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FACILITATING PROJECT (administrative) Work plan project number	GPA 3.2a: Capacity building Facilitating Project
Facilitating Project title	Education and Training Facilitating Project: Capacity building through training and education
GPA Objective	Objective 3: to improve the performance of and access to occupational health services
GPA Action
Priority Area	Priority 3.2: Adapt and disseminate curricula, training materials and training for international capacity building in OH
Purpose of facilitating project	The purpose of this facilitating project is to create a network of educators and an electronic library of OHS education and training materials and practice tools to support buildingbuild professional capacity and to strengthen occupational health services for workers. This would be particularly valuable for use in resource constrained (low and medium) countries. The network will include as a social networking aspect, a global network of educators using and producing the materials. Current projects which could contribute to the creation of the learning repository have been grouped as follows: Level 1: Discrete learning resources; Level 2: Self contained learning units comprising discrete learning resources; Level 3: Whole systematic programmes which combine courses for professional learning; and Level 4: Meta-learning materials.
GPA Manager	Kaj Husman [e-mail] Leslie Nickels [e-mail]
CC Initiative Leader and contact information	Jonny Myers [e-mail] University of Cape Town Linda Granger [e-mail] ICOH/University of Cape Town
WHO responsible person and contact information	Ivan Ivanov [e-mail]
Collaborating centre partners with separate contributing PROJECTS (List CC, project title, project number, project leader, and email)	Level 1: Discrete learning resources 3.16e Development of core curriculum in occupational health. Project leaders: Brigitta Danuser, [e-mail] and Petar Bulat,[e-mail] Institute for Work and Health, Lausanne, Switzerland and Institute of Radiological Health, Belgrade, Serbia 3.16h Utility of competencies acquired during specialization training in occupational medicine - evaluation an self-evaluation tool. Project leader: Andrzej Boczkowski, [e-mail] Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland 3.19a NetWoRM – Netbased training of work-related medicine. Project leaders: Katja Radon, [e-mail] , Stefanie Kolb, [e-mail] and Laura Wengenroth, [e-mail] Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Munich, Germany 3.19b Electronic lesson on evidence-based medicine for occupational health professionals. Project leader: Frank van Dijk, [e-mail] Coronel Institute of Occupational Health AMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project 3.19s NEW Contemporary Occupational health and occupational medicine, a reference book to professionals and allied personnel. Project Leader: Taiyi JIN, Professor: [e-mail] Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai Project 3.19t NEW Basic Toxicology a textbook for higher education to public health students Project Leader; Zhijun ZHOU, Professor: [e-mail] Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai Level 2: Self contained learning units comprising discrete learning resources 3.18c Developing capacity in biological monitoring in occupational and environmental health. Project leader: Inakshi Naik, [e-mail] National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), South Africa 3.18d E-training in occupational risk prevention for prevention organisers in Africa. Project leaders: Martine Plawner, INRS Training Division, [e-mail] , Paul Guenoun, and Annie Leprince, [e-mail] INRS, France 3.18e METROnet: joint training programme. Project leaders: Sergio Iavicoli, [e-mail], and Fabio Boccuni, [e-mail] ISPESL, Dept. of Occupational Medicine, Italy 3.18i Short/intensive course curriculum in occupational health (various topics). Project leaders: Sarah A. Felknor, [e-mail], and George L. Delclos, [e-mail] Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Texas School of Public Health, USA 3.18j Workplace first aid educators and instructors training. Project leaders: Annie Leprince, [e-mail], Eric Durand, [e-mail], and Paul Guenoun. INRS, France 3.18m Development of training packages for the Psychosocial Risk Management toolkit, deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face. Project leader: Stavroula Leka, [e-mail] Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham, UK 3.18n GeoLibrary: Database of teaching materials and practice tools. Project leader: Joseph Zanoni, [e-mail], UIC,USA 3.18r Technical assistance & training program for developing countries in Asia. Project leaders: Jungsun Park, [e-mail], and Wook Kim, [e-mail], [e-mail] Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA), Korea 3.18v Interdisciplinary courses for occupational and environmental health professionals. Project Leaders: Donna Mergler, [e-mail] and Catharina Wesseling, [e-mail] Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Biology, Health, Environment and Society (CINBIOSE) University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada 3.18w Two phases approach to update formal professional training of occupational health & safety in Egypt and the Arab world. Project leaders: Adel Zakaria, [e-mail], and Faten Nofal, [e-mail] Occupational Health Department, High Institute of Public Health. Alexandria University, Egypt. 