Successful utilisation of Donor Funding for HIV and AIDS Training in South Africa (Gerber, A & La Grange, A)

Foundation for Professional Development

Background information on FPD

Established in November 1997 by the South African Medical Association

Established as a separate legal entity in February 2000

Vision and Mission

FPD VisionTo create a better society through education

FPD MissionTo improve society through ensuring the availability of well skilled professionals &

managers, who will be able to deliver service to the public that is affordable, evidence based and congruent with international best practice

Accreditation

� Registered as a Private Higher Education Institute (PHEI) with the South African Department of Education since 2002.

� Fully accredited as a PHEI by Council on Higher Education (ETQA)

� FPD is the only PHEI that is fully engaged in the three scholarships of higher education namely:� Teaching & learning� Research� Community engagement

Total student enrollment on FPD courses

Geographical distribution of activities

AIM

Understanding FPD

“ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”

� Identify critical need for training through Funders, Government, NGO’s and the community.

� Customise according to need.

� A mutually beneficial relationship where FPD offers the training and therefore strengthens the health care service and the healthcare workers benefits from acquiring improved skills and knowledge.

Qualifications, Courses & Programmes

� Formally Registered Management Qualifications

� Certificate in Advanced Health Management

� Higher Certificate in Management

� International Management Short Courses

� FPD/Yale University Advanced Health Management Programme

� Clinical courses � Clinical Management of HIV for HCP

� Clinical Management of TB for HCP

� Integrated Management of TB/HIV/STI for HCP

� Clinical Management of Peads HIV & AIDS

� Dermatology and HIV and AIDS

� Adherence Counselling for ART

� VCT

� Palliative Care in HIV and AIDS

� PMTCT

� Clinical Management of STI’s

� Infection Control

� Post-exposure Prophylaxis

� AIDS in the Workplace

� HIV and AIDS Nurse Case Management

Qualifications, Courses & Programmes

METHODS

FPD Educational Model

� Developed by FPD in 2000 as an emergency intervention to assist South African healthcare workers in gaining knowledge and skills on ARV implementation

� Combination of self-study (distance education) with facilitated workshops (1-3 days)

� Comprehensive and customised study-manuals with assessment

� Post-course support

Strategic Partners

Educational philosophy

� FPD courses are designed to remove barriers to education

� Geography – courses are held as close to where students live and work as possible

� Cost- most courses are offered at low or no cost to the participant

� Disruption of service delivery – time away from work is limited through combining assessed self study with class room sessions

� Access to continuous learning - FPD offers an post –course support system to all students

Post-course Support� Faculty contact details

� HIV 911 Hotline – 24 hours support

� SAHIVCS Membership for 1 year� Quarterly Journal, Monthly Newsletters� Updates – meetings etc.

� FPD Alumni Network

� Mother and Child Health Unit (MCHU) – Clinical Mentoring (with Limpopo University)

� Infectious Disease Unit (IDU) – Specialists Clinical Mentoring (with University of Pretoria)

� Additional free web-based training, eg. WMA’s MDR TB

� SAIHCM Membership for 1 year

RESULTS

PEPFAR Sponsored Training

37475

OFID Sponsored Training

6378

Training outside South Africa

DoH Tenders: TB/HIV/STI

6017

CONCLUSIONS

� Through continuously establishing new relationships and maintaining existing ones FPD is able to increase the number of South Africans benefiting both directly and indirectly from funded training.

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