The network - Towards Unity For Health - Alert https://www.the-networktufh.org/alerts/alert en Alert May 2015 https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-may-2015 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h2><strong>Bambanani 2015 <br />Conference Gauteng, South Africa</strong></h2> <h2><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 355 width: 250px; height: 355px; 250" width="250" height="355" class="media-image" style="width: 250px; height: 355px;" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image-1_3.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </h2> <h3><strong>Registrations are open!</strong></h3> <div> </div> <div>Registrations for the Annual Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) are open. <a href="https://www.cvent.com/d/rrqp2l" target="_blank"><strong>You can register on the website.</strong></a> The theme for this year is Education for Change'. By calling 'Bambanani' we want to make you all work together.</div> <div>This Conference takes place in Gauteng, South Africa, from September 12-16. We are jointly organizing the conference with <a href="https://saahe.org.za/" target="_blank"><strong>SAAHE</strong></a> (South African Association of Health Educationalists) and <strong><a href="https://www.up.ac.za/" target="_blank">University of Pretoria</a></strong>.</div> <div> </div> <div>You can regsiter on the website Bambanani and also find information concerning the conference, the fees, the program, accommodation, the visa requirements and other practical information. Please note that you can register as ‘<a href="https://www.cvent.com/d/frqp2l/4W" target="_blank"><strong>individual</strong></a>’ (staff members, other individuals, …) or as a ‘<a href="https://www.cvent.com/d/qrqqh9/4W" target="_blank"><strong>student</strong></a>’. If you are interested in an exhibition place at the conference, please register as '<a href="https://www.cvent.com/d/wrqqh9/4W" target="_blank"><strong>exhibitor</strong></a>'. </div> <div> </div> <h3><strong>Abstract submission extended until May 11</strong></h3> <div> </div> <div>The deadline for submission of abstracts is extended until <strong>Monday May 11</strong>. You can submit an abstract <strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/abstract-submission" target="_blank">on this link</a></strong>. Participants can submit their abstracts and select one of <strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/http%3A/www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/introduction/abstract-submission/format" target="_blank">the following formats</a></strong>: poster, student poster, oral platform presentation and mini-workshop.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/abstract-submission/themes-and-subthemes" target="_blank">There are 7 main subthemes</a></strong>:  Partnering for change; Changing education and society through technology or simulation; Creating health systems that promote/enhance change; Communities changing students / students changing communities;  Building human resources as agents for change; Measuring change / managing change; Transforming health professions education.<br /> </div> <div> </div> <h3><strong>2015 Projects That Work Application </strong></h3> <div> </div> <div>One of the unique features of the annual Network: TUFH conference is the Projects That Work competition. Now in its third year, the competition will provide representatives of up to five selected projects to attend the 2015 Network: TUFH Conference the opportunity to showcase successful projects related to the 2015 conference theme “Education for Change”. The competition is sponsored by FAIMER (<a href="https://www.faimer.org">www.faimer.org</a>), a Network partner organization, and that sponsorship includes air travel, hotel accommodation, and conference registration fees for the winners who will be selected by a distinguished international group of reviewers. </div> <div> </div> <div>More information can be found on <strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/project-work-2015">the website</a>.</strong></div> <div>The application form can be found <strong><a href="https://faimer.fluidreview.com/res/p/projects-that-work/" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></div> <div><em><strong>Deadline: May 15, 2015</strong></em></div> <div> </div> <h3><strong>Student Projects for Health</strong></h3> <div> </div> <div>The Student Projects for Health competition is supported by the Global Education in Medicine Exchange (GEMx) consortium—a global network for exchanges—and FAIMER, and will be a feature of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) conference. The Student Projects for Health competition recognizes students who have made outstanding contributions to projects that successfully promote community health and well-being. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in any course of study who have been participating in such projects.</div> <div> </div> <div>More information can be found on <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/student-projects-health" target="_blank"><strong>the website</strong></a>.</div> <div>The application form can be found <strong><a href="https://faimer.fluidreview.com/res/p/student-projects-for-heal/" target="_blank">here.</a></strong></div> <div><em><strong>Deadline: May 15, 2015</strong></em></div> <div> </div> <h2><strong>Support GHETS partner, Nidan, in Nepal as they move forward after tragedy</strong></h2> <p> </p> <div><div id="styles-2" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 197 width: 250px; height: 197px; 250" width="250" height="197" class="media-image" style="width: 250px; height: 197px;" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/tekening%20nepal2.png" alt="" title="" /></div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/StandwithNepal?fref=ts">#StandwithNepal</a></strong></div> <div> </div> <div>Nidan is a community based organization that focuses on preventive health, primary health care, and maternal and child health at the level of Nepali communities. Their efforts are driven by a vision of a socially equitable, healthy future for every Nepali focusing on a comprehensive, community-oriented approach to health and supporting local, long-term <span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">capacity building. For more information, please <a href="https://nidan.org.np/" target="_blank"><strong>click here</strong></a>. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><a href="https://www.ghets.org/support/" target="_blank"><strong>Donate here!</strong></a></div> <div>All donations will go directly to Nidan to support their efforts, both short term and in long term, to help effectively re-construct Nepal, physically and mentally, on the ground in the communities who need it most.</div> <div> </div> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Mon, 04 May 2015 10:29:25 +0000 hcnudde 1549 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-may-2015#comments Alert April 2015 https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-april-2015 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h2><strong>Bambanani 2015<br />Conference Gauteng, South </strong></h2> <p><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 213 width: 150px; height: 213px; 150" width="150" height="213" class="media-image" style="width: 150px; height: 213px;" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image-1_2.