3.19c Integral management in environment, quality and occupational health. Project leader: Manuel Peña, [e-mail] European Institute of Health and Social Welfare, Madrid, Spain Project 3.18z NEW Capacity Building in Occupational Hygiene utilizing online capabilities. Project Leaders: Roger Alesbury [e-mail] and Steve Bailey [e-mail] and David Zalk [e-mail], IOHA Project 3.18aa NEW Development and dissemination of introductory and advanced level training modules in control banding and its toolkits. Hans Thore Smedbold ([e-mail]),David Zalk ([e-mail]), Mark Hoover ([e-mail]), Thomas J. Lentz ([e-mail]),Roger Alesbury ([e-mail]) IOHA, NIOSH. 3.18ab Training for international capacity building in occupational health. United Arab Emirates University, UAE 3.18ad NEW Public health surveillance capacity building training program. Project leader: O.C. Elci, [e-mail] and Praveen Durgampudi, [e-mail] and Shantel Peters, [e-mail] St. George University, Grenada. Level 3: Whole systematic programmes which combine courses for professional learning 3.16d Education and training in risk assessment and risk analysis at a master level. Project leader: Angelo Moretto, [e-mail] International Centre for Pesticide Safety and Health Risk Prevention, Italy 3.17b Human resource development in occupational health and safety project: training of nurses specialized in occupational health and safety in Benin Republic and African francophone countries. Project leader: Benjamin Fayomi, [e-mail] CC URESTE/LUSTE University of Abomey-Calavi. Benin 3.17e International training of occupational and environmental health experts. Project leader: Ken Takahashi, [e-mail] Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (IIES), UOEH, Japan 3.18g Professional capacity building in occupational health and safety. Project leaders: Vitor Gomes Pinto, [e-mail], Fernando Coelho Neto, [e-mail], Vilma Oliveira, [e-mail], and Antonino Germano, [e-mail] SESI- Industrial Social Service National Department, Brasilia 3.18h Fundamentals of occupational health and safety. Project leaders: Leslie Nickels, [e-mail], Lorraine Conroy, [e-mail], and Steve Lacey, [e-mail] Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA 3.18s Organizing and conducting courses for health workers, technicians and public health workers on assessment and management of occupational risks in Vietnam. Project leader: Nguyen Duy Bao, [e-mail] WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health in Vietnam, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health (NIOEH) 3.18x Distance learning in ergonomics for Portuguese speaking countries in Africa. Project leader: Anabela Simoes, [e-mail] National Institute of Health, Porto High Institute for Education and Science / Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências (in Portuguese) – ISEC 3.19n International Occupational Health Practice Certificate Program: On-line short courses. Project leader: Norbert Wagner, [e-mail] / [e-mail] University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, USA 3.19r Translate portable digital course modules in OEH from English into both Spanish and Portuguese and secure mechanisms for delivery of modules to resource limited academic institutions in Latin America. Project leader: Thomas Robins, [e-mail] University of Michigan, USA 3.18yNew project – number to be assigned Basic occupational health services in Afghanistan. Project leaders: Margaret Kitt, [e-mail], and Maria Lioce-Mata, [e-mail] NIOSH, USA Level 4: Meta-learning materials 3.19j Access to occupational safety & health information in the SADC Region and in Portuguese-speaking countries (Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique). Project leader: Claudina Nogueira, [e-mail] National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), South Africa
WHO Regional offices actively involved in this project (name and email)
Other partners for this Facilitating Project (employers, trade unions, other)	The SADC initiative for elearning including a list of major partners in the Southern African countries as well as non WHO CC SA partners e.g. University of Kwa Zulu.
Summary of the facilitating project (max 100 words)	To develop a community of educators for increasing access to occupational health education and training. Commence the network by including those WHO CCs and the strong occupational health institutes who are working on educational and training materials and practice tools. The social networking aspect will comprise a global educators’ network where members may benefit from assistance in the use, production and adaptation of open educational and training resources. Structure, functions and timeline will be developed during a special workshop held in Geneva in October 2009 linked to the WHO CC meeting.
