BOOKS OF RtfiDIfGS - PAHO/WHO

-16-
pericaiclly ba circulated to Latin American health administration
prog. .s. (PAHO,EI.)
C. Information Exchange Programs
13. PAHO should arrange for the routine surveying of
the relevent English and Spanisb health services literature.
It should monitor major national and international meetings of
the operations research societies and public health associa-
tions. This information should be distributed to Latin American
health administration programs on a scheduled basis. Also
included should be a listing of applicable short courses and
professional meetings in both the U.S. and Latin American counties.
(PAHO,OR/SA.)
14. The information exchange function of the workshops
could be improved by having selected participants give formal
presentations of specific projects on research activities.
Such presentations could be in a seminar format. Such presenta-
tions might be scheduled prior to the actual start of the work-
shop. (PAHO.)
15.,. In order to most eff.iciently introduce operations
research anr systems analyses methodologies to health adminis-
trators while developing a cadre of sophisticated technical
analysts, primary emphasis should be placed on developing the
short courses and the two year master's program. The develop-
ment of the certification program, while important, should re-
ceive less priority. As noted, a number of short courses should
be developed with a varJity of: foriits and o>ntent to atiisfy
identified target populations. (EI,OR/SA.)