The document discusses Elevate, an online education platform that aims to connect health professionals globally and improve access to healthcare knowledge. It does this by providing online courses that health professionals can take while continuing their daily work. The goal is to help address shortages of health professionals in developing areas by empowering local practitioners. Elevate also envisions growing into a connected community where professionals can continue learning from one another beyond individual courses. It was created through a collaboration between several universities and design/technology partners.

1. Joyce L. Browne Msc.
World Design Forum 2012

2. Can we support health
professionals globally to improve
health

3. Globally, there are significant discrepancies in
health, disease and mortality.

4. There is a critical shortage of health professionals
in the global south.

5. What can we do to make knowledge
on health globally accessible?

6. Combining new technologies in an increasingly interconnected
world enables us to share...

7. We can share high-quality knowledge
of our growing number of excellent educational partners.

8. We connect health professionals worldwide,
overcoming geographical and time zone limitations.

9. Overcoming economic differences.

10. Who are the health professionals
that could benefit from our
courses?

11. Karl from Sweden would like to participate
in a course on maternal and child health
to enhance his personal growth.

12. Kim from South-Africa would like to gain
more practical knowledge on tropical medicine and sanitation
to serve her community.

13. Matthew from New Zealand would like to enroll
in a course on epidemiology
to elevate his professional knowledge in veterinarian sciences.

14. Why will this work?

15. Health professionals worldwide share an important
common ‘characteristic’: they care!

16. Through education health professionals grow
both personally and professionally.

17. Increased knowledge inevitably leads to
better health in local communities
around the globe.

18. We designed Elevate to deliver our courses in a way that
facilitates and promotes the social and interactive aspect of
learning.

19. How does Elevate work?

20. We designed courses that enable health professionals to learn
in their own preferred and individual way, combining their daily
professional activities with education.

21. We designed courses that enable health professionals to learn
in their own preferred and individual way, combining their daily
professional activities with education.

22. We designed courses that enable health professionals to learn
in their own preferred and individual way, combining their daily
professional activities with education.

23. We designed courses that enable health professionals to learn
in their own preferred and individual way, combining their daily
professional activities with education.

24. When communities of health professionals flourish,
an opportunity to elevate global health is created,
benefiting local communities.

25. Elevate envisions to create a connected global
community of health professionals to exchange
knowledge and practical learnings with peers beyond
the duration of a course.

26. A community with a shared identity of people who
care.

27. Team

28. Elevate is the result of an innovative collaboration
between the following partners:
Founding Brand concept
Technology:
partners: and experience
design:
Lucius
University Lava Design
Websystems
Medical Center Amsterdam
Utrecht
Michiel Boerman
University of
Utrecht
University of
Applied Sciences
Utrecht

29. Discuss:
How do you feel Elevate can grow
as a community
with a shared identity
of people who care?
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