Two-day courses devoted to health systems learning
17.01.2025
Two-day courses devoted to health systems learning

The Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) is hosting PhD of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland, Research Manager in the Swiss Learning Health System, Dr. Sarah Mantwill.

During the two-day visit, Dr. Mantwill will hold the course entitled “Introduction to Health Systems Learning” (HSL).

The aim of the course is to provide fundamental knowledge about HSL and show how this knowledge can foster the provision of health services and improve results.

Last year, the Armenian State Pedagogical University started using the “Health Systems Learning” approach, that is, the two-year program for fostering healthy aging through rehabilitative activities, and today marked the second of the 6 two-day, face-to-face training sessions.

Representatives of various sectors (health-related, social, educational) are participating in the training sessions during which they participate in interactive lectures, analyses of case studies, group discussions and hands-on exercises.

At the outset of the meeting, Sarah Mantwill stated that she is a specialist in trainable health system and healthcare and has been working in the areas of promoting the system and participatory methods for many years.
According to the speaker, the healthcare system needs to be trainable and cooperative so that pieces of knowledge are combined and, through discussions, it becomes clear what obstacles and stimulants there are in the system, including in Armenia.

Sarah Mantwill underscored the need to combine research and clinical practice and gather data on efficiency through experimentation. “Today, the whole world is in need of new and fresh knowledge; our objective is to make sure health systems master the trainability approach and are capable of being trained independently. We fully hope the idea of trainability of health systems will foster the use of data in the clinical contexts, providing the opportunity to consider the practices of other countries and the coupling of internal data with external data.

The Doctor from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at the University of Lucerne also touched upon the teaching of HSL in the training cycles and talked about converting the knowledge gained from the process into policies, as well as about systemic changes. There were also group discussions on presenting the formulations of initial objectives, as well as phased tasks to overcome the challenges in terms of design.

The training sessions, which are held as part of the “Introduction to Health Systems Learning” (HSL) course, will continue tomorrow. The main obstacles and opportunities that exist during application of HSL and the way to measure progress in HSL will be touched upon, and the strategies for scaling and stabilizing HSL-based solutions and the planning of actions will be discussed.

The trainees will also be introduced to the programs that will foster the development of skills aimed at assisting the HSL, as well as the development of organizational capabilities and infrastructures.

 

 

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