The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) unit at Qatar University College of Health Sciences (QU-CHS) recently held an orientation session.
The “Orientation to training courses in public health programme at QU: Field experience and health education practicum” session was delivered by Dr Ghadir Fakhri al-Jayyousi, lecturer and training co-ordinator at CHS Department of Public Health.
It aimed to highlight the importance of providing training for supervisors who train students in various health organisations and prepare them to become distinguished healthcare providers in multiple health systems. The CPD Unit had been accredited by Qatar Ministry of Public Health.
The event brought together many health educators and healthcare practitioners who supervise and train QU Public Health students during training courses at Qatar Cancer Society.
Dr al-Jayyousi gave an introductory presentation on QU Public Health programme followed by a discussion about the main objectives of experience-based learning for students. She also highlighted the goals of the Field Experience and Health Education Practicum courses and stressed the importance of realising these goals during the training programmes.
CPD unit co-ordinator Dr Hiba Bawadi recalled that the College of Health Sciences is one of the earliest accredited CPD providers for healthcare practitioners in Qatar.
“The College continues in its efforts to identify gaps in professional practice and to provide effective Continuing Medical Education/CPD programmes to stimulate a positive change in knowledge, competence, and performance of healthcare practitioners.”
Some participants at the orientation session.