Anticipated deliverables by 2012 from contributing projects	Creation of repository space, population of this space with existing E&T materials, and the development of an (educators) community of practice. Materials to include content in IH, OM, OHN, and Safety in at least 2 languages with participation of at least 15 educators in the community/network Level 1: Discrete learning resources Project 3.16e Development of core curriculum in occupational health Complete manual concerning workplace risk analyses by end 2009 Present first outlines at the meeting in October 2009 in Geneva Project 3.16h Utility of competencies acquired during specialization training in occupational medicine - evaluation an self-evaluation tool Develop readily usable and user-friendly evaluation and self-evaluation tools Develop evaluation packages for the above tools deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face Integrate the evaluation tools into the provision of basic occupational health services Project 3.19a NetWoRM – Netbased training of work-related medicine Broadening the network of NetWoRM partners Implementation of tools to sustain the NetWoRM project in the long run Project 3.19b Electronic lesson on evidence-based medicine for occupational health professionals Further dissemination to a wider group of users in postgraduate schools for occupational health and to individual professionals Dissemination to medical and other students When funded: support of use and updating of the lesson Analysis how to spread relevant evidence to basic occupational health services (BOHS) Project 3.19s Contemporary Occupational health and occupational medicine, a reference book to professionals and allied personnel Project 3.19t Basic Toxicology a textbook for higher education to public health students Level 2: Self contained learning units comprising discrete learning resources Project 3.18c Developing capacity in biological monitoring in occupational and environmental health A full range of POP and organochlorine metabolites assays to be established by 2010. Possible establishment of biological monitoring laboratories in India Introduction of a 5-day certificate course on “Biological monitoring of chemical exposures in occupational and environmental health” in South Africa and India E learning on biological monitoring Project 3.18d E-training in occupational risk prevention for prevention organisers in Africa Causes for student drop-out to be considered Increase the number of persons trained year initially Identify the most susceptible to become coach, in order to multiply the number of trainees Project 3.18e METROnet: joint training programme “Advanced training course Keeping Employees At Work: the Contribution Of Workplace Health Promotion”, 27-30 October, 2009. INSHT – CNCT Barcelona, Spain. “State of the Art on repro-toxicity”, edited by METROnet, 2010. “Advanced training course on Movement Analysis Techniques in Occupational Health”, 2010. ISPESL – Research Centre, Italy. Project 3.18i Short/intensive course curriculum in occupational health (various topics) Continue to deliver short courses (topics, number of offerings and dates are determined jointly with our collaborators and vary from year to year) Project 3.18j Workplace first aid educators and instructors training Continue to train instructors and educators in order to develop and disseminate first aid at the workplace in Africa and to set up resource centres. Project 3.18m Development of training packages for the Psychosocial Risk Management toolkit, deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face Develop training packages for the toolkit deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face (by 2011) Project 3.18n GeoLibrary: Database of teaching materials and practice tools List for focus on most relevant curricula through the iBOSH and Learning Repository facilitating projects (2012) Evaluation of use, relevancy and reach of GeoLibrary for capacity building (2012) Project 3.18r Technical assistance & training program for developing countries in Asia Provide occupational health training programs for occupational health practitioners from developing Asian countries every year until 2012. Project 3.18v Interdisciplinary courses for occupational and environmental health professionals Produce educational material Provide new courses in 14 universities Project 3.18w Two phases approach to update formal professional training of occupational health& safety in Egypt and the Arab world. Complete preparation of Arabic material essential to update training of factory inspectors and OHS specialists in Egypt Distribute material in the Arab world. Project 3.19c Integral management in environment, quality and occupational health Complete the design of the training material Disseminate the training material for developing countries professionals Project 3.18z develop and load training modules and create an online discussion forum. Project 3.18aa Develop and begin loading the CB training modules onto the website. Create an online CB discussion forum. Project 3.18ab Training for international capacity building in occupational health UAE Project 3.18ad Train sufficient surveillance development workforce for the region. Level 3: Whole systematic programmes which combine courses for professional learning Project 3.16d Education and training in risk assessment and risk analysis at a master level   Share and provide e-learning and distant-learning materials Integration into the European system of training of risk assessors Offer the masters degree every year from 2009 Project 3.16g Supplementary modular development of postgraduate study in occupational and environmental health Identify and to contribute to the collection of southern African learning and training materials in an electronic open learning repository by 2012 Contribute to a global network of educators integrated with the learning repository by 2012 Project 3.17b Human resource development in occupational health and safety project: training of nurses specialized in occupational health and safety in Benin Republic and African francophone countries Offer occupational health and safety training for nurses in Benin, Ivory Coast and Togo Project 3.17e International training of occupational and environmental health experts Within the ODA project framework, 6-7 participants from developing countries will be trained every year Project 3.18f Post-graduate training in occupational medicine in Nicaragua None, funding for project cancelled. Project 3.18g Professional capacity building in occupational health and safety Continue and enhance the existing work lines Deliver new courses to professionals from Brazil, Portuguese-speaking African countries and Latin American countries