Faculty of Medicine, and Odonto-stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Sep;28 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S666-70. doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2522-1.
There are large disparities in access to health-care professionals (HCP) in low-income African countries, leading to imbalanced and suboptimal health delivery. Part of the difficulty is recruiting and retaining care professionals to work in isolated settings.
To evaluate the impact of distance continuing education as a way to build capacity, increase satisfaction and enhance the performance of care professionals in these isolated health-care facilities.
Care professionals using RAFT (Telemedicine Network in French-speaking Africa) in isolated care facilities.
Within RAFT, an organizational framework and computer-based tools have been developed and evolved to provide useful, qualitative, applicable training material.
The activity, satisfaction, perceptions and impact of RAFT on remote health-care workers are being monitored. RAFT's potential to improve the recruitment, satisfaction and retention of care professionals in remote settings is widely recognized; however, the actual impact on the performance and quality of care remains to be demonstrated.
在低收入的非洲国家，医疗保健专业人员（HCP）的获取存在很大差距，导致医疗服务不平衡和不理想。部分困难在于招募和留住医疗专业人员到偏远地区工作。
评估远程继续教育作为一种能力建设方式的影响，以提高这些偏远医疗设施中护理人员的满意度和绩效。
在偏远医疗设施中使用 RAFT（非洲法语区远程医疗网络）的护理专业人员。
在 RAFT 中，已经开发和发展了一个组织框架和基于计算机的工具，以提供有用的、定性的、适用的培训材料。
正在监测 RAFT 对远程医疗工作者的活动、满意度、看法和影响。RAFT 被广泛认为有潜力改善偏远地区护理人员的招聘、满意度和留用率；然而，其对护理绩效和质量的实际影响仍有待证明。
