Abstracts

• Student Selection Best Practices (Collaborating with WHO to support and guide the work of the WHO Global Health Workforce Network Education Hub in the selection of students).
• How to keep Students Motivated in Supporting their (Rural) Communities, instead of moving away from their Communities?
• Health Professional Student Education in the Field.
• Students Involved in the Community.
• Students and Curricula Development.
• Online Learning in Health and Social Care Education for Students.
• Quality Learning for Students in the New Normal.
• Etc.

• Team Based Care that integrates a full range of Health Providers (including community based health workers, case workers….) into the Provision of Preventive and Care Health.
• Health Education for and by Community Members.
• Team Based Collaborations in Health (Online and In Person).
• Community of Practice.
• High Quality Learning in the New Normal for Health Care Practitioners.
• Telehealth as a way to spread Primary Care (Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Wearables, ICT and other electronic supports).
• Health Professional Practitioner Education in the Work Field.
• Patient Education.
• Etc.

• Access; including Language, Cultural Sensitivity, Geographic Access, Affordability, etc.
• Equity in Primary Health Care.
• Community Based Primary Care in Underserved Areas*
  * WHO initiative on contemporary practices and challenges in advancing inter-professional and social accountability of educational training institutions, including a particular focus on Rural and underserved areas. 
• Lessons learned from the New Normal.
• Innovations in Primary Health Care.
• Projects That Work in the Work Field.
• Etc.

• Patient Centered Approach.
• Social Support Network.
• Patient and Family as Part of the Health Care Team.
• Intersectoral Collaborations Beyond the Health Care Team: Economic Stability, Education, Neighborhood Environment, Social and Community Context including but not limited to Transport Teams, Food Providers, Cleaning Services, Lawyers, etc.
• Community Empowerment
• Working with Community Based/Civil Organizations
• Etc.

Oral Presentations allot 5 minutes to present your work with a poster for visual effect followed by a facilitated discussion among presenters and conference participants. The moderator will invite participants to ask questions and to share experiences pertinent to themes brought up in the presentations. At the conference, contributors and participants will meet in groups of about 40 persons for two-hour sessions. 

The Network: Towards Unity For Health is very proud to host the 2 hour-long oral presentations and discussion where students and professionals can present their work using a poster for visual effect. Usually, the presenter has worked on this project for 1 or more years. They will present the timeline, agenda, goals, results, difficulties, implementation possibilities,… The discussion is guided by a moderator who will also facilitate future collaborations based on the projects that the presenter has presented. During the 2 hours thematic session the presenter will present and answer questions. The projects are on different topics and can be in different stages (research project, running project, concluded project, or study). The presenters of Oral Presentations are key to the Scientific value of the TUFH2021 conference. It’s their projects that attendees of the TUFH2021 conference come to learn about.

.Abstract submission open: October 1st, 2020 – March 31st, 2021.

Oral Presentation Poster Template and Guidelines 

Workshops are instructional sessions in which presenters teach and discuss particular skills and techniques. The session should accomplish specific learning objectives designed to provide participants with increased competence in some area of importance to the conference theme and goal. The session should include opportunities for practice and feedback. When this is not possible, the session should include a discussion of the covered skills applied in the participant’s settings. Workshops are 2 hours long. Workshops have an average of 20 participants.

Abstract submission open: October 1st, 2020 – March 14th, 2021.

TUFH Talks is a format, akin to a Ted Talk, where participants give short, powerful talks (3 minutes) that share projects, policies, collaborations, or initiatives in which health, education, or other sectors contribute to a healthier society. They are followed by a facilitated discussion among presenters and participants.

The number of participants will be restricted to allow for adequate presentation and discussion time; those who are not selected for TUFH Talks will be considered for Oral Presentation sessions.

For an example of a Ted Talk, check out our own Art Kaufman!

Abstract submission open:  October 1st, 2020 – March 14th, 2021.

A documentary should reflect your ability to use audiovisual equipment to communicate your topic’s significance. The documentary category will help you develop skills in using photographs, film, video, audio, computers, and graphic presentations. Your presentation should include primary source materials and also must be an original production. To produce a documentary, you must have access to equipment and be able to operate it.

Your documentary focus should be related to the local community and showcase local action. You must present and submit your documentary under one of the 4 subthemes of TUFH 2021.
Your documentary has to be a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes (including introductions and credits).
You must submit an abstract where you clearly describe what the documentary focus will be (deadline February 28th).
If your abstract is approved, you will have to upload your documentary to YouTube and send the link to secretariat@thenetworktufh.org by May 15th at the latest. Your documentary will undergo a review by the Scientific Committee to give final approval to present at TUFH 2021.

During the TUFH Documentary Session, each presenter will be allowed a maximum of 10 minutes where the documentary will be shown followed by a facilitated discussion among presenters and conference participants. The moderator will invite participants to ask questions and to share experiences pertinent to themes brought up in the presentations. At the conference, contributors and participants will meet in groups of about 20 persons for a two-hour session. 

For an example, please view here.

Abstract submission open: October 1st, 2020 – March 14th, 2021 (for the abstract).
Video deadline: Submission by May 15th.