CATEGORY 1. Family Planning/SRH
Date: (February 18-13 and October 4-9, 2024)
Duration: 6 days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course focuses on updating knowledge; acquiring practical skills on how to insert and remove Implants and IUCD as a trainer and competent service provider. The course will equip Trainees here will with Adult principles, other teaching methods, materials and facilitation skills of basic trainings. The session is dominated by a simulated teaching demonstration, hands on practice using models mentorship and observation skills in the demonstration and practices.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Refresh participants memory on the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system ;
- Update on different Family Planning contraceptive methods
- Perform Insertion and Removal procedures competently;
- Facilitate and Train health service providers competently;
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is designed for SRH and Health Professionals/ supervisors ( head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers, etc.)
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in basic CFP training and a Diploma in Health from recognized institutions
Date: (January 11-22, April 8-19, July 19-30, and, Oct 8-19, 2024)
Duration: 11days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course aim to equip with updating knowledge on contraceptive method mix’s; acquiring practical skills on how to insert and remove Implants and IUCD of trainees as a competent service provider that will help them provide quality health service for clients. The course has two part sessions:Part-1- theoretical and demonstration of hand practice on models and competency observation using standard check list.Part-2-Practical sessions in selected clinical attachment sites in which trainees conduct procedures on actual clients.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Refresh participants memory on the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system
- Update on different Family Planning contraceptive methods & discuss challenges of counseling clients on FP methods;
- Perform Insertion and Removal procedures competently
- Share participants experience on managing common maternal and child health illnesses
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is designed for SRH and Health service providers/supervisors (head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers, etc)
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in Health from recognized institutions.
Date:(March 1-5, May3-7, August9-13, and, Nov.1-5, 2024)
Duration: 5days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course focuses on refreshing service providers who took basic trainings and have provided Comprehensive Family Planning (Short Acting, Counseling, and Long Acting including Implanon NXT) in addition to updating knowledge & enhancing practical skills of participants as a competent service provider.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Update participants with new Contraceptive Technology and advancement
- Exchange experiences in their respective sites so that they learn a lesson
- Discuss challenges of counseling clients on different contraceptive methods
- To refresh their minds about the whole anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is designed for SRH and Health service providers/supervisors such as head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers, etc.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in basic CFP training and a Diploma in Health from recognized institutions
Date: (March 15-25 and August 5-15, 2024)
Duration: 10days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This is training on permanent method for women who have decided to bear no more children. The two weeks course will enable trainees to acquire adequate knowledge and skill on Tubal Ligation under local anesthesia. Half of the sessions are theoretical in a classroom while the other half sessions are practical in one of the Model Clinics of FGAE.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Understand the basic concept basic principles and skills of voluntary surgical contraception, Know how to prepare clients for surgery;
- Understand the analgesia, anesthesia and emergency preparation for Minilaparotomy;
- Demonstrate steps for performing tubal legation procedures on models ,instruments used for Minilaparotomy under local anesthesia, know how to manage complications related with the procedure and anesthesia;
- Perform the procedure on clients under supervision
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is designed for Medical Doctors, Gynecologists, Surgeons and Accelerated HOs;
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate on Gyn/Obs Specialty, Medical Doctor, Surgeons and Accelerated HOs from recognized institution.
Date: (April 12-16 and October 11-15 2024)
Duration: 5days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course focuses on updating knowledge; acquiring practical skills on screening of women in early/inactive labor or I/R IUCD/PPIUCD as a trainer and competent service provider. Trainees here will be equipped with Adult principles and facilitation skills of basic trainings. The session is dominated by a simulated teaching demonstration, hand one practice on models and competency observation in the demonstration on PPFP follow-up at 4 to 6 weeks. Throughout the course, the facilitator will use different approaches and employ adult principles of Learning and other Teaching methods.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Refresh participants memory on Pregnancies and the benefits of postpartum family planning ;
- Update on information on eligibility criteria & client Assessments, the IUCD (interval4 and postpartum)& discuss effectiveness, safety, MOA, advantages and challenges ;
- Facilitate and Train health service providers on PPFP competently;
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is intended for midwives, nurse midwives, clinical nurses HO, and Doctors who have PPFP or CFP basic training.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in basic PPFP/CFP training and a Diploma in Health from recognized institutions
Date: (April 12-16 and October 11-15 2024)
Duration: 8days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This clinical skills course is designed to prepare qualified health service providers (primarily maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) providers [e.g. midwives, nurse midwives, doctors] and other clinician) who are capable of delivering high quality PPFP services to women beginning with counseling when they are pregnant (ideally) and continuing through their first PPFP follow-up at a 4 to 6 weeks.
