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Capacity-building in family health: Innovative in-service training program for teams in Latin America
Canadian Family Physician, 06/15/09

Talbot Y et al. - The implementation of a team-training program for PHC professionals over a 12-year period demonstrated the need for a curriculum grounded in the learners’ direct experiences in the field; their own needs to function as a PHC team; and the needs of the communities they serve. It has also been shown that a solid commitment to PHC by the government of the program participants is central to the sustainability of the reform.

Primary health care (PHC) teams need to become a reality. Without existing job opportunities involving work in health care teams, students quickly lose interest in team training, as they do not see its relevance.
This 5-module program was successful in training large numbers of interdisciplinary PHC teams using a train-the-trainer model, attracting participants, and integrating the government strategies of Brazil.
As this program focused on team projects, it helped promote interdisciplinary practice in primary care and provided participants with the necessary skills to function in PHC teams.