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This WHO publication calls for the transformation of healthcare workforce training to better meet the needs of caring for patients with chronic conditions. While the world is experiencing a rapid escalation in chronic health problems training of the healthcare workforce has generally not kept pace. To provide effective care for chronic conditions the skills of health professionals must be expanded to meet these new complexities. The publication presents a new expanded training model based on a set of core competencies that apply to all members of the workforce. First the workforce needs to org

Chronic diseases -- Treatment. --- Chronically ill -- Care. --- Core competencies. --- Medical personnel --- Chronically ill --- Chronic diseases --- Core competencies --- Educational Measurement --- Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services. --- Occupational Groups --- Curriculum --- Disease Attributes --- Education --- Persons --- Delivery of Health Care. --- Pathologic Processes --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Named Groups --- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms --- Disease. --- Chronic Disease --- Competency-Based Education --- Health Personnel --- Professional Competence --- Training of. --- Care --- Treatment