Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lancet Planet Health. 2023 Feb;7(2):e172-e178. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00307-2.
In this Viewpoint we argue that primary care practitioners should receive professional education in how to directly respond to planetary health challenges. We reflect on the provision of a massive open online course (MOOC) on planetary health for primary care practitioners in the context of existing training programmes. We describe the construction, delivery, and certification of a Global South-originated MOOC and explain aspects of its rhizomatic learning theory. We share baseline information and preliminary findings collected on the initial cohort of participants, including their profiles and previous knowledge about planetary health. We suggest that this MOOC is an appropriate response to planetary health challenges, and argue that cost-free, accredited planetary health education for primary care practitioners should be provided as a public good that also fulfils individual professionals' entitlement to quality education and continuing professional development.
在本观点文中，我们认为初级保健医生应该接受如何直接应对行星健康挑战的专业教育。我们结合现有的培训计划，反思了为初级保健医生提供行星健康大规模在线开放课程（MOOC）的情况。我们描述了一个起源于全球南方的 MOOC 的构建、交付和认证过程，并解释了其根茎式学习理论的各个方面。我们分享了关于最初一批参与者的基线信息和初步发现，包括他们的个人资料和之前对行星健康的了解。我们认为，这个 MOOC 是对行星健康挑战的恰当回应，并认为应该为初级保健医生提供免费的、有资质的行星健康教育，作为一种公共产品，这也满足了个人专业人员接受优质教育和持续专业发展的权利。
