COVID-19 Vaccines in Ghana: Communication and Behaviour Change
Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM)
COVID-19 Vaccines in Ghana: Communication and Behaviour Change features interactive activities on how to effectively communicate accurate and evidence-based information to address vaccine hesitancy with families, colleagues and communities. Important concepts on vaccines and how they work, efficacy and safety, vaccine schedule a....
Antiepileptic Drugs
Dr Yasser Mandour
This session classifies antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) according to their mechanism of action and discuss their uses and interactions.
Monitoring during conscious sedation
Grenville Moore
This session will describe clinical and electromechanical monitoring necessary during dental conscious sedation.
The Physiological and Anatomical Basis of Pain
Justin Durham
The session will take you along the journey of pain, from the periphery along the trigeminal nerve to the brain centrally.
HIV prevalence correlated with circumcision prevalence and high-risk sexual behavior in India's states: an ecological study
Chris R. Kenyon
There is little consensus as to whether or not differences in sexual behavior play an important role in determining the large differences in HIV prevalence between populations. Certain authors have claimed that non-behavioral factors such as differences in prevalence of herpes simplex virus 2 infection, circumcision rates and ST....
A prospective observational cross-sectional study on the association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance in acute ischemic stroke in tertiary care hospital in Central India
Dr. Jayanth Kumar,Dr Anuj Varma,Dr Sourya Acharya,Dr Sunil Kumar
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and insulin resistance have emerged as significant contributors to cardiovascular morbidity, with a growing body of evidence suggesting their potential association with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS). NAFLD, characterized by hepatic fat accumulation in the absence of excessive alcohol consu....
Activity 1: Defining and Managing Pain
Mary Kathleen Ebener
1.75 Hours
This accredited CE activity was designed to meet educational requirements as outlined in the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. Content areas discussed include the definition of pain, pain assessment, and pain management approaches. Release date: 6/1/2023 Reviewed and renewed: 5/31/2024 All Drug Enforc....
Activity 2 – Identifying and Managing Patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Mary Kathleen Ebener
2.00 Hours
This accredited CE activity was designed to meet educational requirements as outlined in the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. Content areas discussed include the definition of substance use disorder (SUD), screening to identify risk, treatment considerations, and client and family education on safety and over....
Orthopaedic Lower Limb Fractures and Emergencies
Dr.Firas Arnaout, and Mohammed As-Sultany
1.50 Hours
The Lower Limb Orthopaedic Fractures course offers a comprehensive exploration of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of fractures affecting the lower extremities. Participants will delve into the anatomy of the lower limb, gaining a nuanced understanding of the skeletal structures, joints, and neurovascular pathways involv....
Orthopaedic Lower Limb Conditions
David Hughes
1.75 Hours
Deep dive into orthopaedic presentations in the lower extremity, equipping you with assessment & management skills.
Domestic Violence 3 Hour: Focus on Child Abuse
Mary Kathleen Ebener
3.00 Hours
This course focuses on child maltreatment, abuse and neglect within the larger context of domestic or family violence. While there are several explanatory models to explain how and why one seeks to hurt another, the dynamics of domestic violence are presented using Pence and Paymer’s power and control wheel as a guiding explanat....
Implicit Bias
Mary Kathleen Ebener
2.00 Hours
This learning module offers 2.0 hours of continuing education content on implicit bias. Content addresses definitions, historical background, impact in several contexts including healthcare, and strategies to mitigate implicit bias through awareness, acknowledgement, and active resistance. There is no commercial support for t....
Module 1: Diagnosis and General Management of People with, or at Increased Risk of Diabetes Mellitus
Dr Trust Zaranyika, Dr Nickson Mukapa and Dr Moris Chiwanza
By the end of this module, participants will have a thorough understanding of the diagnostic criteria, management strategies, and educational approaches necessary for effective diabetes care and prevention.
Module 7: Diabetes in Elderly Patients
Dr Trust Zaranyika, Dr Nickson Mukapa and Dr Moris Chiwanza
By the end of this module, participants will have an understanding of managing elderly people with diabetes.
