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Table 1 Learning objectives of the Train the Trainers course by theme17

From: Training Trainers in health and human rights: Implementing curriculum change in South African health sciences institutions

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Health and Human Rights seeks to assist health professionals to:

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Understand the conceptual framework for human rights, and its relationship to health

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Understand the historical context as well as national and international human rights

debates relating health to human rights

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Promote an understanding of professional and ethical codes to support human rights

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Institutional Transformation seeks to assist health professionals to:

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Understand the role of the health sector under apartheid

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Explore past, current, and future roles of the health sector in respect of human rights

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Recognize the importance of self-study and reflection

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Curriculum Development for Human Rights seeks to assist health professionals to:

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Explore strategies for curriculum change, including multidisciplinary teaching and identifying clinical settings in which human rights abuses take place

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Explore the relationship between ethics and human rights

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Identify core and discipline-specific competencies

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Share available resources for teaching (electronic and other)

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Develop training materials

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Sustainability and Leadership seeks to assist health professionals to:

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Foster a supportive network to continue to integrate education and training in health and human rights

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Engage with processes that set educational standards for the training of health professionals and national and international human rights debates relating health and human rights.