Develop new courses and seminars or short- and medium-term modular knowledge Establish new agreements with the Federal University of Bahia, OISS and the WHO Collaborating center (in designation) of Senac Sao Paulo Project 3.18h Fundamentals of occupational health and safety Course offered in Johannesburg, South Africa September 2009, Hyderabad, India February 2010 Train the trainer course for 20 participants (2010) Impact evaluation of 2 India courses and 1 South Africa course (2011) Adapted courses available through GeoLibrary Translated components of curricula through the Learning Repository Process (2011) Project 3.18s Organizing and conducting courses for health workers, technicians and public health workers on assessment and management of occupational risks in Vietnam Complete and disseminate training materials and curriculum for OH staffs at different levels and health workers at enterprises on assessment and management of occupational risks in Vietnam Complete and disseminate some specific training materials and curriculum, such as on BOSH, OSH management in health care facilities and for asbestos exposure Conduct different TOT training courses Project 3.18x Distance Learning in ergonomics for Portuguese speaking countries in Africa Edit the manual and corresponding learning materials - 2010 Dissemination of the course The target population will be reached so that the distance learning course will start no later than 2011. Project 3.19n International Occupational Health Practice Certificate Program: On-line short courses 2 fundamental courses for a total 40 participants 2 management courses for a total of 30 participants 2 occupational disease courses for a total of 30 participants Evaluation report on successes and barriers to implementation Project 3.19r Translate portable digital course modules in OEH from English into both Spanish and Portuguese and secure mechanisms for delivery of modules to resource limited academic institutions in Latin America Before being put into final format, modules will be tested to ensure that they are culturally appropriate, use language familiar to the target audiences and address the key Occupational Health issues relevant to the region. At the point translations are completed, it is expected that the University of Texas will take the lead responsibilities for dissemination of the materials to appropriate audiences and venues. Delivery of modules within existing or newly established degree program in resource-limited academic institutions in selected Latin American countries will assist in establishing the infrastructure necessary for successful full degree programs or specialist stream MPH programs in OEH. New project: Basic occupational health services in Afghanistan Development of in-country expertise by training Occupational Health Officers within APHI that will work with Kabul Medical University, Institute of Health Sciences, and the veterinary community to build occupational safety and health capacity in Afghanistan Level 4: Meta-learning materials Project 3.19j Access to Occupational Safety & Health Information in the SADC Region and in Portuguese-speaking countries (Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique) Efficient coordination of outputs from OSH programmes and initiatives in the SADC region for better dissemination and use, through established information repositories and dissemination avenues, and possibly new networks (e.g. the NIOH website / Clearing House) as a regional resource for information materials. Link with OSH training and capacity-building initiatives for target audiences such as factory inspectors, provincial coordinators and health care workers Further development of the Portuguese-speaking network of occupational health practitioners through continued collaborative training activities
Critical gaps to be filled in order to fulfill deliverables	Identifying a platform for sharing, disseminating and interacting around materials needs to be done. In addition identifying materials that can be placed in the repository and establishing mechanisms for regular communication among the educators needs to be addressed. It is intended to fill critical gaps that relate to the educational needs for key competencies for the various OH disciplines. A list of priorities will be developed for 2012
Barriers to success that must addressed	Development of a community of practice that will result in contribution to and growth of the repository and most importantly the use of the repository. Includes interaction between contributors and users; capacity building in use, adaptation and development of eLearning materials. Technological aspects related to the repository – platform, standards, formats, metadata, tools. Access to E&T materials (identification, obtaining faculty / support for lodging them in the repository, IPR aspects (e.g. licencing). Materials must be : 4.1. suitable for use in the qualifications desired by professionals especially but not exclusively in LDCs ranging from community based agents through generalist practitioners to specialists i.e. level and discipline/ competency; 4.2. of local and regional relevance and based on existing materials and expertise. Mechanism for monitoring and sustaining the quality of materials. (Determination of criteria for what constitutes ‘quality’, establishment of a peer review/editorial system, versioning). Financial resources to house, maintain and develop learning materials and learning activities, and to make these sustainable, eg. The operation of an open OER) learning repository integrated with a global online platform for associated educators.

Level 1: Discrete learning resources

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	3.16e Formerly AA4: TT3e
GPA Objective	Objective 3: To improve the performance of and access to occupational health services
CC or NGO Name	Institute for Work and Health, Lausanne, Switzerland (IURST) Institute of Occupational and Radiological Health (IORH), Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Project title	Development of core curriculum in occupational health
Keywords	Core competencies, Core curriculum, Harmonization
Project leader Email address	Prof. Brigitta Danuser, MD, PhD IURST [e-mail] Prof. dr Petar Bulat, IORH, [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	IORH, Occupational Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail (IST), Lausanne, Switzerland, Department of Occupational Medicine
Other partners	Faculty of Medicine, University “Sts. Cyrill and Methodius” - Skopje, Macedonia, Department for Environmental and Occupational Health, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Funding	Swiss National Science Foundation Bern (Switzerland) granted 90.000 Swiss francs.