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </p> <h3><strong>Abstract submission extended until May 1</strong></h3> <p>The deadline for submission of abstracts is extended until May 1. You can submit an abstract<a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/abstract-submission" target="_blank"> <strong>on this link.</strong></a></p> <p>Participants can submit their abstracts and select one of the following formats: poster, student poster, Oral Platform Presentation, mini-workshop and pre-conference workshop.</p> <p>There are 7 main subthemes:  Partnering for change; Changing education and society through technology or simulation; Creating health systems that promote/enhance change; Communities changing students / students changing communities;  Building human resources as agents for change; Measuring change / managing change; Transforming health professions education</p> <h3><strong>Registration for the Conference</strong></h3> <p>The registration page will be launched very shortly and you will receive a personal invitation to start your registration. You can find the most updated information concerning<strong> <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/http%3A/www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/introduction/program-overview" target="_blank">the program</a></strong>, the<strong> <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/http%3A/www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/introduction/key-note-speakers" target="_blank">key-note speakers</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/http%3A/www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/introduction/fees-conference" target="_blank">the fees</a></strong> on the website.</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>GHETS Minigrant </strong></h2> <p>GHETS is accepting applications for GHETS Minigrants for members of the Women and Health Taskforce. Through<strong> <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/http%3A/www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/introduction/ghets-mini-grant-application" target="_blank">this link</a></strong> you can find the application and the criteria that will be used to decide grant recipients.</p> <p>The application can be emailed directly to Meghan Kennedy at <strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></strong>  If you have any other questions, please contact Meghan Kennedy directly.</p> <p><strong>Deadline: May 1, 2015</strong></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>2015 Projects That Work Application </strong></h2> <p>One of the unique features of the annual Network: TUFH conference is the <strong>Projects That Work</strong> competition. Now in its third year, the competition will provide representatives of up to five selected projects to attend the 2015 Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) conference in Pretoria, South Africa, September 12-16 the opportunity to showcase successful projects related to the 2015 conference theme “Education for Change”.  </p> <p>The competition is sponsored by <strong>FAIMER </strong>(<a href="https://www.faimer.org/">www.faimer.org</a>), a Network partner organization, and that sponsorship includes air travel, hotel accommodation, and conference registration fees for the winners who will be selected by a distinguished international group of reviewers. Although registration for the conference is not yet open, watch this website for more information as it becomes available.</p> <p>More information can be found on<a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/project-work-2015" target="_blank"> <strong>the website</strong>.</a><br />The application form can be found <strong><a href="https://faimer.fluidreview.com/res/p/projects-that-work/" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Deadline: May 15, 2015</strong></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Student Projects for Health</strong></h2> <p>Welcome to the Student Projects for Health competition application. The Student Projects for Health competition is supported by the <a href="https://www.gemxelectives.org/" target="_blank">Global Education in Medicine Exchange (GEMx) consortium</a>—a global network for exchanges—and <a href="https://www.faimer.org/" target="_blank">FAIMER</a>, and will be a feature of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) conference that will take place in Pretoria, South Africa, September 12‑16, 2015. The theme of the conference is Education for Change.<br />  <br /> The Student Projects for Health competition recognizes students who have made outstanding contributions to projects that successfully promote community health and well-being. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in any course of study who have been participating in such projects.</p> <p>More information can be found on <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/student-projects-health" target="_blank"><strong>the website</strong>.</a><br />The application form can be found <strong><a href="https://faimer.fluidreview.com/res/p/student-projects-for-heal/" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Deadline: May 01, 2015</strong></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Apologies if you receive this newsletter more than once. </em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> </div></div></div> Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:26:44 +0000 hcnudde 1546 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-april-2015#comments March 2015 - 2 https://www.the-networktufh.org/march-2015-2 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h4 style="margin-top: 1.2857em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Call for candidates: Secretary General - The Network: Towards Unity for Health</span></h4> <div style="margin-top: 1.2857em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 1.38em;">Prof. Jan de Maeseneer is the current Secretary General of the Network: Towards Unity for Health. He will end his mandate in 2016. </span><span style="line-height: 1.38em;">Therefore a new Secretary General will be elected during the Conference in Pretoria. Candidates for this mandate, can mail their Curriculum Vitae and motivation letter towards </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Vacancy%20Secretary%20General" style="line-height: 1.38em;" target="_blank">the secretariat of The Network: TUFH</a><span style="line-height: 1.38em;">. </span></div> <div style="margin-top: 1.2857em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: 1.38em;">Please send your application </span><u style="line-height: 1.38em;"><strong>before April 30.</strong></u><span style="line-height: 1.38em;">  </span><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/call-nominaties-secretary-general-network-towards-unity-health" style="line-height: 1.38em;" target="_blank">More information about the profile can be found here</a><span style="line-height: 1.38em;">.