Laos Continuing Medical Education in 2023

 

This March 2023 feature story from WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) highlights the development of the Family Medicine Specialist Program in Lao PDR. click here

 

Family Medicine Specialist Training has been restructured and is now a 3 year program starting with the 17th graduating year.

 

• University Health Sciences, Vientiane
• Year 2 - Provincial Hospital Placement
• Year 3 - District Hospital with Community Placement
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Highlights include:

• Updating accreditation requirements including evaluations and testing
• CEX Exams (evaluation of trainee /patient interaction in clinical setting
• Updating the evaluation and training logbook to reflect updated curriculum
• Including teaching and learning sessions with Case Studies and related topics
• Evaluating professionalism and behavior

 

 Other Current Initiatives

 

*Upgrade skills and provide specialty training (surgery, pediatrics,gynecology, internal medicine, others) to rural family medicine specialists

 

* Professional Development Education events provide ongoing medical education for the Family Medicine graduates . This includes the Annual Continuing Medical Education event bringing Laos Family Medicine Specialists together to attend workshops and collaborate with their peers. click here

 

* Maternal and Child Health training including the Helping Babies Breathe, Helping Mothers Survive, Pre-Eclampsia/ Eclampsia, Bleeding After Birth.

 

 

Past Achievements   click here