Objective of the project	Harmonization of occupational medicine curriculum in Eastern European countries and improvement of the occupational health knowledge transfer to other stakeholders in work and health
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	Identification of the common core competencies required for occupational specialists (physicians, hygienists, inspectors) in Eastern Europe (by 2008) Development of a core curriculum for education and training in occupational health (by 2009)
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Occupational specialists (physicians, hygienists, inspectors)
Summary of the project	The proposed activities are divided into two groups: (1) Development of core curriculum in occupational health and (2) Building-up of a database of case studies. The first set of activities includes workshops for situation analysis and needs assessment, development of core curriculum and preparation of teaching materials. The second set of activities includes preparation of guidelines for case studies, collection, review and publishing of the case studies. The database is seen as a dynamic, searchable and updatable tool for improvement of access to study materials and of the efficiency in occupational health education and training.
Dissemination	Workshops, Regional Summer Schools, Partner Country Meetings, Teaching materials
Impact (global or regional)	Regional
Progress on Project	All partners met in Zagreb in January 2006. The following approach has been decided: Agreement on the general topic: analyses of risks. To organise workshops with the local stakeholders and practitioners to assess their needs. A structure in order to collect case studies was set up: http://studiorum.org.mk/BlueLeaves/case-index.html During 2006 the three eastern European partners organised workshops inviting all relevant stakeholders in the field, including academic community, governmental bodies and occupational health practitioners. In September 2007 all partners visited Switzerland and the structure and content of the Winter School which will be organised in Macedonia end of January 2008 was planned.
List of major outcomes already achieved by this project	End of January 2008 a Winter School concerning the topic of workplace risk analyses have taken place with 42 participants consisting of two more theoretical days and 1 day field visits were organised to practice the approach.
List of additional major outcomes expected from this project by 2012	We are preparing a manual concerning workplace risk analyses. It will be available at the end of the year 2009, ev. first outlines will be presented at the meeting in October in Geneva. June 2010 waiting to hear from partners. No current updates.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	3.16h Formerly AA4:A2f
GPA Objective	Objective 3: To improve the performance of and access to occupational health services
CC or NGO Name	Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland
Project title	Utility of competencies acquired during specialization training in occupational medicine - evaluation an self-evaluation tool
Keywords	occupational medicine/health; specialization training; utility of competencies; evaluation of competencies
Project leader Email address	Andrzej Boczkowski, PhD [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)
Other partners	University of Glasgow
Funding	Funding for first phase will be secured through Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
Objective of the project	Elaboration and validation of evaluation and self-evaluation tools for occupational medicine physicians concerning utility of their competencies
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	To develop the evaluation and self-evaluation tools that will be readily usable and user-friendly (2007) To develop evaluation packages for the above tools deliverable through e-learning and face-to-face (2008) To integrate the evaluation tools in the provision of basic occupational health services (2009)
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Physicians - specialists in occupational medicine/health; centers of the training in occupational medicine/health
Summary of the project	The cognitive and practical aim of the project is objective identification and description of anachronisms, faults and inadequacies existing in the specialists' training programs in the field of occupational medicine/health as well as obtaining from practicing occupational/health physicians their postulates concerning the contents of these training programs. The research and consultations cycles are provided to develop and validate in practice the evaluation and self-evaluation tools and procedures enabling collection of data among occupational/health specialists and the flow of information to the training centers.
Dissemination	Training materials and documents; occupational/health physicians meetings
Impact (global or regional)	Regional
Progress on Project	In the second part of 2006 the sociological survey was realized aiming at questions mentioned above. A structured questionnaire was mailed to over 840 Polish occupational physicians (a random sample of physicians certified as specialists in occupational medicine, with the response rate over 35%. Results have concerned the problems as follows: motivations to specialize in occupational medicine; benefits from such a specialization; the impact of being specialized in OM on professional career; the assessment of the effectiveness of specialist education/training; the assessment of the professional usefulness of the specialist training program; the assessment of the applicability (in Polish conditions) of an anticipated European training program in OM; the assessment of the occupational physicians prestige.
List of major outcomes already achieved by this project
List of additional major outcomes expected from this project by 2012

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	3.19a Formerly AA4:TT1a
GPA Objective	Objective 3: To improve the performance of and access to occupational health services
CC or NGO Name	Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Munich, Ziemssenstr. 1, D-80336 Munich
Project title	NetWoRM – Netbased Training of Work-Related Medicine
Keywords	web-based learning – case-based training – international programme – teaching - virtual patients
Project leader Email address	Prof. Dr. Katja Radon MSc, Dr. Stefanie Kolb, Laura Wengenroth [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	Finish Institute for Occupational Health Helsinki; Institute for Work and Health (IOHS) Lausanne; Institute of Occupational Health, University of Birmingham; National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH); ACHS Santiago de Chile.