Course Benefit
By the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
- State pregnancies and the benefits of PPFP;
- Explain basic information about the IUCD (interval4 and postpartum):its effectiveness, safety, mechanism of action, advantages and limitations, and other general attributes; and the medical eligibility criteria ;
- Demonstrate appropriate counseling and assessment of antenatal women for PPFP in general and the PPIUCD in particular and screening of women in early/inactive labor or the early postpartum period for insertion of the IUCD.
- Perform post-placental insertion of the IUCD (with forceps and manually) and intra-cesarean insertion of the IUCD.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is intended for midwives, nurse midwives, clinical nurses and doctors who CFP basic training
Minimum Academic Requirements
CFP basic training and Diploma holders in health
Date: (Feb 1-5, May, 24-28, Oct 17-21, and Nov 8-10, 2024)
Duration: 5 days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This Implanon® Sub-dermal Implant training curriculum is a skill-based clinical training course designed to train health extension workers who will perform Implanon® insertions at their service sites. This course emphasizes on the information needed to provide safe and effective Implanon® services and provides extensive practice time for skills building.
Course Benefit
By the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
- Articulate the benefits and rationale of Family Planning use
- Counsel and screen clients requesting Implanon® and determine whether further medical evaluation is needed
- Use recommended infection prevention practices that minimize post insertion infection and transmission of diseases
- Provide follow-up management of the client with implanon® including quality Implanon® services, appropriate management of side effects and complications, referral when removal and other health problems is requested
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for Health Extension Workers/L3/4HEWs.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Level/L3/L4HEWs; Diploma holders in health from recognized institution.
Date: (Feb 15-16, May, 10-11, Oct 11-12, and Nov 22-23, 2024)
Duration: 2 days/ 12 CEU
Course Description
This Implanon® Sub-dermal Implant training curriculum is a skill-based clinical training course designed to train health workers who have performed Implanon® insertions at their service sites. This course emphasizes on the information needed to provide safe and effective Implanon® services and provides extensive practice time for skills building.
Course Benefit
By the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
- Articulate the benefits and rationale of Family Planning use
- Counsel and screen clients requesting Implanon® and determine whether further medical evaluation is needed
- Use recommended infection prevention practices that minimize post insertion infection and transmission of diseases
- Provide follow-up management of the client with implanon® including appropriate management of side effects and complications, referral when removal and other health problems is requested
- Organize and manage quality Implanon® services
- Acquire 12 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing
Target
The course is designed for L4 Health Extension Workers and Service Providers (Nurses, midwifery, HO,)
Minimum Academic Requirements
Service providers who already have basic training in LAFP and Diploma in health from recognized institution.
Date: January 18-22, March 15-19, June7-11 ,2024)
Duration: 5days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course brings the attention of participants in that the health care service rendered at public and private facilities should be reoriented to be sensitive and responsive to the needs of adolescents and youth Health. Adult and PLA principles of Learning are also included in this course.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training, participants are expected to:
- Have the necessary knowledge on adolescent development and characteristic features of adolescence;
- Be more sensitive to the adolescent and youth health needs ;
- Be capable to provide adolescent/youth-friendly health services;
- Facilitate and organize AYH training for fellow health professionals using appropriate methodologies;
- Prepare personal action plan indicating the changes they will make at their work.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for social workers, Teachers, Researchers in the field of SRH and Health workers/supervisors such as Head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, Health Officers, BSc nurses, Doctors etc.