General Principles of Chemical Hazards and Public Health
Nick Brooke
LabCoP’s Waste Management ECHO session, held on 6 June 2023, focused on general principles of chemical hazards and public health. Laboratory testing and other healthcare procedures involve the use of chemicals that have the potential to cause harm. Knowledge of required precautions or mitigation measures in the event of exposure....
Exploring Advancements in the Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) Diagnostic Development Pipeline
Lesley Scott, Dr Jeremy Nel, Anura David and Morten Ruhwald
On 4 May, ASLM’s LabCoP, in collaboration with EDCTP and TB-CAPT, convened an Extended ECHO session that focused on exploring advancements in the lipoarabinomannan (LAM) diagnostic development pipeline, approaches for clinical adoption in field settings, and strategies for quality assessment. The information in this session help....
Zimbabwe’s Experience Implementing Electronic Result Reporting
Chiedza Mguni, Norah Sukutayi Vere and Mufaro Masamha
LabCoP’s June 2022 session featured the Zimbabwe experience implementing electronic result reporting, using the SMS platform, and the impact it is having on the timely utilization of laboratory results and general HIV clients management. Laboratory results are used in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response among indi....
Workforce Development through Fleming Fund QWArS Project
The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM)
In this AMR CoP session, we discuss laboratory workforce development challenges. In many countries in Africa, the numbers and skills of professionals capable of generating quality antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) laboratory results, interpreting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data or designing relevant and representative....
External Quality Assessment for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Emerging Viruses
Prof Jan Felix Drexler and Carlo Fischer
On 10 March 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened a session on external quality assessment (EQA) for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses. EQA is a vital tool that provides objective evidence on the credibility of reporting test results, and labs are required to use it to monitor their performance. Conditions for the implementation of E....
The Diagnostic Evidence Hub’s Role in Accelerating Uptake of Diagnostic Innovations
Mr Mashate Silver and Dr Susie Braniff
On 8 December 2021 this special ECHO session was held to focus on the role of the Diagnostic Evidence Hub in accelerating uptake of diagnostic innovations. The Diagnostic Evidence Hub, launched in 2020 by the FASTER Project and hosted on the ASLM website, provides easy access to consolidated regulatory and performance data for t....
German Epidemic Preparedness Team Laboratory Strengthening for EQA
Dr Andreas Gilsdorf and Dr Sascha Knauf
On 28 October 2021 this Extended ECHO session focused on neglected tropical disease laboratories, their potential to act as effective reference labs with effective implementation of robust quality management systems (QMS) including external quality assessment (EQA) programs. Presentations were made by Dr Andreas Gilsdorf, Head,....
HIV VL Monitoring Among Patients on ART: Eight sub-Saharan African Countries, 2013–2018
Dr Shirley Lee Lecher
LabCoP’s August 2021 ECHO session focused on sharing progress in HIV viral load (VL) monitoring among patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) from eight sub-Saharan Africa countries between 2013 and 2018. Monitoring of VL suppression at individual and population level is necessary to ensure achievement of global epidemic contro....
Innovating for Tuberculosis Diagnostics: MTB/XDR Assays and Considerations for Implementation
Dr Collins Otieno, Ms Anura David and Dr Pedro Da Silva
On 15 July 2021 this Extended ECHO session was convened to discuss the WHO`s End TB Strategy that requires universal drug susceptibility testing and treatment of all tuberculosis case. Fewer than desired drug-resistant tuberculosis cases receive appropriate treatment due to either limited access to or sophisticated laboratory in....
Tuberculosis and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tackling the Challenge
Rinuka Garde, Lucica Ditu, Prof Moses Joloba and Tamryan Green
On 29 April, 2021 this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to discuss tuberculosis (TB) and the COVID-19 pandemic. This panel discussion session was moderated by Rinuka Garde, Senior Advisor at the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and included three renowned experts in the field of TB and general lung health, including: Lucica D....