Other partners	Schools/Institutes for Occupational Medicine in: Austria, Poland, Romania, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Croatia, USA, Canada, Columbia, Israel, India, South Africa, Chile, Brazil
Funding	EU Minerva Programm; Klaus Tschira Foundation gGmbH; Virtual University of Bavaria; Lieselotte und Dr. Karl Otto Winkler Foundation; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); German Association for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (DGAUM); IAS-Foundation
Objective of the project	Creation and dissemination of virtual patients in occupational medicine, sharing of multimedia material
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	So far, about 50 virtual patients are available in different languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Polish, Finish, Romanian). All cases have been adapted to the local requirements. Peer-review is done by at least two experts after case creation and after translation/adaptation of the cases. In addition, users evaluate the cases. (www.casus.net; login: “who-ce”; password: “occupation”). In addition to cases for under- and postgraduate medical training and training of nurses in occupational medicine, virtual patients for CME and for pupils and vocational trainees are developed.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Medical students; health care professionals learning occupational medicine
Summary of the project	Occupational medicine has a wide range of aspects, and prevention is a major topic. In order to enhance the learning experience and to integrate patient-oriented and practical knowledge, we developed a web-based distance-learning tool based on virtual patients. This was implemented in our regular training (lectures, small group sessions, factory visits) and offered to other German universities. The web-based training programme in occupational medicine, primarily developed for medical students, has been adapted for training of health care professionals and the international use. The international network has started within the Socrates programme of the EU and was expanded to Latin America and Asia. In addition, virtual patients are used in continuing medical education and in secondary schools and vocational schools.
Dissemination	www.networm-online.eu
Impact (global or regional)	Better knowledge about occupational medicine and occupational safety for medical students and physicians.
Progress on Project	By now, 26 cases have been developed in a standard English version, and more than 10 cases each are now available for the local situation in 10 developing and industrialized countries covering a broad range of training for OM at the under- and postgraduate level. The user evaluation showed that it is easy to work with the cases, that they well accept the cases, and were interested in working with them. For dissemination the project has been presented at scientific conferences and scientific papers have been published. New funding has been found (EU, DAAD) and new partners involved. At the moment, a center specific business model is developed by all European partners and strategies for sustainability are established. Furthermore, the implementation of the cases in a blended learning diploma on basic occupational health services for Latin America is currently built up.
List of major outcomes already achieved by this project	Kolb S, Wengenroth L, Hege I, Praml G, Nowak D, Cantineau J, Cantineau A, Gonzalez M, Monso E, Pauncu EA, Dev Vellore A, Godnic-Cvar J, Radon K; NetWoRM Group. Case based e-learning in occupational medicine--a European approach. J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Jun;51(6):647-53. Kolb S, Reichert J, Hege I, Praml G, Bellido MC, Martinez-Jaretta B, Fischer M, Nowak D, Radon K; NetWoRM group. European dissemination of a web- and case-based learning system for occupational medicine: NetWoRM Europe. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2007 May;80(6):553-7. Radon K, Kolb S, Reichert J, Baumeister T, Fuchs R, Hege I, Praml G, Fischer M, Nowak D. Case-based e-learning in occupational medicine--The NetWoRM Project in Germany. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2006;13(1):93-8. Hege I, Radon K, Dugas M, Scharrer E, Nowak D. Web-based training in occupational medicine. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2003 Feb;76(1):50-4.
List of additional major outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Broadening the network of NetWoRM partners; implementation of tools to sustain the NetWoRM project in the long run.
Outcomes (ie: materials developed, delivered/disseminated, audience, number trained/disseminated)	So far, about 60 virtual patients are available in different languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Polish, Finish and Romanian). Learning targets have been identified for each virtual patient. In addition virtual patients for under- and postgraduate medical training and training of nurses in occupational medicine, for continuing medical education (CME) and for pupils and vocational trainees are developed. Good acceptance has been seen especially in Chile and Brazil where e-learning provides the opportunity to overbear large distances. In Curitiba (Brazil), Santiago and Valdivia (Chile) virtual patients are being used for medical and nursing students. The students rated the virtual patients very effective and would like to use more e-learning cases more often. Similar attempts are planned in further countries in Latin America as well as in Africa. Website: www.networm-online.eu
Impact (policy change, programs sustained, reduction in injuries or illnesses)	The project focuses on better knowledge about occupational medicine and occupational safety for medical students and physicians. Hereby the project strengthens the international dimension in education at all levels and facilitate wide trans-national access to educational resources worldwide, promoting equal opportunities throughout education. At the same time it increases co-operation and mobility in the field of education, in particular by encouraging and fostering exchanges between educational institutions, promoting open and distance learning.