</span><span style="line-height: 1.38em;"> </span><br /> </div> <h4><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Conference Gauteng 2015 – Abstract Submission </span></h4> <div> </div> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The Network: TUFH wants to give the opportunity to the participants to present their work around the theme '<strong>Education for change</strong>'.</span></div> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Participants can submit their abstracts and select one of the following formats: poster, student poster, Oral Platform Presentation, mini-workshop and pre-conference workshop. </span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">There are 7 main subthemes:  Partnering for change; Changing education and society through technology or simulation; Creating health systems that promote/enhance change; Communities changing students / students changing communities;  Building human resources as agents for change; Measuring change / managing change; Transforming health professions education</span></div> <div> </div> <div>The <strong>deadline for submission of abstracts is April 13,</strong> 2015. You can <strong>submit an abstract <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/abstract-submission" target="_blank">on this link.</a></strong></div> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">If you would like to </span><strong style="line-height: 1.3846em;">organize a pre-conference</strong><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">, </span>please submit an abstract form before April 2. </div> <div> </div> <div> <h4 style="margin-top: 1.2857em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Apply now: Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Wits </span></h4> </div> <div> </div> <div>The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences is looking to establish the positon of Director of Undergraduate Education in the School of Clinical Medicine; <span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Director: Undergraduate Education in School of Clinical Medicine; </span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg</span></div> <div> </div> <div>The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to the education of health professional graduates who are responsive to the health needs of the South African people. To achieve this end the Faculty has created the Directorate of Undergraduate Education in the School of Clinical Medicine. This directorate represents a key position in the revitalised environment for faculty education. It will work together with an Assistant Dean: Teaching and Learning as well as a restructured education unit. The Faculty invites applications from suitably qualified individuals. </div> <div> </div> <div>Find out more about the qualifications, <strong>expectations and duties for this position <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/vacancy-wits-director-undergraduate-education-school-clinical-medicine#overlay-context=conferences/2015/abstract-submission">here</a></strong>. </div> <div>For more information <strong>please visit <a href="https://www.wits.ac.za/health" target="_blank">the website</a>.</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> <h4 style="margin-top: 1.2857em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Announcement of the first winner of the International Social Accountability Award</span></h4> <div> </div> <div>OTTAWA – AFMC announced that the Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet) is the very first recipient of the AFMC – Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award. The Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet) is a global movement of medical schools committed to increasing the impact of academic institutions on health and the development of equitable health care systems, notably by focussing the training of health professionals on improved health equity. It is a learning community where institutions and individuals work to develop a global view of health challenges and try to meet local and national health priorities.</div> <div> </div> <div>THEnet is made up of faculties in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australia that are committed to pioneering innovative approaches to facilitate access to care in disadvantaged communities. It helped develop an evaluation framework to assess the social accountability of medical schools.</div> <div>“It is an honour to present this award to Dr. André-Jacques Neusy and Ms. Bjorg Palsdottir, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, respectively, of THEnet,” noted Dr. Geneviève Moineau, President &amp; CEO of AFMC. “The solid international reputation they have built over the years, as well as their positive impact on the communities they serve and their desire to promote social justice and equity truly deserve to be recognized and celebrated by the academic community.”</div> <div><a href="https://www.afmc.ca/awards-charles-boelen-e.php" target="_blank">For more information on the AFMC – Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award, please visit the AFMC Website.</a></div> <div><a href="https://www.mededconference.ca/ccme2015/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank">For more information on the Canadian Conference on Medical Education and the presentation of AFMC awards, please consult the conference Website</a></div> <div><a href="https://thenetcommunity.org/" target="_blank">For more information on THEnet, please visit the movement’s Website.</a></div> <div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.9997997283936px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.9997997283936px;"> </div> </div> </div> <h4 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Call for proposals: Emerging challenges and solutions on faculty development in Asia and Pacific Region </span></h4> <div> </div> <div>“Call for proposal” from the Asia-Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health – AAAH.</div> <div>AAAH is a regional partnership mechanism established in response to the international recognition of the need for global and regional action strengthen country health workforce planning and action. <span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The “Call for proposal” is for those persons who are interested to submit for the AAAH intersession. </span></div> <div>Proposal must be submitted electronically (online) by the closing date to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Call%20for%20proposal%20%3A%20Emerging%20challenges%20and%20solutions%20on%20faculty%20development%20in%20Asia%20and%20Pacific%20Region">[email protected]</a>.