By Naneka A. Hoffman
The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), USAID, the University of Liberia College of Health Sciences (ULCHS) through the BRIDGE-U: Liberia project and other partners has ended an awareness on Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
The Coordinator of CPD BRIDGE-U Shirley S. Fahnbulleh spoke over the weekend at the end of the awareness at the Nyehn Health Center in Todee Statutory District #1, Monsterrado County.
She said the CPD Dissemination started on 24 January, adding that they have more than the 50 persons they prepared for in Montserrado County.
Madam Fahnbulleh added that the health care providers were all happy and they think that it is a good venture and they think that it is in their best interest.
Madam Fahnbulleh stated that the CPD helps improve your knowledge and your skills, and it helps you give quality care to your patient.
According to her, they anticipate that the next two or three years to come, all of the health care providers will have practices at the level of the facility.
With this initiative, she stated that it means that Liberia is on par with the rest of the countries in the sub-region.
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Meanwhile, Madam Fahnbulleh noted that they are expected to cover the entire Liberia, adding that they have 40 persons that participated in the training awareness at the Nyehn Health Center in Todee Statutory in District.
For his part, the Secretary General of Liberia Environmental Health Board Dave Wuo Kehnel, Jr., explained that CPD is the means by which members of the profession maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise, competence, and develop the personal.
He added that CPD is important because it is the means for updating professional practice to reflect the best available evidence.
Meanwhile, he stated that the process of developing the guidelines BRIDGE-U: Liberia project began working with six boards in February 2022.
Also speaking, the Medical and Research Director of Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) Joseph Coleman said starting April 2025, CPD is required for license renewal.
