Health : Innovative Training Programmes for Health Workers

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Explosion of knowledge and technology in health care has a profound impact on education and practice of health workers. They are expected to demonstrate an expanded practice base requiring a higher level of competency. They have a responsibility to patients, a professional responsibility to organization and an individual responsibility to maintain high level of current and relevant knowledge and skills. The current situation with regard to need and expectation of knowledge and skills of these professionals is dismal. It is therefore of utmost importance that the entire approach towards training and education is reviewed in terms of national needs and priorities.