</div> <div>Accordingly, all submissions must be written in English only and proposals are not more than 10,000 words. Applicants must submit their proposals by Tuesday 31st March 2015, 23.59 hours (Bangkok time). You can visit <a href="https://www.aaahrh.org/index.php" target="_blank">the website</a> or read more information <a href="https://aaahrh.org/pdf/Call%20for%20proposal%2030%20JAN%202015%20FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> <div> </div> <div> <div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.9997997283936px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div> </div> <h4 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">WHO publishes systematic review of eLearning in health professional education</span></h4> <div> </div> <div>WHO : “ eLearning for undergraduate health professional education - a systematic review informing a radical transformation of health workforce development.” <span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Health Workforce in collaboration with the Department of Knowledge, Ethics and Research commissioned the Global eHealth Unit (GeHU) at Imperial College London to conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature to evaluate the effectiveness of eLearning for undergraduate health professional education. </span></div> <div> </div> <div>The review is based on a rigorous search, analysis and presentation of data that provides decision-makers with an up-to-date picture of current knowledge on eLearning for undergraduate professional education. It responds to a need at the country level for evidence to inform and guide health professional education as an important vehicle in preparing health professionals to be ‘fit-for-purpose’.</div> <div> </div> <div>At a global level, it will assist in the implementation of the WHO’s global human resources for health strategy by providing the best evidence of how and where eLearning can best be used in country settings. The report also provides a foundation for the development of future WHO guidelines for pre-service training and the direction for  future research.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Click <a href="https://whoeducationguidelines.org/content/elearning-report" target="_blank">here</a> for a copy of the report.</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div></div></div> Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:53:43 +0000 hcnudde 1538 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/march-2015-2#comments March 2015 https://www.the-networktufh.org/march-2015 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h3><strong>BAMBANANI - Conference Gauteng, South Africa, September 12 - 16, 2015</strong></h3> <h3><strong>Abstract submission is open</strong></h3> <div><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">EDUCATION FOR CHANGE </span></strong></div> <div> </div> <div><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 284 height: 284px; width: 200px; 200" width="200" height="284" class="media-image" style="height: 284px; width: 200px;" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image-1_1.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Abstract submission: open!</strong></div> <div>The Network: TUFH wants to give the opportunity to the participants to present their work around the theme 'Education for change'. Participants can submit their abstracts and select one of the following formats: <span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">poster, student poster, </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.9997997283936px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Oral Platform Presentation</span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">, mini-workshop and pre-conference workshop. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>There are 7 main subthemes</strong>: </div> <div>Partnering for change</div> <div>Changing education and society through technology or simulation</div> <div>Creating health systems that promote/enhance change</div> <div>Communities changing students / students changing communities</div> <div>Building human resources as agents for change</div> <div>Measuring change / managing change</div> <div>Transforming health professions education</div> <div> </div> <div>All <strong>the information</strong> concerning the abstract submission procedure can be found on<strong> <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/http%3A/www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2015/introduction/abstract-submission#overlay-context=user">the website of The Network: Towards Unity for Health</a>. </strong></div> <div> </div> <div><strong>The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 13, 2015.</strong></div> <div> <div> </div> <h3><strong>Call for abstract reviewers</strong></h3> <div> </div> <div>If you are interested in becoming an abstract reviewer for the Annual Conference of The Network: TUFH held in Gauteng, South Africa, from 12-16 September, 2015, you can fill in the <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/abstract-submission/reviewers" target="_blank">reviewers from on the website</a>. De deadline for submission of abstract reviewer is <strong>March 16</strong>, 2015.</div> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">More information on the timing, the required qualifications and the general principles can be found <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/abstract-submission/reviewers" target="_blank">on the same page</a>. </span></div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div></div></div> Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:52:29 +0000 hcnudde 1537 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/march-2015#comments January 2015 https://www.the-networktufh.org/january-2015 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <div> <h5><strong style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">2015 Annual Conference: September 12-16 in Pretoria, South Africa</strong></h5> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">We are pleased to inform you about the Next Annual Conference of The Network: TUFH.</span></div> <div>It will be a joint meeting of the 2015 Annual Conferences of the Network: Towards Unity for Health and SAAHE, the South African Association for Health Educationalists. The theme of the conference is "Education for change". <span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">You can find the flyer of the Conference </span><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/2015%20flyer%20front%20and%20back.pdf" style="line-height: 1.3846em;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">. </span></div> </div> <div> </div> <h5><strong style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Fortaleza Declaration</strong></h5> <div>On the website of the Network: Towards Unitfy for Health you find the declarations that were prepared during the Conference in Fortaleza:</div> <div>* <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/The%20WHTF%20declaration.pdf" target="_blank">The WHTF declaration</a></div> <div>* <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/The%20Fortaleza%20declaration.pdf" target="_blank">The Fortaleza Declaration prepared by the students</a><br /> </div> <h5><strong style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Winners Mini Stella Grant</strong></h5> <div>The Stella Mini-Grant is a grant to finance a small-scale community project, aiming to improve equitable health care.We wish the winners all the best with their projects!