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EXPOELEARNING: International Congress and Professional Fair

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 16:30

EXPOELEARNING is an international event specialized in e-learning, ICT and HR that has become the largest trade fair taking place in Spain and Latin America dedicated to the field of online training. A must for professionals and companies.

It is the most important and critical to share knowledge and foster collaboration between all those involved in the world of training: professionals, companies, universities, schools, training centers, institutions, public administration, students and users of e-learning.

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The e-learning courses increased 50%

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 16:12

For company mecenium, the coming year is characterized by the final consolidation of online training, which will grow dramatically.

To mecenium, online learning platform, when just a few days left to the publication of the report 'The Information Society in Spain 2011' Telefonica, "it appears that the area of online training is that more has increased during the last year. "And during that period such courses increased by 50%, and it seems that in 2013 the figure will be much higher.

One of the factors that make a training course through an Internet platform is useful is to involve the user until it is gone. Therefore, we must look at factors...

The Regional Classroom has been updated to Moodle 2.x

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 15:26

Last year 2012 and the first half of this month of January, the team worked continuously VCPH in the updated Regional Virtual Classroom to Moodle version 2.x is now ready!

Regional courses in 2013 continued in the same direction: https://cursos.campusvirtualsp.org/ whereas tutored courses started in 2012 are now in: http://iniciados2012.campusvirtualsp.org/. At two addresses can be accessed from a prominent link "in red letters" in both virtual classrooms.

With the Regional Classroom on the new platform, we thank you for any problems or suggestions Surga at this early stage, the...

Happy New Year 2013!

Fri, 12/28/2012 - 16:26

Dear teachers, tutors and participants of the Virtual Campus of Public Health received the sincere congratulations and best wishes of health and peace in 2013.

In this new year we are committed to advancing the quality of products and services offered by the Campus and it will be critical enthusiasm, willingness and commitment to you.

The Virtual Classroom will have the new platform Moodle 2.x that will require our updating and training to take full interaction and evaluation tools available. The Virtual Clinic services Teachers will begin with a pilot in four...

Upgrade on the Virtual Campus of Public Health e-learning platform

Thu, 12/20/2012 - 11:25

The Virtual Campus of Public Health in its commitment to improve the quality of their services are migrating very important in e-learning platform Moodle from version 1.x to version 2.x

With this update the tutors and students will enjoy the new benefits offered by this new system, in terms of technological improvements and from the educational point of view.

On January the platform and the changes will be ready and new tools available.

Expert Workshop on wage policies

Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:14

Made from 3 to 5 December in San Jose, Costa Rica the "Workshop on wage policies: its role as a tool for improvement in the provision of health services" as part of the efforts in the Region of the Americas to advance desprecarización processes and ensure proper working conditions for health workers. It is considered very important initiatives to ensure job security and pay the right conditions.

In this sense it has assisted...

Passing away of VCPH teacher Jorge Leguiza

Tue, 12/04/2012 - 16:50

Painfully met the death, on November 22, Dr. Jorge Leguiza, teacher and Design Course Set Management Health Benefits VCPH.

Until a few days ago, while it allowed his illness, George was leading his group in each task and providing programming and teaching.

For those who did not know him personally, was a physician, Rosario, Argentina, expert in epidemiology and health information. In recent years made fundamental contributions to the health system of the country from the Strategic Management Office of the Superintendent of Health Services. It was also a great teacher and Director of the...

VCPH technical meeting of public health education

Tue, 11/27/2012 - 11:26

In Lima, Peru, public health experts meet to analyze trends and identify the challenges of public health education and production priorities of learning resources. The Pan American Health Organization is organizing this meeting through Project Human Resource for Health and PAHO Office in Peru. The meeting was held from 19 to 21 November 2012 at the premises of a downtown hotel in the city.

The training of health professionals has acquired in...

Concluded Regional Workshop of Educational Virtual Clinic

Fri, 10/26/2012 - 11:44

From 22 to 24 October, Regional Workshop was held for the development of Educational Virtual Clinic (CVD) Virtual Campus of Public Health, under the Ninth Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information Health-CRICS9 at headquarters Pan American Health organization in Washington DC

Chaired by Dr. Charles Godue Team Leader Human Resources PAHO and Dr. Jose B. Jardines Coordinator Virtual Campus of Public Health, representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia,...

eHealth: analyze the application of information technology and communication in health care

Thu, 10/18/2012 - 12:13

It will be from 22 to 24 October in the ninth Congress Regional Information Health Sciences, organized by PAHO / WHO and BIREME in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC, October 18, 2012 (PAHO / WHO). - Health professionals and information in health sciences will participate from 22 to 24 October the Ninth Regional Congress of Information in Health Sciences (CRICS9) , organized by the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) and the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences (NLM), in Washington, DC.

Under the theme "eHealth: approaching universal access to health", participants will share experiences and exchange information on programs, projects, systems and information networks on...