| Title: |
Facing the NCD epidemic in low- and middle-income countries: from data to service delivery |
| Keywords: |
Planning and programming (incl.. budgeting and evaluation)
Non-communicable diseases (in general)
Health systems
Burden of diseases
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| Country: |
Germany
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| Institution: |
Germany - Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg
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| Course coordinator: |
Dr. Volkar Winkler
Dr. Andreas Deckert
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| Date start: |
2021-06-21 |
| Date end: |
2021-06-25 |
| About duration and dates: |
1 week 45 hours on site + 15 hours prior to and after the course |
| Classification: |
advanced optional
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| Mode of delivery: |
Face to face
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Course location:
Institute of Global Health
Im Neuenheimer Feld 365, Room 007
D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
www.ukl-hd.de/ph/shortcourses |
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| ECTS credit points: |
2 ECTS credits
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SIT:
60 SIT (30 hours lectures/contact time, 15 hours group work and presentations, 15 hours self-directed learning, of which 5 hours are allocated for pre-reading before course start plus 5 hours for writing a summary statement of pre-reading, plus 5 additional hours for individual assignment after course end) |
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| Language: |
English
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Description:
By the end of the course he participants should be able to:
•develop evidence-based models for NCD service delivery
•critically appraise (local) evidence of NCD burden and availability and quality of respective data
•identify main challenges in and formulate strategies (capacity building, data generation, service implementation) for NCD service delivery in low- and middle-income countries
•assess the applicability of international NCD guidelines in local settings |
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Assessment Procedures:
The candidates will be requested to submit a 1-2 page conclusion with respect to the prior readings, including a short narrative description of the NCD situation in their home-country one week prior to the course. The summary statements will be discussed in the first morning of the course.
The assessment of the participants’ achievements aligned to the learning objectives will be determined by a two-part assignment:
1) Group assignment (50 %): Describing the local/regional situation regarding the current burden of a specific NCD based on available data and developing evidence-based solutions/approaches for NCD service delivery (10 minutes ppt + 10 minutes discussion). The assignment will be introduced during the first day of the course. The presentations will take place on Friday afternoon.
2) Individual assignment (50 %): Each participant is expected to submit a written individual assignment of about 1500 words within two weeks after completion of the course. The candidate should discuss the possible application of the gained skills and knowledge with respect to the applicability in his or her home country.
The final grade consists of both assignments, with a maximum of 100 %. Passing mark is 60%. In case of failure the respective participant will be able to submit another new (different NCD/aspect) individual assignment of 2000 words within 2 weeks after announcement of the results. |
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Content:
•Situational analysis of NCD burden and trends (including risk factors) in the home countries of the participants (theory and practical)Comparison of international guidelines and national NCD strategic plans and the status of transfer into practice (exemplary on one/two specific NCD aspect(s))
•NCD and human and financial resources, NCD financing
•Three pillars of NCD service delivery: capacity building, NCD services, NCD data generation (availability and quality)
•implementation/integration strategies
•Best practice examples |
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Methods:
The course aims to initiate an active participatory learning process. It uses a combination of lectures/case studies (80%), and discussions in plenary (20% of a total of 30 hours), group work/class presentations (50%) and self-study (50% of a total of 30 hours). Participants will work individually and in groups. The groups will comprise maximum 5 persons each. |
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Prerequisites:
English: TOEFL test 5.5 or IELTS 6.5 or equivalent language skills |
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Attendance:
Maximum number of students (including tropEd students): 20 |
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Selection:
First come, first served |
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Fees:
tropEd students: 500 EUR
General admission: 750 EUR |
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tropEd accreditation:
Accredited in October 2018 in Berlin.
This accreditation is valid until October 2023. |
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Remarks:
This course was developed by the NCD research group of the Institute of Global Health in Heidelberg. The target group are professionals/students with a background in NCDs and an interest in working in NCD capacity building, data generation, and service delivery in low- and middle-income countries. This course is jointly coordinated by Dr. Volker Winkler and Dr. Andreas Deckert (both Institute of Global Health Heidelberg). External lecturers will contribute to the individual sessions |
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| Email Address: |
short.courses@urz.uni-heidelberg.de |
| Date Of Record Creation: |
2018-10-31 08:40:04 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Of Record Release: |
2018-10-31 12:53:25 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Record Checked: |
2018-10-31 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Last Modified: |
2021-11-19 19:55:39 (W3C-DTF) |
