SESSION 1: Climate and Change for the Health Professional
Caradee Wright
This session provides an in-depth exploration of the intersection between climate change and human health, emphasizing the crucial role of health professionals in engaging in climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies, and current policy priorities in the African context. Through case studies and discussions, the....
Point of Care Testing Certification Training
Akindele Opeyemi
4.75 Hours
Accredited by the Skill Development Council Canada, the Point of Care Testing certification course equips nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and community health workers in both developed and developing countries with the knowledge, skills, and technology to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes by testing their patient....
Biosafety and Hazard Management
Dr. Ombeni Kija, and Mr. Switbert K Mduda
This course provides essential training in biosafety and hazard management for healthcare providers, focusing on safe practices within laboratory environments. Continuous medical education on biosafety practices has proven to reduce incidents by up to 50% (Biosafety Journal, 2023). Through interactive lessons and real-life case....
Webinar: Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder
Katrina Chau
This Webinar presented by Katrina Chau aims to provide an overview of the pathogenesis of CKD-MBD and rationale behind current treatment strategies for this condition.
Avoiding Pediatric Airway Panic: Advanced Pediatric Airway Management
Aflred D. Sacchetti, MD, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians This lecture discusses pediatric airway managament in the emergency department.
Diabetes, CKD and SGLT2 Inhibitors
Renal Society of Australasia
This Webinar will focus on evidence that sodium-glucose-linked cotransport inhibitors (SGLT2i) reduces the development of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), cardiovascular events, including heart failure and cardiac death in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, with and without chronic kidney disease.
Hypoglycemia Screening and Management
Kera McNeils
The American Academy of Pediatrics This presentation is a project funded by UNICEF to the American Academy of Pediatrics to provide techincal expertise in the form of newborn care telementoring.
SARS-CoV2 Infection in Neonates
Dr. Ghada Ramda
The American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.aap.org Unprecedented challenge to the NHS Neonatal services had to adapt fast Redeployment of staff, pause of out-reach, research and F/U services. New policies and guidelines; changing weekly!! Reconfiguring unit space and footprint. Implementing social distancing, PPE use & ad....
Making Data Work for Nursing Using Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice to Affect Nursing
Terri Gaffney, PhD, MPA, RN, Mary Del Guidice, MSN, BS, RN, CENP and Kathryn Farrell, MSN, RN
This course brings you research and best practices about recovering medication errors thereby enhancing patient safety, a research mentorship program, and fiscal stewardship to improve nurse staffing.
Supply Chain Management During Public Health Emergencies
The Empower Group https://www.empowerschoolofhealth.org/
By the end of this course, you will have learnt about the following subjects: Supply Chain Management During Public Health Emergencies
Introduction to Procurement and Supply Chain Management
The Empower Group https://www.empowerschoolofhealth.org/
By the end of this course, you will have learnt about the following subjects: Introduction to Procurement and Supply Chain Management.
Leading a Healthy Workplace Environment
Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC
In the 21st century healthcare and nursing ecosystem, increased attention is being paid to the creation of healthy work environments and positive workplace culture. Nurses need to feel valued, supported, and engaged. So how can nurse leaders bring these initiatives to life and help to improve nurse retention and employee engagem....
Diagnosing Gonorrhoea
Jim Wade, Nina Vora and Michaela Day
This session explains how to diagnose gonorrhoea using the available tests. It describes the samples that are required, the sensitivity and specificity of the tests, and their potential advantages and disadvantages.
Diagnosing Syphilis
Margaret Kingston, Andrew Turner and Susanna Currie
This session explains how to diagnose syphilis. It describes what samples to take and their storage and transport. It explains diagnostic tests, how to perform them, their sensitivity and specificity and their potential advantages or disadvantages. The timescales between exposure and tests becoming positive are discussed, as is....
Generating demand for HIV viral load testing through targeted communications campaigns
Pontsho Pilane, Tonderai Mwareka, Carolyn Kassam and Victoria Zindo
LabCoP’s March 2022 ECHO session focused on generating demand for HIV viral load (VL) testing through targeted communications campaigns. For people living with HIV and on antiretroviral treatment, taking a VL test is essential in monitoring if the treatment is working. The World Health Organization recommends at least one annual....