Barriers to completion	Long-term sustainability is the current stage of the project including the development of successful business models.Center specific business models have been developed by all European partners and strategies for sustainability are established. These strategies are in a pilot phase at the moment.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	3.19b Formerly AA4: TT1b
GPA Objective	Objective 3: To improve the performance of and access to occupational health services
CC or NGO Name	Coronel Institute of Occupational Health AMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Project title	Electronic lesson on evidence-based medicine for occupational health professionals
Keywords	Evidence-based medicine, occupational health, distant learning, electronic lesson, training material
Project leader Email address	Prof. Dr. Frank van Dijk [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	FIOH Helsinki Finland
Other partners	Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health (NSPOH) Amsterdam, The Netherlands; European Association of Schools of Occupational Medicine, EASOM; Manchester University
Funding	Development, translation and evaluation of the electronic lesson has been organized by the Coronel Institute and NSPOH, and sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and the University of Manchester. The lesson is available in English and Dutch language. Funding for updating and concrete support in using the lesson is not yet available and is in discussion.
Objective of the project	Dissemination and implementation of the evaluated English version of the electronic lesson on evidence-based medicine for occupational health (Introduction). The lesson can be used to increase the impact of the WHO publication ‘How to use research information to improve the quality of occupational health practice’. Protecting Workers’ Health Series; WHO Occupational and Environmental Health Program (2006, Verbeek, Van Dijk)
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	Informing and supporting postgraduate schools for professional training of professionals in occupational health (among them WHO collaborating centres) in the use of this lesson in their curricula and in CME/CPD (2009-2012). Targets: use of the lesson by 20 schools in 2010 and by 30 schools in 2011. Informing occupational health professionals as individuals about the lesson (2009-2012). Improved access and exposure by the planned WHO learning repository is an important tool. Updating of the existing electronic lesson ‘Introduction in evidence-based practice for occupational health’. Distribution to more centers and professionals to facilitate information finding and evidence-based practice in occupational health and safety. The lesson is already available (free access) at: http://www.nspoh-on-line.nl/ebm-who. Evaluation studies are very positive.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	1. Occupational health professionals, especially occupational physicians but also other disciplines such as occupational hygienists, toxicologists, occupational psychologists, ergonomists, occupational health nurses, safety experts 2. Experts, scientific institutes, guideline offices, panels of experts for companies or government who are not experienced in organizing evidence-based knowledge or information. 3. Medical and other students use the lesson to support literature searching for a paper on an occupational health topic. 4. The usefulness for basic occupational health services (BOHS) has to be explored and new applications can be developed when needed.
Summary of the project	Knowledge is basic for all professionals engaged in occupational health care and support. Finding information in scientific articles, reviews and e.g. evidence-based practice guidelines is crucial. The skills in professional practice and even in expert centers of occupational health, to find and appraise the quality of sources are still underdeveloped. In the Netherlands an electronic lesson has been developed as an introduction on evidence-based medicine, tailor-made for occupational health. The English version has been evaluated by participants in three different continents as well feasible and very useful. The lesson is available for free through Internet. Dissemination can be supported by more public relations and by concrete support to users. Funding for support and updating has to be found.
Dissemination	The lesson is used by OH schools in Lausanne, Chicago, Manchester, Australia, Finland and the Netherlands. EASOM had a successful EBM OH Summer school in 2008. The lesson is available at: http://www.nspoh-on-line.nl/ebm-who Further dissemination by the website of WHO, the new learning repository of WHO, iBOHS, ICOH meetings and congresses, EASOM canals, announcements in professional journals.
Impact (global or regional)	Global
Progress	Results of the evaluation study are submitted in 2009 to a peer-reviewed journal. A related study on available knowledge infrastructure in various countries has been published as an Open Access publication, accessible for free (Hugenholtz NI, Nieuwenhuijsen K, Sluiter JK, van Dijk FJ. Do knowledge infrastructure facilities support evidence-based practice in occupational health? An exploratory study across countries among occupational physicians enrolled on Evidence-Based Medicine courses. BMC Health Serv Res. 2009 Jan 30;9:18). In 2009 – 2012 more effort will be spend to updating, dissemination and support.
List of major outcomes already achieved by this project	Development and dissemination of electronic lesson (English language) on evidence-based practice for occupational health professionals. Evaluation as a feasible and useful lesson by participants in different continents.