</div> <div>- Louricha Opina-Tan, University of the Philippines, Project: Community-based Smoking Control Campaign</div> <div>- Menyo Innocent, Makere University, Project: Promotion of cheap effective nutrition practices by people of Kayunga sub county</div> <div>- Liz Ponnet, Ghent University, Exploring use of Primary Health Care Services for children in Joanopolis, São Paulo, Brazil<br /> </div> <h5><strong style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Host a Conference</strong></h5> <div>We always welcome applications for co-hosting the Annual Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health. Applications to host the 2016 Annual Conference need to be submitted by Feb 1, 2015. <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/host-a-conference" target="_blank">Please fill in the application form</a>. <br /> </div> <h5><strong><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">Candidates SG role</span></strong></h5> <div>Prof. Jan de Maeseneer is the current Secretary General of the Network: Towards Unity for Health. He will end his mandate in 2016. Therefore a new Secretary General will be elected during the Conference in Pretoria. Candidates for this mandate, can mail their Curriculum Vitae and motivation letter towards <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Candidate%20Secretary%20General">the secretariat of The Network: TUFH</a>. </div> <div> </div> <div> <h5><strong><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">2015, Global Health Conference, June 11-12, Gaborone, Botswana</span></strong></h5> </div> <div>The theme of this Conference is “Embracing Public Health Interventions Towards; Building Healthier Communities". More information can be found on <a href="https://www.ghconference.com/" target="_blank">the website</a>. The abstract submission deadline is 30 Januari 2015.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <h5><strong><span style="font-size: 1.3846em; line-height: 1.3333em;">The Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice</span></strong></h5> </div> <div>The Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice is the product of the WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice.You can download the document <a href="https://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2010/WHO_HRH_HPN_10.3_eng.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> and find more information on <a href="https://whoeducationguidelines.org/" target="_blank">the website</a>.<br /> </div> <div> </div> </div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:13:26 +0000 hcnudde 1520 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/january-2015#comments November 2014 https://www.the-networktufh.org/november-2014 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h3><strong>Conference Fortaleza, 19- 23 November, Brazil</strong></h3> <div> </div> <div>The Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health 'Strengthening health professionals education as a policy to improve health' will take place in Fortaleza, 19 - 23 November. More information in this Alert (see below) <p><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image " class="media-image" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Network-flyer%20ingles_1_0.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>Registration</strong>:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">You can still register on the <a href="https://icongresso.itarget.com.br/useradm/usr.entrada.php?clt=net.2&amp;lng=I" target="_blank">registration page</a> and find all <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/practicalities" target="_blank">practical information</a> on the website.</span></p> <p><strong>Payment:</strong><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">If you haven't done the payment, please handle this as soon as possible.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The late payment was until 31 October. From now on, you will have to pay the </span><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/registration/fees" style="line-height: 1.3846em;" target="_blank">on site fee</a><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">.</span></p></div> <div> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>Program</strong>:<br />You can find the programs on the website:</span></p></div> <ul><li><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/The%20Network%20Program%20-%20Site%20Version%20Oct%2023rd.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The Network Scientific Program with the didactic sessions and workshops</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/POSTER%20SESSION%20-%20THE%20NETWORK%20-%20NOVEMBRO.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The program with the combined thematic and student poster sessions</span></a></li> <li><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/program/student-program" target="_blank">The student program</a></span></li> </ul><div> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>Practical information</strong>:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">In <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/2014%20Fortaleza%20Information%20Sheet.pdf" target="_blank">the information sheet</a> you can find practical information with general conference information about date and venue, conference registration, accommodation, transportation, VISA application and touristic information about Fortaleza.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>Site visits</strong>:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">There are<a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/program/site-visits" target="_blank"> different site visits</a> such as IPREDE (Institute for the Prevention of Malnutrition and Exceptionalism), EDISCA (a group of dancers against social inequality), the first Community Development Bank 5CDB), the Peter Pan Association (Sponsor of the Pediatric Cancer Center), and other organizations. You can find all information on the website.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>Post Conference Tour</strong>:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">There are 2 post-conference tours (23 – 27 November), the Rio Janeiro tour and the Amazon tour.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">More information can be found on<a href="https://app.najaturismo.com.br/s/?16747.202.504983.0.2.18.9.96625479.0.10.0.0.147537.0.0.75377" target="_blank"> the following link.