Introducing the Tuberculosis Diagnostic Network Assessment (TB-DNA) Tool
Dr Alex Durena, Dr Anteneh Kassa Mekonnen and Prof Moses Joloba
The May 2023 LabCoP ECHO session jointly organised by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine and the Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI) featured the Tuberculosis Diagnostic Network Assessment (TB-DNA) tool. TB-DNA is a country-driven process that assesses the functionality of the national tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic netwo....
Strengthening COVID-19 Diagnostic and Laboratory Systems Investments in Africa through Partnerships
The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM)
On 31 March 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened an ECHO session on supporting the implementation of diagnostics and laboratory systems investments for COVID-19 in the African region. With funding from The Global Fund and through their Stellar Project, and in collaboration with Africa CDC, ASLM, Association of Public Health Laboratories....
Diagnosing Trichomoniasis
Jackie Sherrard
This session explains how to diagnose infection with Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis). It describes what diagnostic tests are available and the collection and management of suitable samples. It also covers the interpretation of test results.
The Revised ISO 15189:2022 Standard Part 2: Implications at the Country and Facility Levels
Teferi Mekonen and Prof Kilian Songwe
The February 2023 LabCoP ECHO session is part 2 of The Revised ISO15189:2022 Standard series. It takes a deep dive into changes needed at country and facilities levels to align to and meet the requirements of the revised standard. The focus is on how to systematically handle the transition for both accredited and non-accredited....
AMR CoP ECHO Session Late Aug 2022: Advancing AMR Surveillance to Public Health Action
Mary Magdalene Osei and Ibrahim Mugerwa
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we discuss the worrying pattern of AMR observed in children under-5 years in one region in Ghana and its implication on AMR National Action Plan (NAP) implementation. We also explore strategies adopted by Uganda to support AMR surveillance and the role of country A....
Integrated Hepatitis Testing as Part of the Response to WHO’s Triple Elimination Strategy
Mr Chukwuemeka Agwuocha
LabCoP’s December 2022 ECHO session shares practical insights on integrated testing for HBV and Xpert HCV to align with the World Health Organization’s goal for the triple elimination of HIV, HBV and syphilis. Using a case from Nigeria, we discuss implementation experiences at the point-of-care sites, the existing tuberculosis (....
AMR CoP ECHO Session Oct 2022: Advancing AMR Surveillance Programs
Prof. Jeremiah Seni and Reuben Abednego
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we learn about how Tanzania has managed to implement an AMR surveillance system based on the WHONET software and implementing the WHO Point Prevalence Survey on Antibiotic Use in Hospitals, as part of their National Action Plan on AMR implementation. We also discus....
AMR CoP ECHO Session Dec 2022: Advancing AMR Surveillance in Surgical Interventions
Remy Pacifique Ntirenganya
This AMR CoP ECHO session explores surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance profiles occurring after Bellwether procedures in rural Liberia. In this session, we explore the Liberian experience on antibiotic resistance profiles from surgical site infections that occur after surgery, the main causes of healthcare....
Expanding COVID-19 Testing to Reopen Economies
Dr Jay Varma, Professor David Heyman, Dr Alex Cook, and Carlos Edwardo Gouvea
On 2 February, 2021 this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to discuss expanding COVID-19 testing at schools, borders and at the workplace, in an effort to reopen economies. As many countries over the world are experiencing the second wave of COVID-19, forcing some to go back to stringent lockdown measures, countries are grappli....
New and Emerging Treatments for Heart Failure: HFrEF and HFpEF
Colleen McIlvennan
Colleen McIlvennan, PhD, DNP, ANP, FAHA, FHFSA, provides a compelling presentation focusing on the new and emerging treatment for persons with HFrEF (heart failure with reduced ejection fraction) and HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction). This presentation includes an overview of the current guidelines for manag....