KURDISTAN – Improving the quality of nursing curriculum and clinical practice in Iraqi Kurdistan

Objective:

The General Objective is to contribute to the improvement of the health of the population of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region.

Activities:

• Creation of a regional technical-political committee.
• Creation of inter-institutional committees.
• Elaboration of a training project to enhance and standardize training pathways aimed at students in the health professions.
• Implementation of courses for the training of university mentors and clinical tutors in hospitals.
• Supervision of practical training in 10 hospitals in the region.
• Elaboration of a needs assessment of the necessary teaching aids (simulators, e-learning platform, healthcare furniture, etc.).
• Structuring the management of the multipurpose center.
• Technical support through missions of specialized personnel from Italy.
• Training and workshops for the preparation of the training center staff.
• Planning and purchase of necessary teaching aids.
• Elaboration of a didactic plan for local trainers and for students’ practical training in the areas of pediatrics and hematology.
• Selection of local trainers and their theoretical-practical training in Italy (through scholarships) at qualified training centers.
• Activation of practical training courses: refresher and professional retraining courses for health personnel already employed (displaced persons, refugees and host communities).
• Technical assistance by experts in the specific areas mentioned above in the context of practical training.
• Evaluation of practical traineeship training paths.
• Tutoring of trainees by Italian experts in Italy and during their insertion in hospital facilities, including an evaluation of their performance.

Project Videos:

Project video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18BubHRhGjTS2g41Z1urIBlgcAscfXXq-/view

Conference short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dWdKhQ6p_QoyKnsuz81EZHtQLipDalDr/view