</a></span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>T-shirt</strong>:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">You will receive a T-shirt at the Conference. Please enter this information into the system. Go to your personal registration page and click on the button ‘Change shirt Size’ (in case you haven't entered this information into the registration system)</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><strong>Booth</strong>:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">If you are interested in a booth at the Conference, please contact </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="line-height: 1.3846em;">[email protected]</a></p></div> <div> </div> <div> <div> <h3><strong><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Building Health Workforce Capacity Through Community-based Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary</span></strong></h3> <p>On May 1-2, 2014, members of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education came together to substantively delve into issues affecting the scale-up and spread of health professional education in communities. A purpose of the workshop was to challenge the participants to think about community in new ways that could provide fertile ground for educating health professional students. <a href="https://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/BuildingHealthWorkforceCapacity.aspx?utm_medium=etmail&amp;utm_source=Institute%20of%20Medicine&amp;utm_campaign=10.3.14+New+Report+-+Building+Health+Workforce+Capacity+Through+Community-based+Health+Professional&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term" target="_blank">This document summarizes the workshop</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div></div></div> Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:23:43 +0000 hcnudde 1508 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/november-2014#comments Alert October https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-october <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p><strong>Conference Fortaleza, 19- 23 November, Brazil</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12.7272720336914px; line-height: 1.538em;">The Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health 'Strengthening health professionals education as a policy to improve health' will take place in Fortaleza, 19 - 23 November. More information in this Alert (see below)</span></p> <p><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image " class="media-image" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Network-flyer%20ingles_1.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </p> <p>You can still register on the <a href="https://icongresso.itarget.com.br/useradm/usr.entrada.php?clt=net.2&amp;lng=I" target="_blank"><strong>registration page</strong></a> and find all <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/practicalities" target="_blank"><strong>practical information</strong></a> on the website.<br /><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The website has been updated with interesting information about the site visits, the post conference and the information sheet.</span></p> <p>In the <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/attachments/basic_pages/2014%20Fortaleza%20Information%20Sheet.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>information sheet </strong></a>you can find practical information with general conference information about date and venue, conference registration, the program, accommodation, transportation, VISA application and touristic information about Fortaleza.</p> <p>There are different <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/program/site-visits" target="_blank"><strong>site visits</strong></a> such as IPREDE (Institute for the Prevention of Malnutrition and Exceptionalism), EDISCA (a group of dancers against social inequality), the first Community Development Bank 5CDB), the Peter Pan Association (Sponsor of the Pediatric Cancer Center), and other organizations. You can find all information on the website.</p> <p>There are <a href="https://app.najaturismo.com.br/s/?16747.202.504983.0.2.18.9.96625479.0.10.0.0.147537.0.0.75377" target="_blank"><strong>2 post-conference tours</strong></a> (23 – 27 November), the Rio Janeiro tour and the Amazon tour. </p> <p>The <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/program" target="_blank"><strong>definitive program</strong></a> will be online by the end of October.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">People who have submitted an abstract should receive an definitive answer by the end of this week.</span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The abstract submission is closed. </span></p> <p>You can already find information on <strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/program/formats" target="_blank">the formats </a></strong>(didactic session, (mini) workshops and poster sessions) on the website. The poster (90 cm wide x 110 cm high) summarizing the key issues. </p> <p>If you are interested in <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Interest%20in%20Booth%20-%20Conference%20The%20Network%3A%20Towards%20Unity%20for%20Health" target="_blank"><strong>a booth at the Conference</strong></a>, please contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br /> </p> </div></div></div> Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:54:38 +0000 hcnudde 1503 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-october#comments Alert September https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-september <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h3>Conference Fortaleza, 19- 23 November, Brazil</h3> <div>The Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health 'Strenghtening health professionals education as a policy to improve health' will take place in Fortaleza, 19 - 23 November.</div> <div>You can register on the <a href="https://icongresso.itarget.com.br/useradm/usr.entrada.php?clt=net.2&amp;lng=I" target="_blank">registration page</a>. </div> <div>You can find all practical information on the <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/" target="_blank">website</a>.</div> <div>The abstract submission is closed. </div> <div> </div> <h3>Interview Maaike Flinkenflögel</h3> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Prof. Jan De Maeseneer interviews Maaike Flinkenflögel, MD, PhD-student during a workshop of the Department Primafamed, University of Ghent in June 2014 concerning her research in Pretoria, which was published in<strong> Family Practice</strong>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Publication: <a href="https://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/content/31/4/427.full?sid=439a632e-c443-4df7-86eb-01193145a138" target="_blank">Family medicine training in sub-Saharan Africa: South–South cooperation in the Primafamed project as strategy for development</a></div> <div>Publication: <a href="https://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/content/31/4/371.full?sid=439a632e-c443-4df7-86eb-01193145a138" target="_blank">Sub-Saharan Africa fast-tracks towards family medicine</a></div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <h3><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 188 font-size: 12.7272720336914px; line-height: 17.9997997283936px; width: 250px; height: 188px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 250" width="250" height="188" class="media-image" style="font-size: 12.7272720336914px; line-height: 17.9997997283936px; width: 250px; height: 188px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Primafamed%20workshop%202014.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </h3> <p> </p> <h3>An internet guide to key variables for a coherent educational system based on principles of Problem-Based Learning</h3> <h5>A whole system approach to curriculum design in the health professions</h5> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Recent publications have underlined the need for medical schools and other health professional education and training establishments to coordinate a wide range of responsibilities in twenty first century undergraduate education.  