The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Regional Network of Interprofessional Education of the Americas (REIP) announce the second webinar of the year, which will take place on the 22nd, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Washington time, find your time zone here). Open to all and led by Dr. Barbara Brandt (National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, University of Minnesota) and Dr. Joseph Zorek (University of Wisconsin-Madison), this webinar will highlight trends and activities in interprofessional education and collaborative practice to achieve universal health. The pair will present the main ways to guarantee the quality in the plans of Interprofessional Health Education.

Since the first webinar, which dealt with the importance of salt consumption in the International Salt Awareness Week, the Organization has been discussing fundamental issues to achieve universal health and eradicate diseases, as well as bringing health knowledge to the population of several countries . According to WHO, this webinar includes guidance on the development of quality interprofessional education plans for the health professions. To access it, just click here at the seminar date.

What is webionar

Webinar is a virtual conference in video or audio format in which there is only one sender, but that allows interaction of the other participants via chat. That is, viewers can comment on what is being said in a chat, but only those who are broadcasting the webinar will have access to the sound.