Minimum Academic Requirements
BSc/BA Diploma in Health from recognized institutions provided that participants have basic training on AYH
Date: February15-19, April 19-22, July 12-15 and November 22-25, 2024)
Duration: 3days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course brings the attention of participants in that the health care service rendered at public and private facilities should be reoriented to be sensitive and responsive to the needs of adolescents & youth. Participatory Learning Approach (PLA) is employed.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training, participants are expected to:
- Have the necessary knowledge on adolescent development and characteristics features of puberty age adolescents
- Be more sensitive to adolescents and youth health needs
- Be capable to provide adolescent/youth-friendly health services;
- Prepare personal action plan indicating the changes they will make at their work environment
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for social workers, Teachers, Researchers in the field of SRH and Health workers/service providers/supervisors such as head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers, BSc nurses, Doctors etc.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in Health from recognized institutions & working in AYH
Date: March 1-5,June21-25and Nov 22-26, 2024)
Duration : 5days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This course is designed to equip trainees with the knowledge and skills to understand adolescent sexuality and educate them through applying skill based facilitation on CSE. Trainees will also be able to use techniques of adult and PLA Learning principles to help reach out adolescents with comprehensive sexuality education.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training, participants are expected to:
- Recognize the different aspects of human rights
- Define what sexuality means in Ethiopia
- Understand the relationship between sexuality, relationships and gender
- Understands what positive sexuality is and its components
- Facilitate CSE training for fellow health professionals and others using appropriate methodologies;
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for social workers, Teachers, Researchers in the field of SRH and Health workers and Urban health Extension Workers etc.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in Health from recognized institutions
Date: April 1-3, July 22-24, Sept 9-11 and Nov 11-13, 2024)
Duration: 3days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The learner’s materials and contents of this course were adopted/adapted from “It’s All In One Curriculum”. However it was contextualized in Ethiopian condition. It was designed for educators, social workers and health service providers mainly to help them understand and acquire knowledge and skill on adolescent and youth sexuality and how to educate them by applying innovative ways.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training, participants are expected to:
- Disseminate CSE to in and out off-school young people at their sites
- Help young people to complete CSE sessions
- Answers the various AYH & SRH questions raised by young people;
- Acquire knowledge, skill and competency on CSE and Life skill and assertiveness.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for Young Peer Educators, Health Workers, Social workers, Teachers and Researchers in the field of AYH.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in Health from recognized institutions, High school students etc
Date: (May 25-29 and August 24-28)2024
Duration: 5 Days/15 CEU
Course Description
The SRH/FP Counseling course focuses on acquiring knowledge and skills about counseling on different SRH issues and Family Planning methods. The course also enables participants to have knowledge and skills that will help them provide information and service to clients.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Understand the physical, emotional and social development
- Acquire communication and counseling skills on SRH/FP
- Recognize the various reproductive health problems of clients
- Know basic facts about HIV/AIDS
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for social workers, Teachers, Researchers in the field of SRH and Health workers/service providers/supervisors such as head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers, BSc nurses, Doctors, Urban & Rural health Extension Workers etc.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution.
Date: February 22-26 and July 26-30, 2024)
Duration: 5days/15 CEU
Course Description
This training course is intended for the general practitioner, as well as for gynecologists and specialists in infertility treatment.
It provides an overview of infertility, including the fundamentals, medications, testing, treatment options and additional information.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Know the ground thoroughly – the menstrual cycle in detail and things to be asked and be aware of when taking a case history
- Understand how the patient chart her menstrual cycle and how does that help them
- Diagnose female infertility using information (TCM analysis and western diagnostic reports)
- Treat female infertility with herbs and acupuncture and Male infertility – how can we treat sperm disorders with TCM
- Understand what endometriosis, polycystic ovary disease or other gynecological conditions & prevent miscarriage
- Work with technological reproductive medicine, like IVF
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This course is intended forGyn. &Obsts, doctors, health officers, MW nurses and clinical nurses.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution.
CATEGORY 2. Maternal Health & Related Training Packages
Date:(Jan 18-29, March 8-19, June14-25,Sep.13-24&Nov.16-27 2024)
Duration: 11 days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This course enables participants to acquire adequate knowledge and skill on Manual Vacuum Aspiration(MVA), abortion pill(MA), infection prevention and Post Abortion Care including post abortion family planning methods.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Explain the rationale and background for comprehensive abortion care
- Understand Maternal Morbidity and Mortality related to unsafe abortion; manage incomplete abortion;
- Demonstrate the different steps for performing Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Medabon
- Understand post abortion Family Planning methods;
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This course is intended for doctors, health officers, nurses & Midwives
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date:(March 29-April 3, June 28- July 2 and Nov 23-27, 2024)
Duration: 5days /15 CEU
Course Description
This course enables participants to update their knowledge and skill on Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), abortion pill, infection prevention and Post Abortion Care(PAC) including post abortion family planning methods. Participants also share their experiences in their respective service site while exploring possible solution to problems encountered.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Update the Knowledge and skills on comprehensive abortion care
- Understand Maternal Morbidity and Mortality related to unsafe abortion; manage incomplete abortion;
- Demonstrate the different steps for performing Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Medabon
- Update knowledge on post abortion Family Planning methods;
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This course is intended for doctors, health officers and nurses, midwives.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Health Service providers who have basic training on CAC & Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date:(April 12-22andJuly 26-August 5, 2024)
Duration: 10days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This clinical training course is designed to prepare participants to provide culturally acceptable and scientifically valid counseling services for cervical cancer prevention; provide VIA testing and perform cryotherapy in their own setup.
