A Letter from Pablo Pulido, MD
Project Globe is dedicated to research and development of educational programs to improve the ability of primary care physicians (PCPs) to more effectively treat and control chronic disease in emerging countries.
Project Globe works in partnership with primary care physicians (PCPs) to insure that the adaptation of its educational programs meet the specific chronic disease challenges in those countries.
The origins of Project Globe stem from a 2005 meeting of leaders from several primary care associations around the world, and the Panamerican Federation of Association of Medical Schools (PAFAMS), a global organization of 439 medical schools dedicated to optimizing medical education in primary care.
The group’s discussions and later discussion with Project Globe’s Advisory Group, focused on the prime importance of evidence-based medicine (EBM), its potential to improve patient care quality and outcomes, and the apparent difficulty many primary care practitioners (PCPs) have in applying EBM in everyday practice, particularly in the treatment of chronic diseases (See Research and Surveys/Project Globe Needs Assessments). Based on needs assessments, Project Globe’s Advisory Board recommended development of effective educational programs to improve PCPs’ treatment of chronic disease in emerging countries.
Project Globe’s live and online educational programs utilize a unique and adaptable study protocol format that greatly facilitates the routine application of evidence-based medicine (EBM) among primary care physicians (PCPs), enabling them to more effectively screen, treat, follow-up and control chronic disease, and thus improve patient care quality and outcomes (See Clinical Care Quality Improvement/Study Protocol Format).
Changing the parameters of Project Globe’s study protocol format from one chronic disease to another means Project Globe programs can be adapted to train PCPs in the routine application of EBM in the treatment and control of virtually any chronic condition.
Because research shows that as many as 4 out of 10 patients may fail to improve following an office visit for a variety of reasons, often because they are simply unable to understand their doctor’s technical explanation of their illness and treatment. Project Globe helps insure patients succeed in treatment through programs developed by its patient-centered care training arm, GlobalEduHealth.
GlobalEduHealth training helps optimize PCPs’ ability to gain patients’ trust, to communicate in language they understand, to listen to and address patient concerns, and to co-develop treatment agreements with patients that enhance patient continuing adherence and commitment to prescribed therapy. (See Patient Centered Care Quality Improvement).
GlobalEduHealth also develops culturally-adapted educational materials that enhance understanding and answer many questions patients and their families may have about the prevention and treatment of specific chronic conditions.
The simplicity and scalability of Project Globe’s educational programs make it possible for PCPs to significantly reduce chronic disease morbidity and mortality at community and national levels. Thus, Project Globe envisions influencing public health policy and gaining government support to expand its training initiatives in emerging countries.
To learn more about Project Globe and its programs, (See Clinical Care Quality Improvement).
Pablo Pulido, MD
President, GlobalEduHealth
Executive Director, PAFAMS