EPACTT Project
Project framework: Pfizer Independent Grant for Learning & Change
Duration: 2016–2018
Website: http://elearning-ensp.eu/
ENSP aims to create greater coherence among smoking prevention activities and to promote comprehensive tobacco control policies at both national and European level. As part of ENSP’s mission and work, the EPACTT project was developed. EPACTT aims to increase the number of healthcare professionals engaged in addressing tobacco dependence, initially in Romania, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, and Russia.
The project has two main objectives:
To develop a hybrid training programme (a pilot series of e-learning courses) with CME certification for healthcare professionals, based on best practices in tobacco treatment and policy.
To further develop the European guidelines for treating tobacco dependence, as set out in Article 14 of the FCTC, and to translate and adapt the guidelines into Romanian, Armenian, Georgian, Ukrainian, and Russian.
During the project, the number of countries ENSP began collaborating with increased to include healthcare providers committed to promoting tobacco dependence treatment in Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Slovenia—a total of 13 countries.
To support the training of healthcare providers in diagnosing and treating patients who smoke, a distance-learning approach was selected, accompanied by a certificate of completion. Within the framework of EPACTT 2, WIDE Services undertook the implementation of the eLearning training platform for healthcare providers, as well as the development of all courses in digital format, in order to achieve the project’s objectives. The collaboration also includes training the responsible team to manage the platform, as well as ongoing support for both the platform and its content.
- ENSP
- Global Bridges
- WIDE Services