Course Benefit
By the end of the training course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the magnitude of cervical cancer globally and in Ethiopia.
- Identify basic knowledge on anatomy and physiology of cervix and to address the link of human papilloma virus and cervical cancer & preventing cervical cancer.
- Perform counseling using proper counseling skill, about cervical cancer screening test and treatment
- Explain the basic concept of infection prevention during VIA and cryotherapy.
- Demonstrate is client assessment and VIA testing
- Perform patient treatment and follow up.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This course is intended for doctors, health officers and nurses.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date: (April 5-17and October 11-23,2024)
Duration: 12 days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This clinical training course is designed to prepare participants to manage obstetric emergencies and work effectively as members of a BEmONC team. The course begins with twelve days block at a designated training site and focuses on the development, application and evaluation of knowledge and skills; Part-I take place in the classroom and Part II in designated clinical sites attachment.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Describe maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia
- Provide focused antenatal care(FANC)including preparation of an individual birth plan
- Manage normal labor and assist birth including immediate newborn care and active management of the third stage of labor
- Demonstrate ability to recognize abnormal progress of labor, give initial management and refer if necessary ;
- Provide appropriate care to a woman and the newborn up to 6 hours postpartum
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This course is designed for doctors, health officers and MCH nurses ..
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Category 3. HIV/AIDS and Related Training Packages
Date:(March 22-26 and October 11-15, 2024)
Duration: 5Days /15 CEU
Course Description
This course focuses on acquiring knowledge and understanding the different types of sexually transmitted infections especially the common ones. It also focuses on training methods appropriate adult principles of learning to participants.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Explain how RTIs are acquired
- Explain the risk and risk reduction behavior of contracting STIs and HIV/AIDS
- Understand methods of adult and other learning methods;
- Manage STIs using Syndromic Management approach and flowcharts
- Discuss the role of FP in the management of STIs
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed mainly for service providers/Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers and Doctors etc
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution and must have taken basic STI training
Date:(March 29-April 1, June 28-July 1 and October 25-28 2024)
Duration: 4Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This course focuses on acquiring knowledge and understanding the different types of sexually transmitted infections/STIs especially the common ones. It also focuses on training methods appropriate adult principles of learning to participants.
Course Benefit
- Define Reproductive Tract Infections
- Explain how RTIs are acquired
- Manage STIs using Syndromic Management approach and flowcharts
- Discuss the role of FP in the management of STIs
- Practice counseling for RTI management
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed mainly for service providers such as General Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers and Doctors who have basic knowledge on SRH/FP previously.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date:(February 1-12 and July 5-17 2024)
Duration: 12 Days/ 15CEU
Course Description
This competency based course is designed to equip trainees with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude to provide basic integrated MNCH/PMTCT Option B+ services including HIV prevention care and treatment for HIV positive pregnant and lactating women and their HIV exposed infants in MNCH service setup.
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge, skills and attitude on basic integrated MNCH/PMTCT Option B+ services (CQI/PMTCT/PMNCH/EID/ MBPCF components are in one to help deliver the services – one stop in MNCH platform.
- Understand the basics of PMTCT Option B+ where early identification, initiation and strengthening retention on ART recommendations are implemented in MNCH platform.
- Perform practical and provide HIV exposed infants follow up and improve diagnostic services like DBS collection done in MNCH unit.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
General practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers who have basic training
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date: (January4-8, June 1-5 and November 8-12, 2024)
Duration: 5Days /15 CEU
Course Description
This course is designed to refresh and update trainees with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude to provide basic integrated MNCH/PMTCT services including HIV prevention care and treatment for HIV positive pregnant and lactating women and their HIV exposed infants in MNCH service setup.
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Acquire updated knowledge, skills and attitude on basic integrated MNCH/PMTCT Option B+ services (CQI/PMTCT/PMNCH/EID/ MBPCF components are in one to help deliver the services – one stop in MNCH platform.
