Exploring a Business Case for High-Value Continuing Professional Development: Proceedings of a Workshop by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health and Medicine: Medical Training and Workforce, Health and Medicine: Global Health
Publisher: The National Academies Press
Published: 2017-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

EXPLORING A BUSINESS CASE FOR GOVERNMENTS

Marilyn DeLuca, New York University

After presenting the case study for expanding the role of Namibian nurses in treating patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (see Box 6-1), Marilyn DeLuca laid out her argument for taking action that was informed by the participants in her small group discussion. In 2014, she said, Region A enrolled 1,715 new patients in antiretroviral treatment (ART), but given trends in prevalence and population growth, it is estimated that by 2018, more than 14,000 new patients will need to be enrolled in ART. With only 282 physicians in the entire country, it would be “impossible to achieve” this without allowing nonphysicians to prescribe ART and manage HIV patients. The nurse-initiated antiretroviral treatment model (NIMART) offers one way to accomplish this.

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