AS - ZIKV Healthcare Professionals
Project Description:
The Health Professional Support Program for Children with Congenital ZIKV Infection is a Pacific Basin (Guam, Northern Mariana's, and American Samoa) project funded through the University of Southern California (USC) Children's Hospital of LA LEND. The MCH funded project provided a workforce development and interdisciplinary clinical consultation to health professionals caring for children with ZIKV. The following goals and objectives are:
Goal 1: Tele-education-Training to provide interdisciplinary care.
Objectives 1.1) Training needs and distance learning curriculum; and 1.2) Continuing education.
Goal 2: Tele-consultation - Interdisciplinary consultation services.
Objectives 2.1) Case conference; and 2.2) Technical assistance.
Goal 3: Telehealth - Interdisciplinary specialty care.
Objectives 3.1) Infrastructure; and 3.2) Credentialing/Contracting.
Goal 4: Collaboration/systems change - Create interdisciplinary ZIKV training networks.
Objectives 4.1) National Collaborations; 4.2) LEND ZIKV Network; and 4.3) CA-LEND HPS Community Advisory Board.
Unusual features is the teleconsultation from healthcare professionals experiencing a pacific grasp of remote and cultural barriers in accessing services. Expected benefits is the engagement of trainees is problem solving systemic issues in response to limited or no access services.
Core Function(s):
Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Other Direct/Model Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Territory, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