- update the basics of PMTCT Option B+ where early identification, initiation and strengthening retention on ART recommendations are implemented in MNCH platform.
- Perform practical and provide HIV exposed infants follow up and improve diagnostic services like DBS collection done in MNCH unit.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target Participants
General practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers who have basic training
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date: (January4-8, June 1-5 and November 8-12, 2024)
Duration: 5Days /15 CEU
Course Description
This course is designed to refresh and update trainees with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude to provide basic integrated MNCH/PMTCT services including HIV prevention care and treatment for HIV positive pregnant and lactating women and their HIV exposed infants in MNCH service setup.
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Acquire updated knowledge, skills and attitude on basic integrated MNCH/PMTCT Option B+ services (CQI/PMTCT/PMNCH/EID/ MBPCF components are in one to help deliver the services – one stop in MNCH platform.
- update the basics of PMTCT Option B+ where early identification, initiation and strengthening retention on ART recommendations are implemented in MNCH platform.
- Perform practical and provide HIV exposed infants follow up and improve diagnostic services like DBS collection done in MNCH unit.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target Participants
General practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers who have basic training
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date:(Feb 1-12, June 21-July 2,2024)
Duration: 5 Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This training course is developed for health care professionals to train HIV counselling and point of care testing service using different approaches (Client and provider initiated testing and counseling) following the standard national protocols and algorithms.
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Describe basic facts of HIV/AIDS and overview of HTC and state basic HIV counseling skills
- Acquire skill of providing client initiated HTC
- Employ provider initiated testing and counseling (PICT)for the target groups following the national guidelines
- Perform point of care HIV testing according to national testing algorithm
- Describe the Standard Operating Procedures(SOP) of HIV testing and Counseling
- Facilitate HCT training for fellow health professionals and others using appropriate methodologies;
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target Participants
Middle lever service providers (supervisors, Trainers),General practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers
Minimum Academic Requirements
Basic HCT and Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date:(Feb 15-27, June 21-July 2,2024 and Dec 6-18, 2024)
Duration: 12 Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This training course is developed for health care professionals to deliver HIV counseling and point of care testing services for different target groups using different approaches (Client and provider initiated testing and counseling ) following the standard national protocols and algorithms.
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Describe basic facts of HIV/AIDS and overview of HTC and state basic HIV counseling skills
- Provide client initiated HTC for individuals & couples
- Employ provider initiated testing and counseling (PICT)for the target groups following the national guidelines
- Practice point of care HIV testing according to national testing algorithm
- Describe the Standard Operating Procedures(SOP) of HIV testing and Counseling
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target Participants
General practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date: (March 29-April 2 ,2024 and November 22-26 2024)
Duration: 5 days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This training Course is intended to provide routine confidential testing for all patients that need an HIV test for medical reasons. As part of regular medical care it is usually offered by health care workers and is performed unless the patient declines the test.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Discuss the rational and benefits in providing PIHCT.
- Explain how PIHCT should be offered to patients
- Discuss the challenges in providing PIHCT
- Describe the different models of HIV counseling and testing services
- Explain the difference between VCT and PICT.
Target
Health Workers, Social workers, Teachers, supervisors and Researchers in the field of HIV and AIDS
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in VCT from a recognized institution.
Date: (March 29-April 2,2024 and November 22-26 2024)
Duration: 5 days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This training Course is intended to provide routine confidential testing for all patients that need an HIV test for medical reasons. As part of regular medical care it is usually offered by health care workers and is performed unless the patient declines the test.
Course Benefit
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Discuss the rational and benefits in providing PIHCT.
- Explain how to use combination HIV Prevention toolkit
- State PrEP Eligibility, screening and Considerations for Sero-Discordant Couples and Initial PrEP Counselling
- Comparing PrEP and PEP and ART and state the PrEP side effect &Management of Creatinine elevation and Sero-conversions
- Explain the Safety & Tolerance of TPT algorithms/Regimens
- Explain the difference between VCT and PICT.
Target
Health Workers, Social workers, Teachers, supervisors and Researchers in the field of HIV and AIDS
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in VCT from a recognized institution.
Date: (March 2-14 and August 30-September 10,2024)
Duration: 12Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The national comprehensive HIV training course used to be composed of 3 separate modules on adults and adolescents, children and expert patient training with additional photo booklet materials.
