning Best Practices to Design Immunization Training for Health Care Workers in Ghana.
Traicoff D, Tchoualeu DD, Opare J, Wardle M, Quaye P, Sandhu HS, Bonsu G. Traicoff D, et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021 Sep 30;9(3):487-497. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00090. Print 2021 Sep 30. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021. PMID: 34593576 Free PMC article.
Evaluation of the Impact of Immunization Second Year of Life Training Interventions on Health Care Workers in Ghana.
Tchoualeu DD, Harvey B, Nyaku M, Opare J, Traicoff D, Bonsu G, Quaye P, Sandhu HS. Tchoualeu DD, et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021 Sep 30;9(3):498-507. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00091. Print 2021 Sep 30. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021. PMID: 34593577 Free PMC article.

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