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Transcript of PIHOA55 Meetings Human Resources for Health Update Palikir, Pohnpei State, FSM – 11 March 2014.
PIHOA55 Meetings
Human Resources for Health Update
Palikir, Pohnpei State, FSM – 11 March 2014
Primary interventions/activities over the last 5 months
•Environmental Health Workforce Initiative•Proposed Oral Health Education & Training Plan•Human Resources Management Mentoring Workshop•Proposed RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program•Regional Public Health Training •In-country Bachelors in Public Health Nursing Program•Homecare Training Clinical Staff & Family Caregiving Certificate for Homebound & Elderly•Chief Nurse Leadership Training•Cuban Medical Graduates•Foundation Sciences Training
PIHOA55 / Human Resources for Health Update
Proposed Oral Health Education & Training Plan•2009 PIHOA Resolution:
•PBDA Rejuvenation, December 2012•Oral Health Education & Training Workshop, Suva, Aug 2013•Penfoster Dental Assistant Training, American Samoa, 2013•Dental Hygiene Training, Palau, 2013•Dentalcare.com training in RMI and Pohnpei State, 2014
Career Ladder
Pre-Dental Assistant Readiness
Standardized Dental Assistant Training
Three yearsworking experience as Dental Assistant
Type Training
Dentalcare.com5 modulesOn-line experience
Penfoster Dental Assistant Training Program. Supported on WHO POLHN platform. Duration 9 months
Progress
RMI: 8 have completed 4 of 5 modulesPSHS: 6 completed all modules
Am Samoa: 17 completed by Nov 2013
Step One / Dental Assistant Training
Career Ladder
Dental Hygienist Training Program In Country
3 years experience at DH
Expanded Duty DH
Dental Therapist Training
Type Training
4 modules (total 16 weeks) both on-line, face-to-face, and hands-on training by FNU Dental School Faculty
Invited to take 4 additional courses from Dental Therapist curriculum
Progress
Palau: 10 DAs trained to DH-level (June 2013) and now licensed & working as DHs at MOH
No candidates yet
Step Two / Dental Hygienist Training
Career Ladder
Dental Therapist Training Program at FNU leading to Bachelors in Oral Health
Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS)
Type Training
DHs invited to enter formal accredited program at FNU Dental School – 2 years. Academic courses can be done on-line prior to hands-on training in Suva at FNU. Can be funded by WHO, AUSAID, local scholarships
Progress
No candidates yet
Step Three / Dental Therapist Training
Career Ladder
Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS)
Type Training
Select DTs may be invited into BDS Program
Progress
No candidates yet
Step Four / Dentist Training
Primary interventions/activities over the last 5 months
•Environmental Health Workforce Initiative•Proposed Oral Health Education & Training Plan•Human Resources Management Mentoring Workshop•Proposed RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program•Regional Public Health Training •In-country Bachelors in Public Health Nursing Program•Homecare Training Clinical Staff & Family Caregiving Certificate for Homebound & Elderly•Chief Nurse Leadership Training•Primary Care Office•Cuban Medical Graduates•Foundation Sciences Training
PIHOA55 Meetings
Human Resources for Health Update
Palikir, Pohnpei State, FSM – 11 March 2014
Thank you
Greg Dever, MDRegional HRH Coordinator [email protected]