Course Benefit
By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
- Organize and run HIV Care/ART service delivery setup
- Perform PITC (adults and pediatrics)
- Do Clinical evaluation of patients coming to the HIV Care/ART clinic Diagnose OIs
- Prepare patients to be started on ART, adherence counseling, patient tracking, out-reach services.
- Have sufficient knowledge on PMTCT, TB- DOTS, and linking ART patients to other services
- Document and use data at the facility base and report monitoring and Evaluation.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This training course is designed for medical doctors, health officers and nurses. Other similar cadres like mid-wives can also be included as trainees.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date: (April 19-23 and July 26-30 2024)
Duration: 5Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The purpose of the training is to equip participants with appropriate knowledge and skills necessary to enable them support individuals and couples with psychosocial problems and adherence to ART. It also enables participants’ guide where PLWHA could get material and spiritual support.
Course Benefits
By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
- Acquire the Knowledge, Skill, and expertise on Psychosocial support and Adherence counselling and HIV Care/ART service
- Prepare patients to be started on ART, adherence counseling, patient tracking, out-reach services.
- Perform Psychosocial support and Adherence counselling and HIV Care/ART service
- Do Clinical evaluation of patients coming to the HIV Care/ART clinic Diagnose OIs
- Have sufficient knowledge on Psychosocial support and Adherence counselling and linking ART patients to other services
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
Health workers and Social workers in the field of HIV/AIDS
prevention and management
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in VCT/HCT from a recognized institution.
Date: (May 20-31 and Nov 21-Dec 1, 2024)
Duration: 12Days /15 CEU
Course Description
SLMTA training is delivered through a series of short workshops, with participants implementing laboratory improvement projects and supervisors providing support visits between workshops (SLMTA I, II & III). In addition to classroom training, this program may be used as a mentor’s or supervisor’s toolkit for on-site training. Individual activities or tools may be selected on as-needed basis depending on the gaps identified during site visits.
Course Benefits
By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
- It is stepwise laboratory improvement process towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) initiative in accordance with its core functions of setting norms and standards and building institutional capacity.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This training course is designed for Lab professionals, health officers and supervisors.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Date: (May 24- June 4 and Oct 25-Nov 5, 2024)
Duration: 12 Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The workshop was to provide participants with knowledge and skills necessary to continually adapt the ever changing advances of HIV and others diagnostic technology, which characterize by shortage of resources, without uncompromising the quality or efficiency of the practice.
Course Benefits
By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
- Acquire information required for Management of HIV related issues
- Acquire and utilize information related to HIV Infections
- Acquire knowledge and skills to use of different HIV testing techniques, appropriate algorithms testing solutions, lab security and biochemical mechanism
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
Laboratory professionals and supervisors
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution
Date: (May 10-14 and Nov 22-26 2024)
Duration: 12Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The Course is intended for Laboratory professionals working at different capacities; ensure Lab. Quality, monitoring and evaluation, researchers, health planners, etc…
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will:
- Describe the history of development of quality principles and list quality system essential elements
- Discuss relationship of this quality model to ISO and CLSI standards
- Explain the importance of a quality management system
- acquire the ability to understand biochemical mechanism in the laboratory , identification of HIV infection by use of different techniques
- To have known the different techniques of testing and appropriate algorithm for different testing situations
- To have obtained ability and willingness to analyze lab data on a regular basis and reports
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
Laboratory professionals and supervisors
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
Date: (June 7-9 and November 15- 17, 2024)
Duration: 3 Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
The course is designed for hospital and health centre pharmacy department personnel to manage pharmaceuticals using the logistics management information system, the inventory control system and the stores management procedures as described in the Standard Operating Procedures Manual (SOP Manual) for the Integrated Pharmaceutical Logistics System (IPLS) in Health Facilities of Ethiopia.
Course Benefits:
By the end of this course, and by using the SOP Manual, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purpose and key features of the Integrated Pharmaceutical Logistics System (IPLS).
- Accurately complete the Bin Card and Stock Record Card, including the recording of balances, receipts, issues, losses, adjustments, transfers and physical counts.
- Report and order pharmaceuticals using the Reports
- Issue pharmaceuticals within a facility and to health posts to ensure consistent supply to these units
- Store pharmaceuticals according to guidelines.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
This training course is designed for all health professionals, working in health facilities.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma in health from a recognized institution
Category 4. Cross Cutting Training Packages
Date: (April 27- May 1 and July 13-17,2024)
Duration: 5 Days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This training also includes updated COVID 19 issues which are closely related to infection which helps SPs to understand the rational and implementation of infection prevention in different service delivery outlets and improve the quality of the service delivery.
