1. Improve individual clinicians proficiency in the diagnosis and management of MH problems;
2. Strengthen cooperation and collaboration by: a. developing a common language by using a common clinical tool- the mhGAP-IG; b. exploring models of ongoing and future knowledge exchange and interactions about clinical realities.
3. Compare and confront different perspectives and different models of healthcare organization;
4. Help with clinical practices to better enable the integration of MH interventions.
Review the epidemiology of substance use and substance-related diseases and disorders; the role of psychoactive substances in health and illness; the role of different actors (professionals, stakeholders, civil society) in the development, implementation and evaluation of public policies; and the effectiveness of different strategies and interventions that can serve as a scientific basis for alcohol and drug policies in the Americas
Review the epidemiology of substance use and substance-related diseases and disorders; the role of psychoactive substances in health and illness; the role of different actors (professionals, stakeholders, civil society) in the development, implementation and evaluation of public policies; and the effectiveness of different strategies and interventions that can serve as a scientific basis for alcohol and drug policies in the Americas
- To position the prevention and control of NCDs in the actual global, regional and national context;
- To understand the applicability of policy tools for the prevention and control of chronic non communicable diseases;
- To become familiar with successful surveillance systems and methodologies in the Americas;
- To understand the applicability of policy tools for the prevention and control of chronic non communicable diseases;
- To understand social marketing and its applicability to public health problems and behavior change;
- To understand the Chronic Care Model and be able to apply the components to intervention development
- Recognize the structural elements of PHC renewal based on a public health framework, as well as necessary competencies for their attainment;
- Participate in a review process on the progress and challenges in the practice of PHC renewal in the national and international context;
- Design an intervention proposal for PHC renewal within the scope of the participants workplace.
- Identify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of influenza, focusing on influenza A(H1N1);
- Recognize and implement critical aspects of health services preparedness;
- Identify priority actions for preventing transmission and caring for cases of pandemic influenza;
- Know the different protective measures for health care workers and the public;
- Analyze information on the behavior and management of the epidemic;
- Provide a source of recent news and developments on the epidemics behavior.