List of additional major outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Further dissemination to a wider group of users in postgraduate schools for occupational health and to individual professionals. Dissemination to medical and other students. When funded: support of use and updating of the lesson. Analysis how to spread relevant evidence to basic occupational health services (BOHS). Nowadays the lesson is used in Manchester, Lausanne, Amsterdam and Chicago in national and international courses. The lesson will be used in 2010 in Latin America (2010-2012) in a Masters course given by Munich and will be promoted for South East Europe in June 2010. An updated electronic lesson will be available end 2010. Funds for updating are available. Targets: use of the lesson by 10 schools in 2010 and by 20 - 30 schools in 2011.
Impact (policy change, programs sustained, reduction in injuries or illnesses)	Use of this course will promote the access to good knowledge: articles, reviews and guidelines, and thus promote prevention of occupational diseases and accidents.
Barriers to completion	Manpower that can be made free to coordinate updating and promoting the use by marketing. Updating will be completed in 2010. Funds are available now. Improved access and exposure by the planned WHO learning repository as a part of the WHO platform (project 3.17 g) is an essential tool for dissemination worldwide.
Other	Translation in Spanish is into consideration, in connection with a course given in Latin America. The lesson is available (free access) at: http://www.nspoh-on-line.nl/ebm-who. Evaluation studies are very positive.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number New 6-2010	3.19s New project 6-2010
PROJECT Title	Contemporary Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, A reference book to professionals and allied personnel.
GPA Objective (e.g. GPA5) and GPA Action (e.g Action 28)	GPA 3.2a Capacity building Facilitating Project
Priority Number (e.g. 5.3) and Area (if applicable) e.g Agriculture	3.2
This project also contributes to other GPA Priorities (List them, if applicable).
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai
Project leader(s) (contact name and email address)	Taiyi JIN, Professor: [e-mail]
Network partners (CC name, country, email)	Department of Occupational Health, Fudan University. 5 professors in health and occupational medicine across the country are invited as the co-editors.
WHO Regions involved in this project (contact name and email)	Dr. Ogawa Hiashi- WPRO
Country ministries involved in this project (contact name and email)	Ministry of Education, P.R. China
External partners for this project (contact name, organization and email)	People’s Medical Publishing House
Summary of the project (max 100 words)	This book offers the definitive overview of common topics in occupational health and occupational medicine, covering basic concepts, theories, and diagnosis and treatment-plus preventive and remedial measures to occupational illness in the workplace and community. With its practical format and emphasis on fundamental topics, this book is just as essential for graduate students and continuing education as it is for practicing professionals.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Graduate students, personnel seeking continuing education and professionals practising in the field of occupational health and occupational medicine.
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	Initiated in Sept of 2009 Manuscript submission in Jul of 2010 Publish in Oct of 2010
Dissemination plan	Reference book to graduate student and continuing education
Funding source(s)	People’s Medical Publishing House
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List of additional outcomes expected by 2016

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	3.19t New project 6-2010
PROJECT Title	“Basic Toxicology”, a textbook for high education to public health student
GPA Objective (e.g. GPA5) and GPA Action (e.g Action 28)	GPA 3.2a Capacity building Facilitating Project
Priority Number (e.g. 5.3) and Area (if applicable) e.g Agriculture	3.2
This project also contributes to other GPA Priorities (List them, if applicable).
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai
Project leader(s) (contact name and email address)	Zhijun ZHOU, Professor: [e-mail]
Network partners (CC name, country, email)	Department of Occupational Health, Fudan University. 10 professors in occupational toxicology across the country are invited as the co-editors.
WHO Regions involved in this project (contact name and email)	Dr. Ogawa Hiashi- WPRO
Country ministries involved in this project (contact name and email)	Ministry of Education, P.R. China
External partners for this project (contact name, organization and email)
Summary of the project (max 100 words)	The book begins with a review of the history of toxicology and followed by an explanation of basic toxicological principles, agents that cause toxicity, target organ toxicity, and toxicological testing methods including many of the test protocols required to meet regulatory needs. The book examines each method or procedure from the standpoint of technique and interpretation of data and discusses problems and pitfalls that may be associated with each.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Undergraduates of high education in public health schools, professions seeking continuing education
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	Application-June, 2010 Developing text-Oct, 2010 Ready to publisher-Jan, 2012
Dissemination plan	Publisher’s education network
Funding source(s)	（Proposed） Ministry of Education, or Fudan University, or other sources
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	The previous edition of this text book (Chief Ed: Zhijun ZHOU) was published in January of 2008.
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012
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