The introductory workshop for the program “Vietnam Implementation Science Advancement (VISA D43)”, held on 24/06/2015, took place successfully. Participating in this seminar were the leaders of Hanoi Medical University and the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health – Vice President of Hanoi Medical University, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Doan Quoc Hung, Prof. PhD. Le Thi Huong, and Assoc. Prof. PhD. Le Minh Giang; US advisors of the VISA D43 program – Prof. Vivian Go and Prof. William Miller from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; delegates from the three partner universities of the program: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy; along with faculty members and staff from Hanoi Medical University. The workshop introduced implementation science through sharing evidence and experiences in implementing evidence-based research in the field of HIV/AIDS. In addition, the workshop introduced the VISA-D43 project and announced the call for applications for faculty members, trainees, policymakers, and managers to participate in the project's first training course.
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“Vietnam Implementation Science Advancement – VISA: A Training Program to Improve HIV Prevention and Care” workshop, held on 24/06/2015, took place successfully. Participating in this seminar were the leaders of Hanoi Medical University, the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - Vice President of Hanoi Medical University - Assoc. Prof. PhD. Doan Quoc Hung, Prof. PhD. Le Thi Huong and Assoc. Prof. PhD. Le Minh Giang, faculty experts of VISA D43 program on the US side - Prof. Vivian Go, Prof. William Miller from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; representatives at 3 member schools of the program: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and members of staff from Hanoi Medical University. This workshop introduced implementation science concepts, the successes and challenges of expanding HIV programs globally and in Vietnam, and how we can optimize the implementation of evidence-based interventions in Vietnam. In addition, it informed key stakeholders about the VISA-D43 project and announced a call for applications for the VISA Policymaker and Faculty fellows Cohort 1.
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Video recording of the workshop via Zoom (Record of the workshop via Zoom can be found here):