Join us on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 11:00 am (EDT) on the webinar Evidence-Informed Tools for Better NCD Care, the first webinar in a series of five certifiable webinars from the Better Care for NCDs Initiative. Within the framework of this initiative, PAHO seeks to strengthen the quality of NCD care in primary health care (PHC) through the use of evidence-based tools such as clinical guidelines and protocols. These tools improve quality, efficiency, and a people-centered approach. To support their implementation, PAHO has created a regional dashboard that brings together these resources by country. The objective of the technical webinar is to present these instruments, showcase the dashboard as a support tool, and share practical experiences with their use in health services.
Objective
To introduce evidence-informed instruments for addressing NCDs in PHC, promote the regional dashboard as a support resource, and showcase national experiences applying these tools in primary health care services.
Certification
Training activity certifiable by the Virtual Campus of Public Health (CVSP), with subsequent final evaluation.
RECORDING
How to participate
- DAY: Wednesday, september 3, 2025
- TIME: 11:00 a.m. (Washington, DC time or EDT) [See the bottom of this page for times in other cities]
- LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, and Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation in those languages
- REGISTRATION: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h-jDh6DwQW6g161qk_tOsA#/registration
Agenda
Moderator: Dr. Jonás Gonseth -García, Senior Advisor, Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases Initiative, accelerating action in PHC
11:00 a.m. Opening remarks
- Dr. Anselm Hennis – Director, PAHO Department of Noncommunicable Diseases (NMH)
11:05 a.m. Evidence-informed tools and a regional dashboard for improved NCD care
- Dr. Ludovic Reveiz – Head of the Science and Knowledge for Impact Unit (SK), Department of Evidence in Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH), PAHO
11:15 a.m. Regional experience of the HEARTS clinical pathway
- Andrés Rosende, International Consultant, HEARTS Initiative in the Americas, PAHO
11:25 a.m. Country Experience: HEARTS Implementation and Clinical Pathway in El Salvador
- Dr. Matías Villatoro, HEARTS Strategy Coordinator in El Salvador
11:45 a.m. Country experience: development of clinical practice guidelines for the management of chronic respiratory diseases in Paraguay
- Dr. Xintia Ayala, Coordinator of the National Program for Tobacco Control and Chronic Respiratory Diseases of the MSPyBS
12:05 p.m. Question panel and interactive discussion
- Moderated by Dr. Jonás Gonseth García, Senior Advisor, Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases Initiative, accelerating action in PHC
12:25 p.m. Closing and final comments
- Dr. Sebastián García Saisó – Director, Department of Evidence in Intelligence for the Action in Health (EIH), PAHO
Context
Series of certifiable webinars - Better Care - 2025: Expanding Quality NCD Services in the Community, from an Equity Perspective
In 2023, PAHO launched the Better Care for NCDs Initiative, to accelerate the integration of noncommunicable disease (NCD) services into Primary Health Care (PHC). The initiative strengthens planning, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive NCD services, ensuring equitable access, improving diagnosis and treatment, and enhancing data management across the Region.
To advance these goals, strengthening the capacities of interprofessional health teams is essential. What makes this new training offer distinctive is its modular package of thematic webinars, designed as a certifiable pathway. Rather than isolated sessions, the webinars are organized as a series that combines accessible, practice-oriented content with recognition of learning achievements, providing participants with both updated knowledge and formal certification.
More information on the Series of certifiable webinars
Time in other cities
8:00 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver
9:00 a.m. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Mexico City, Managua, San José (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
10:00 a.m. – Bogotá, Panama City, Kingston, Lima, Quito
11:00 a.m. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Santiago, Washington, D.C.
12:00 p.m. – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
5:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid
For other cities, check the local time at this link.