These diverse responsibilities have been listed as thirteen variables in this Guide. They include recruitment and selection of both students and staff, as well as their respective induction and support.</span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">This Guide is, therefore, offered as an aid to all academics involved in preparing the next generation of doctors and other health professionals.</span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Please access the Guide, examine these variables, and use the associated commentary to direct your efforts.  I welcome any comments that you care to make and your suggestions on how the next edition of the Guide could be improved.</span></div> <div>The guide is available free online: <a href="https://newcastle.edu.au/health-medicine-pbl">https://newcastle.edu.au/health-medicine-pbl</a></div> <div>For more information please contact David Powis: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></div> <div> </div> </div> <h3>The Community Development Manual</h3> <div>This manual was produced by Institute of Maternal and Child Health at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. It has been adapted and used by  community based health workers, health sciences students, NGO personnel and district health teams with great success. It includes drawings which can </div> <div>be used as handouts or codes.</div> <div>Download the Manual: <a href="https://healthychilduganda.org/assets/web-CD-Manual-Final.pdf">https://healthychilduganda.org/assets/web-CD-Manual-Final.pdf</a></div> <div> </div> <h3>Grant for the support of civil society engagement</h3> <div>The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is offering small grants to support civil society engagement with the post-2015 process to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the new sustainable development agenda.</div> <div>This round of proposals are open to civil society organizations working at national or regional levels in South, East, and South East Asia, Africa including North Africa, and Central Asia.</div> <div>More info can be found on: <a href="https://www.ippf.org/our-work/what-we-do/advocacy/icpd/grants">https://www.ippf.org/our-work/what-we-do/advocacy/icpd/grants</a></div> <div> </div> <h3>Scholarship program to attend the STFM Annual Spring Conference</h3> <div>The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and its Foundation support the sharing of expertise among those who want to advance the family medicine model throughout the world. To this end, STFM offers a scholarship program to provide the opportunity for family physicians/general practitioners from around the world to attend the STFM Annual Spring Conference. The scholarship is supported by the STFM Foundation. For 2015, this scholarship is available for family physician/general practitioner faculty from Asia. </div> <div>Goals of the International Scholarship Program</div> <div>•         -- Foster relationships between STFM members and international family medicine educators</div> <div>•         -- Collaborate with colleagues globally for growth in family medicine education</div> <div>•         -- Facilitate the development of outstanding future family medicine leaders globally</div> <div>•         -- Learn about international primary care models and tools, and disseminate promising elements</div> <div> </div> <div>For more information and details on applying: <a href="https://www.stfm.org/Foundation/InternationalScholarshipProgram">https://www.stfm.org/Foundation/InternationalScholarshipProgram</a></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div></div></div> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:40:44 +0000 hcnudde 1499 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-september#comments Alert August https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-august <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h3><strong>CONFERENCE – THE NETWORK : TOWARDS UNITY FOR HEALTH </strong></h3> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">T</span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">he Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health with the topic ‘Strengthening health professionals education as a policy to improve health’, will take place in Brazil, Fortaleza, November, 19-23, 2014. </span><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">The abstract submission for the Conference is closed. You can </span><strong style="line-height: 1.3846em;"><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/registration" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no'); return false;">register for the Conference.</a></strong></div> <div> </div> <div>Here you can find the information regarding<strong> <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/practicalities" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no'); return false;">the practicalities</a> and <a href="https://www.najaturismo.com.br/en/the-network-thowards-unity-for-henth/" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=no,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no'); return false;">accommodation</a></strong>.</div> <div> </div> <p><div id="styles-1" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image " class="media-image" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Network-flyer%20ingles_0.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div> </p> <div> </div> <div> </div> <h3><strong style="line-height: 1.3846em;">LISTEN TO THE EMPOWERING AND ENLIGHTENING SPEECH OF JEANNE DEVOS</strong></h3> <div><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">Jeanne DeVos was one of the key-note speaker at the Network: TUFH conference in Kathmandu (2011) She gave an interesting speech at </span><a href="https://www.tedxuhasselt.eu/" style="line-height: 1.3846em;" target="_blank">TedxUHasselt</a><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">, Belgium about "Towards a better future for domestic workers". Here you can listen to </span><a href="https://collegeeducation.ineedplays.com/towards-a-better-future-for-domestic-workers-jeanne-devos-at-tedxuhasselt/" style="line-height: 1.3846em;" target="_blank">the speech</a><span style="line-height: 1.3846em;">. </span></div> <div> <div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><span id="cke_bm_97E" style="display: none;"> </span><span id="cke_bm_96E" style="display: none;"> </span></div> </div> <div><div id="styles-2" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 201 width: 175px; height: 201px; 175" width="175" height="201" class="media-image" style="width: 175px; height: 201px;" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Jeanne_Devos_2007.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div>  Jeanne DeVos</div> <h4> </h4> <h3><strong>HUMAN RESOURCES FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: A TEMPLATE FOR ELICITING COMMITMENTS.