The I-TECH Global Health Clinical Seminar Series has now concluded. Thank you for your ongoing participation. Archived sessions will remain available for download through August 31, 2012.
The I-TECH Global Health Clinical Seminar Series is a bi-monthly distance learning series aimed at health care workers working in resource-limited settings worldwide. Expert clinicians present on a variety of care and treatment topics via live, interactive sessions broadcast over the internet free of charge to participating clinicians. These 60 minute sessions typically use a case based format during the live session and have a listserv that allows participants to engage in follow-up communication across sites after each session. Archived sessions are available for downloading from this website. Most sessions are conducted in English.
Objectives of the Clinical Seminar Series
- Increase knowledge and skills of health care workers related to care, treatment, diagnosis, and comprehensive management of patients affected by AIDS, TB, malaria, hepatitis, and other medical conditions common in resource-limited settings;
- Increase collaboration and communication by clinicians working in resource-limited settings, with an emphasis on sharing of best practices and lessons learned;
- Rapidly disseminate relevant cutting-edge clinical research findings that could advance the quality of care delivered by clinicians in a wide variety of settings;
- Gain proficiency in use of the “interactive webcasting” distance learning technology in order to broaden its application for new audiences and purposes.
Target Audience
Clinicians (physicians, medical officers, clinical officers, nurses, medical students) who work in resource-limited settings worldwide.
Session Length
60 minutes
