Publications by authors named "Robin Tittle"

Structural competency is a new curricular framework for training health professionals to recognise and respond to disease and its unequal distribution as the outcome of social structures, such as economic and legal systems, healthcare and taxation policies, and international institutions. While extensive global health research has linked social structures to the disproportionate burden of disease in the Global South, formal attempts to incorporate the structural competency framework into US-based global health education have not been described in the literature. This paper fills this gap by articulating five sub-competencies for structurally competent global health instruction.

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Purpose: As global health education and training shift toward competency-based approaches, academic institutions and organizations must define appropriate assessment strategies for use across health professions. The authors aim to develop entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for global health to apply across academic and workplace settings.

Method: In 2019, the authors invited 55 global health experts from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health to participate in a multiround, online Delphi process; 30 (55%) agreed.

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Article Synopsis
  • The Uliza! HIV Hotline was created in Kenya to assist healthcare providers facing staffing and training challenges by offering a telephone consultation service for HIV-related issues.
  • Over a year, the hotline handled 296 calls, primarily from clinical officers and nurses, with most inquiries focused on antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis.
  • An impressive 94% of users found the service helpful, and 72% of the advice provided was implemented in medical records, demonstrating the hotline's effectiveness and potential for broader application.
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Background: HIV/AIDS negatively impacts poverty alleviation and food security, which reciprocally hinder the rapid scale up and effectiveness of HIV care programs. Nyanza province has the highest HIV prevalence (15.3%), and is the third highest contributor (2.

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