Guidelines for Group Training

Before we launched the program, we questioned professionals to get an idea of internet access at their home and work and if they had access to a laptop or smartphone.

Organization of the training: We support the students by supplying them with materials and internet connection. They all get a Samsung Galaxy tablet and depending on where the person lives, internet connection accordingly. We limit pay for internet to 3-4 months depending on the volume of the module. A contract for the lent material is signed by the professional and HI.

Each professional has to send his certificate of the completed module to us, in order to be able to participate in the next module.

We have a WhatsApp group with all professionals completing a module. This helps support and supervise the participants, answer practical and technical questions that come up during their individual studies. It also helps professionals throughout the country exchange their experiences. The group is used to schedule the practical training after theory has been completed online.

The practical training helps to reinforce what was learned online, depending on the subject, the amount of days of training is chosen, at least 3 days. This training is usually held 2-3 times, in the different regions of where the professionals work.

In the group situation - What has worked well? What has not worked well? The Whatsapp group keeps the group motivated, they can better see who has advanced and how is behind.

We’ve only gotten positive feedback from the participants. They can follow the training at their own pace and it’s a good refresher specifically for the PT’s and the follow up they do with the technicians within their rehab service.

Sometimes, internet connection is slow or no signal available. Regarding the practical training, we don’t always get the hospitals administration to give professionals time off to participate.

If other people were setting up group teaching situations - What advice would you give them? - Understand the context and needs of the rehab professionals (PT’s/ rehab techs/ P&O techs)

- Multidisciplinary approach

- Unfortunately all extra resources (that are very good and useful) are in English. In Haiti, our participants speak more Spanish.

- It is good to have online classes, however, we feel that the practical approach is as important.

How can we make Physioplus work better for you? For us it would be great to have more modules in French. Especially Global Health and Leadership.