To build up knowledge, training course was organized annually since 1999 which was well recognized by hospitals in Hong Kong with attendances >5000; ad hoc seminars on novel emerging diseases were as needed.
We could also take a leaf out of Britain's book in what they do to combat racism within the police, as well as enhance cross-cultural knowledge, offering training courses to white officers that include a 'long weekend' spent living with a minority family.
A common view of learning in professional fields has been one of knowledge 'transmission' through training courses and seminars.
The responsibility for organizing the upgrade of knowledge training meetings and courses is within the PTMN.
TMS' network members can access explicit knowledge in meeting and training courses and acquire tacit knowledge while working together on practical problems.
In a large-scale approach, we conducted interviews with rice farmers in seven regions across Vietnam and the Philippines, assessing the participation in training courses, knowledge on snail ecology, the methods of controlling and the utilization of the snail, and the farmers' suggestions on how to improve pest snail control.
Health workers reported that they used to share information and knowledge gained in seminars and training courses with colleagues in staff meetings.
A majority of physicians (92.5%) had previously attended training courses on knowledge of hypertension prevention, and most physicians (87.8%) reported being willing to attend training courses regularly (Table 2).
These follow up sessions are tailored to the situation in the nursing home after interviewing the unit manager, the psychologist and the nursing staff about the implementation of the acquired knowledge in the training course, their experiences and the subsequent training they still need.
As for the probable solutions, both ELT teachers and students posited that ELT teachers need to increase their assessment knowledge and to participate in teacher training courses.
