KMA has partnered with the Ministry of Health (MoH) to disseminate relevant content on COVID_19 to all health care workers working in the country. This course is a production of a recent 2-day Training of Trainers (ToT) conducted by the MoH Kenya, on the 18th and 19th March 2020 in Nairobi facilitated by leading experts in the country. The course is targeted at all clinicians and other front-line staff working in the country and particularly in the public sector.
The Course Objectives Includes:
1. Serving as an educational aid and reference material for trainers as well as healthcare workers on the country's response to COVID_19
2. Disseminate information and knowledge to health care workers on relevant issues including diagnosis, case management, infection prevention, and control as well as data reporting and referral mechanisms
3. It also seeks to standardize care, management, and prevention of COVID_19 in
the country.
The course includes recorded videos in lecture style, videos of practical skills, as well as downloadable checklists and other resources.
Educational Methods
E-learning course, practical demonstrations, and downloads of relevant checklists and resources
OUTLINE RACE
Part 1: OVERVIEW / BACKGROUND OF COVID-19
Part 2: CASE MANAGEMENT COVID-19
Part 3: ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE FOR COVID-19
Part 4: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Part 4 (a): IPC THEORY
Part 4 (b): IPC THEORY
Part 4 (c) : IPC PRACTICAL
Part 4 (d): IPC PRACTICAL
Part 5: LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
Part 5 (a): LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
Part 5 (b): PRACTICAL: SAMPLE COLLECTION, PACKAGING & SHIPMENT
Part 6: HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE
Part 6 (a): HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE OVERVIEW
Part 6 (b): HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE SLIDES
Part 7: RISK COMMUNICATION
Part 7 (a): RISK COMMUNICATION
Part 7 (b): RISK COMMUNICATION
Part 8: DOWNLOAD SECTION
a) Case investigation form
b) Contact follow up form
c) Contact listing form
d) Revised_Case Definition for Novel Coronavirus
e ) Hospital Preparedness Checklist for Suspected or Confirmed 2019
f) Sample COVID-19 line list
