Main Objective:
To impact paediatric emergency knowledge, skills and attitudes to health workers.
Specific objective:
Equip participants with knowledge and skills on:
- Paediatric Basic Life support
- Paediatric Advanced Life Support
- Paediatric Trauma Management
- team leadership in clinical emergency care in a variety of clinical incidences
Course Content:
Introduction, recognition and management of the seriously ill child, basic life support and use of Bulb Valve Mask(BVM), foreign body removal (FBAO), Trauma, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Airway Vascular Arrhythmia, Newborn Respiratory Failure, Circulatory Failure and scenario Demonstration.
Eligible Applicants and Number:
Not more than 32 participants including Doctors, Nurses, Clinical Officers
The Fee covers:
Tuition, teaching and learning materials, venue, mid-morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a certificate.
Mode of payment:
Money Transfer to Gertrude’s Institute of Child Health and Research, Bank Account or by Institutional Cheque
Venue:
The course will be offered at the Gertrude’s Institute of Child Health and Research, Muthaiga.
Duration of the Course:
2 Days
Mode of Application:
By filling in the application form and mailing to trainingschool@gerties.org
Facilitators:
Clinicians and allied professionals involved in the training of healthcare workers on the provision of resuscitation services in Kenya and UK.
Mode of delivery:
- Lectures and tutorials
- Small group workshops
- Small group discussions
- Skills stations demonstrations
- Skills Stations Closed discussions
- Open discussions
- Student-based Self-directed learning/facilitator teaching
Mode of evaluation
- Pre course MCQ evaluation questionnaire
- Outcome based assessment and evaluation
- Practical individualized summative assessment & evaluation
- End of Course/post course evaluation MCQ questionnaire
Apply now to:
The Principal,
Gertrude’s Institute of Child Health and Research
Muthaiga Road
P.O Box 42325 -00100
Nairobi Kenya
Tel: (+254) 759297589
Email: trainingschool@gerties.org