Course Benefits:
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Know technical knowledge and skills in relation to infection prevention and COVID 19
- Understand the basic concept of infection prevention
- Understand the process of infection prevention
- Demonstrate how to process infection prevention
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for Health workers/service providers/ supervisors such as head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers,
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate in Health from recognized institutions.
Date: (April 19-21 and July 12-14, 2024)
Duration: 3Days /15 CEU
Course Description
The course is intended for health professionals to build their capacity to provide quality and efficient service as well as to provide quality service on integrated sexual and reproductive health service
Course Benefits:
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Understand the rational and implementation of quality of care /CQI in the different service delivery
- Describe the process of quality of care/CQI activities
- Explain the role of facilitator in Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI) process by using different assessment tool
- Demonstrate how to conduct QOC/CQI self-assessment
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is designed for Health workers/service providers, supervisors such as MDs, head nurses, Midwives, Clinical nurses, health officers, etc;
Minimum Academic Requirements
Certificate and diploma in health profession from recognized institutions
Date: (February 22-24 and September 1-3, 2024)
Duration: 3 days /15 CEU
Course Description
The course is designed for hospital and health centre logistic department personnel to manage all kinds of pharmaceutical using the logistic management information system, the inventory control system and the stores management procedures as described in the Standard Operating Procedural (SOP) Manual.
Course Benefits:
By the end of this course, and by using the SOP Manual, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purpose and key features of the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS).
- Accurately complete the Bin Card and Stock Record Card, including the recording of balances, receipts, issues, losses, adjustments, transfers and physical counts.
- Report and order pharmaceuticals/inventory
- Issue pharmaceuticals/supplies within a facility and to health posts to ensure consistent supply to these units
- Store pharmaceuticals/supplies according to guidelines.
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is intended for store keepers, procurement officers, logistic officers, accountants, pharmacists, purchasers, etc
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma and above from recognized institutions
Date: (January 25-29 and June14-18, 2024)
Duration: 5days/ 15 CEU
Course Description
This course is aim to aid health care providers in managing sexual violence survivors clinically, to improve skills to undertake forensic examination, specimen collection, analysis and documentation. This competency-based curriculum enables development of the knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive, high-quality care to women who are subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence. Each session supports one of four objectives (see box) while fostering unique competencies.
Course Benefits
By the end of the course participants are expected to:-
- Demonstrate General Knowledge of Violence against women as a public health problem;
- Demonstrate behaviors and understanding values contributing to safe and supportive services for survivors
- Demonstrate clinical skills appropriate to one’s profession and specialty to respond to violence against women
- Acquire 15 CEU for fulfilling yearly requirement for relicensing ;
Target
The course is intended for program planners, clinic coordinators, health supervisors, General practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, MCH Nurses, Health Officers and members of community groups.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Diploma and above from recognized institutions
Date: (March 15-19 and June 7-11 2024)
Duration: 5days /15 CEU
Course Description
This course is designed for practitioners who want to build their own capacity to develop, implement, monitor, and replan quality SBCC programs and contribute to the collective learning about SBCC.
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will have:
- Practiced the five systematic steps of SBCC- from planning through implementation and re-planning
- Used C-Change Ecological Model for Change and SBCC theories, models, and approaches to analyze how change happens
- Explored how advocacy, social mobilization and BCC strategies can work together
Target
The course is intended for program planners, clinic coordinators, health supervisors, and project supervisors working in a multiple or variety of programs and members of community groups.
Minimum Academic Requirements
First degree and above from recognized institutions
Date: (February 1-5 and May 10-14, 2024)
Duration: 5days /15 CEU
Course Description
The course is designed for managers and coordinators working in the clinics and youth centers to help them manage and implement their respective projects
Course Benefits
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
- Know and understand the basic concept of a project proposal
- Learn skills on how to design a project
- Recognize some concepts about management
- Know how to implement and manage projects
- Recognize tools helpful for supervising and monitoring projects
Target
The course is intended for program planners, clinic coordinators, health supervisors, and project supervisors working in a multiple or variety of programs and members of community groups.
Minimum Academic Requirements
First degree and above from recognized institutions