</strong></h3> <div>This document was used to <strong>guide countries and organizations in crafting HRH commitments</strong> that were announced during the HRH Global Forum last November. This document can help for example to define Universal Health Coverage from the perspective of HRH.</div> <div>The detailed commitments are published on the <a href="https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/forum/2013/hrh_commitments/en/" target="_blank">WHO website</a>.</div> <div>The document can be found <a href="https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/forum/2013/template_HRH_commitments_24July2013.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <h3><strong>THE ASSOCIATION OF FACULTIES OF MEDICIN OF CANADA (AFMC) PRESENTS NEW INTERNATIONAL AWARD: CHARLES BOELEN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY</strong></h3> <div>This Award will recognize<strong> outstanding accomplishment in implementing the principles of social accountability in the academic world of health</strong>. With an international scope, it will aim at celebrating people and organizations whose professional accomplishments are an example of the principles of social accountability implemented as defined in the Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools and in internationally recognized references.</div> <div>The award can be<strong> given to an individual, a team, a department, an institution, organization or association in the academic world of health.</strong></div> <div>The submission should be addressed to: <strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, before October 15, 2014.</strong></div> <div>Meer info can be found in this document and on <a href="https://www.afmc.ca/awards-charles-boelen-e.php" target="_blank">the website</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div><div id="styles-3" class="styles styles-field-file styles-style-large styles-container-image styles-preset-large"> <img attributes=" media-image 175 width: 175px; height: 175px; 175" width="175" height="175" class="media-image" style="width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://www.https://asset.cdnnest.com/20150906155344im_/https://the-networktufh.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Dr.-Boelen.jpg" alt="" title="" /></div>  Charles Boelen</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <h3><strong style="line-height: 1.3846em;">SOCIETY OF TEACHERS AND FAMILY MEDICINE – SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM</strong></h3> <div>The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and its Foundation support the sharing of expertise among those who want to advance the family medicine model throughout the world. To this end, STFM offers<strong> a scholarship program to provide the opportunity</strong> for family physicians/general practitioners from around the world<strong> to attend the STFM Annual Spring Conference</strong>.</div> <div>The scholarship is supported by the STFM Foundation.</div> <div>For 2015, this scholarship is available <strong>for family physician/general practitioner faculty from Asia.</strong></div> <div>Details on eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and application requirements can be found on the website of <a href="https://www.stfm.org/Foundation/InternationalScholarshipProgram" target="_blank">STM Foundation</a>. </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:06:35 +0000 hcnudde 1496 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/alert-august#comments June https://www.the-networktufh.org/june <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <h2>NEW: Call for Proposals Stella Mini-Grant 2014</h2> <div> </div> <div>Stella D'hondt was born on September 9, 2011, surrounded by highly trained health care workers, in the best health <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">care facilities possible. Unfortunate, not every child comes into this world in the same circumstances, with every </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">chance on a healthy and prosperous life. The Stella Mini-Grant came to life, by numerous donations from people who </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">wanted to celebrate Stella’s birth in an alternative way: contribute to community-oriented health care, based on </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">equity.</span></div> <div> </div> <div>We are pleased to<strong> announce this call for proposals for a Stella mini-grant 2014.</strong></div> <div> </div> <div>The Stella Mini-Grant is a grant to finance a small-scale community project, aiming to improve equitable health <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">care. The goal of The Network: TUFH is to foster equitable community-orientated health service, education, research </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">and policy. Therefore, the focus of the project can be one of these four areas. The grant comes in three </span><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">categories: 100-500€; 500-1000€ and 1000-1500€.</span></div> <div> </div> <div>A selection committee selects the grant winners from the applicants. The winning project proposals will be <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">announced at the conference of The Network: TUFH in Fortaleza and through the website by the end of November 2014.</span></div> <div> </div> <div>Further <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/resources/stella-mini-grant" target="_blank"><strong>information on how to apply is available here</strong></a>.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Submit your proposal by sending it to the <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> before October 1, 2014!</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <h2>REMINDER: Conference &amp; submission abstracts and workshops</h2> <div> </div> <div>The Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health with the topic ‘Strengthening health professionals <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">education as a policy to improve health’, will take place in Fortaleza, Brazil, November 19-23 2014.</span></div> <div> </div> <div>! <a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/abstract-submission" target="_blank"><strong>The submission deadline</strong></a> is July 15 for workshops/mini workshops and July 31 for all other abstracts.</div> <div> </div> <div>You can submit the abstract by registrating on the <strong><a href="https://icongresso.itarget.com.br/useradm/usr.entrada.php?clt=net.2&amp;lng=I" target="_blank">Conference page</a></strong>. After the submission of your <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">abstract, you can choose when you will proceed with your final registration for the conference. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><a href="https://www.the-networktufh.org/conferences/2014/practicalities" target="_blank">All practical information</a></strong> concerning the Conference can be found on the website of The Network: Towards Unity for <span style="line-height: 1.538em;">Health.</span></div> </div> </div></div></div> Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:38:14 +0000 hcnudde 1495 at https://www.the-networktufh.org https://www.the-networktufh.org/june#comments