Education for Health unveils new eLearning vision which tackles access to continuing professional development and raises education quality standards

13 May 2010

“The need for innovative cost effective interventions which help reduce the personal impact of long term conditions on individual patients and their families is more urgent than ever before” said Chief Executive Monica Fletcher. “But whilst public spending on health services is rightly under scrutiny, decisive action is imperative if we are to successfully reduce the economic impact of chronic disease. Simply aiming to maintain the quality of care provided is not enough. Evidence shows patients who are cared for by appropriately trained health professionals have better health outcomes, so it makes sense to use technology to remove some of the barriers to continuing professional development. If more health professionals can undertake high quality training, the pool of professionally educated clinicians available to patients is bigger; patients can expect better healthcare and improved health outcomes and should ultimately reduce their health service utilisation. Our eLearning vision tackles time out for training, access, and flexibility head on.”

To deliver on this vision Education for Health has launched http://elearning.educationforhealth.org - a visually stunning virtual learning environment and announced the imminent release of an entirely new portfolio of more than 15 digitally interactive respiratory and cardiovascular course learning materials which come complete with free taster sessions. All learning materials are packed with some of the most up to date eLearning features and combine with acclaimed face to face study days and clinically relevant assessment to comprise Open University accredited diploma and degree level modules. In keeping with their reputation for high quality, experiential learning, Education for Health is also making the most of technological advances to improve student participation according to individual learning styles.

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