par Labat, Aline 
;Martin, Blandine ;Lecocq, Dan ;Coppieters, Yves
Référence European Congress on Tropical medicine and International Health (11: 16-20/09/2019: Liverpool United Kingdom)
Publication Non publié, 2019-09
;Martin, Blandine ;Lecocq, Dan ;Coppieters, Yves Référence European Congress on Tropical medicine and International Health (11: 16-20/09/2019: Liverpool United Kingdom)
Publication Non publié, 2019-09
Poster de conférence
| Résumé : | Introduction: The ULB school of public health organizes a two-month research training in health system strengthening. The targeted audience includes healthcare professionals, ministries’ executives, researchers, lecturers, program managers… active in low-and-middle-income countries. They come from various fields of expertise: medicine, sociology, economy, management… The course aims at increasing the individual reflection capacity through an in-depth analysis of the participant’s health system and the formulation of innovative interventions to improve its performance.Aim: The research aims at evaluating this training benefit with a specific focus on the improvement of the participants’ professional practice.Methods: A qualitative survey based on focus group discussions have been conducted in Burundi, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Niger among past students of the previous ten years. The theoretical saturation was reached after six focus groups (5 to 18 people each).Results: The audience selection appears to be a strong strength of the training due to the professional and cultural/geographical diversity combine with a neutral training environment (Brussels). This enable free expression and critical thinking, on participant’s own system which is an unusual exercise.Even if some participants implemented their research project planned during the course, most of them reported that they mainly used their new knowledge to better analyze a problematic situation and to imagine a field solution with their team. They explained that they also feel more confident to raise their voices in meetings with decision makers or technical and financial partners. They are prepared to provide “evidence” to support their ideas or findings.Most of them are part time lecturers in universities or paramedical schools, and they reported to have changed their teaching approach to adopt participatory pedagogy that they never have experimented before. Conclusion: The training, based on a bottom-up approach, reinforce the foundations of health systems by developing not only the critical thinking of its actors, but also their willingness to engage in its improvement. The diversity among students’ helps them to realize the complexity of their professional environment and the need to combine clinical/technical knowledge with a systemic approach to implement efficient and sustainable interventions and serve as an agent of change. |
