Learning in the district health system: How can meetings become spaces of reflection?

To fulfil its role, the District Health System (DHS) must enable and lead learning in the South African (SA) health system. Meetings are a core routine that can be leveraged to encourage learning in the DHS. In this article, we draw from existing experiences in SA to present practical steps tha...

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Main Authors: O Motshweneng, S Elloker, L Gilson
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Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2024-05-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/2094
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description To fulfil its role, the District Health System (DHS) must enable and lead learning in the South African (SA) health system. Meetings are a core routine that can be leveraged to encourage learning in the DHS. In this article, we draw from existing experiences in SA to present practical steps that can be implemented to transform meetings into spaces of learning.
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spelling doaj-art-5e191e880fa142dabcfe6ca4605462fc2025-02-10T12:26:00ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Medical Journal0256-95742078-51352024-05-01114610.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i6.2094Learning in the district health system: How can meetings become spaces of reflection?O Motshweneng0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2414-5656S Elloker1L Gilson2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-7703Department of Health and Wellness, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa, The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa, Cape Town, South AfricaHealth Department, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Cape Town, South AfricaDivision of Health Policy and Systems, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK To fulfil its role, the District Health System (DHS) must enable and lead learning in the South African (SA) health system. Meetings are a core routine that can be leveraged to encourage learning in the DHS. In this article, we draw from existing experiences in SA to present practical steps that can be implemented to transform meetings into spaces of learning. https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/2094District health systemLearning health systemsMeeting management
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Learning health systems
Meeting management
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