Innovative Training Workshop, Malawi, 07/00

3-7 July, 2000

Lilongwe, Malawi

The Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care wishes to announce an Innovative Training Workshop to be held at the Malawi Institute of Management from 3-7th July, 2000.

WORKSHOP SYLLABUS

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

This 5-day innovative training workshop is designed to expose the participants to innovative ways of conducting competency-based training for healthcare providers based on a humanistic and participatory approach.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

By the end of the workshop, the participant will be able to:

- Describe a competency-based, participatory and humanistic approach to

clinical skills training Plan;

- Establish and maintain a positive training environment;

- Prepare and use audiovisual aids;

- Use technology-assisted materials for training (CD-ROMs, Internet, etc.);

- Present information effectively using interactive training tech niques;

- Facilitate small group activities;

- Evaluate acquisition of knowledge and skills using competency-based assessment instruments;

- Describe the use of anatomic models to help healthcare providers de velop clinical skills;

- Describe the essential steps in course design;

- Describe how to conduct a clinical skills training course for health care providers.

TRAINING AND LEARNING METHODS

- Illustrated lectures and group discussions

- Individual and group exercises

- Role plays and case studies

- Simulated practice with anatomic models

- Cybercafe sessions on Internet and interactive CD-ROM-based training

materials

TRAINING MATERIALS

Reference manual: Clinical Training Skills for Reproductive Health Professionals (JHPIEGO); Examples of Clinical skills training packages e.g. IUD, IP, CTS; Anatomic models; Desktop and laptop computers; CD-ROMs (IUD and CTS ModCal, Topics in International Health SeriesHIV/AIDS, STDs, Malaria, TB, Diarrhea diseases, Reproline, ReproLearn tutorials, etc.).

PARTICIPANT SELECTION CRITERIA

Participants will be physicians and nurse/midwives who are engaged in pre-service education or in-service training of healthcare professionals. There will be twenty participants in the class.

WORKSHOP DURATION

10 sessions in a one week (5-day) sequence.

WORKSHOP DATES

3-7th July, 2000

WORKSHOP VENUE

Malawi Institute of Management, Lilongwe, Malawi

WORKSHOP SPONSORSHIP

JHPIEGO Corporation will be sponsoring most of the participants. Other participants may seek funding from other donor agencies. Tuition fee is US$ 550.00. This does not include the cost of hotel accommodation, meals and incidentals as well as transportation to and from Malawi.

Interested persons should write or send an e-mail to the Center Director at the address below:

Dr. Joel Okullo,

Centre Director

Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care,

Institute of Public Health

Makerere University Medical School

P.O.Box 7072

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: +256-41-530-888

Fax: +256-41-530-876

mailto:coorqhc@swiftuganda.com

All application should reach the Center Director by 9th June, 2000.

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