Covid-19: Pregnancy and the risk of vertical transmission ROW
Rose Maina & Dr. Eunice Ndirangu
COVID-19: Pregnancy and the Risk of Vertical Transmission
Labor Monitoring
INGABIRE Marie Jeanne, RN-RM-MSN(MWH) and UWIMANA Marie Chantal, PhD-MN-RM
This module is designed to equip the learner with the knowledge of physiological processes and skills in the labour monitoring, rights and responsibilities of women during labour and delivery. This module will enable the learner to provide to woman safe, comprehensive, quality and client centred care. This module will also....
RETINOBLASTOMA
Dr Abubaker Kakinaki
Eye Health Africa https://eyehealthafrica.org/ Retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of childhood and accounts for about 3% of all childhood cancers. Its of embryonal origin. Occurring up to 1:18000 live births.
Nursing Staffing
Mr.Bisanukuri Evergiste, RM, BScN, MHA
Appropriate nurse staffing is critical to the delivery of safe, quality care that impacts patient care outcomes. Nursing is an essential component of comprehensive healthcare system . Staffing impacts the ability of a nurse to deliver safe, quality care at every practice level and in all practice settings. Because the d....
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....
A practical guide to neonatal jaundice (2020)
Stephanie Michaelides, Dr Judith Meek
This course is a practical guide to neonatal jaundice
Home birth midwife: is it for you?
Sue Macdonald, Serena McLean
This course reviews homebirth midwifery
When the Small Baby Is Not Growing Well
GHM
This course is about the dangers of when the small baby is not growing well
The Birth: Labor, Delivery and Early Postpartum (with subtitles)
GHM
This course is about The Birth: Labor, Delivery and Early Postpartum
Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI)
Dora Lois Kaki Agbodza, Joseph Arkorful, Etta Forson Addo, Kofi Hene Asare, Richard Attandoh, Gifty Merdiemah, Jodi Lis, Ebenezer Boahene, Dr. Eric Sefah, Christiana Odei, Tina Asaa Gyimah, Ekem Amonoo - Lartson, and Patrick Abah
Welcome to the module on Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood lllnesses, IMNCI. The module will focus on Pneumonia as a case study in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood illnesses.
Sickle Cell Disease: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations in Children and Adolescents
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
In this course, Sickle Cell Disease: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations in Children and Adolescents, you will learn about what is happening at the microscopic level in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Through interactive activities, you will learn about how SCD causes problems in the body, and how these might present. It is....
Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
Dr Sarah Little
This module provides training and mentorship instruction for management of Hypertension Disorders in Pregnancy.
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Dr Sarah Little
This module provides training and mentorship instruction for management of postpartum hemorrhage.
Specific Interventions to Eliminate Mother to Child Transmission of HIV
National HIV/AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health (NACP/MoH) in collaboration with Jhpiego
This module discusses specific interventions to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
PROJECT ROZANA: Anatomy & Pathophysiology of the Kidney
Lee Hayes & Lynn Brown
Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease including disease causes diagnosis and treatment.
PROJECT ROZANA: Haemodialysis – Part 3
Lee Hayes & Lynn Brown
The principles of haemodialysis treatment.
Manufacturers of COVID-19 Diagnostics: Siemens & Thermo Fisher
Dr Said AL-Dhaihry, Tshego Mothatinyane and Daniel Mutua
On 16 September 2021, ASLM’s LabCoP hosted another session in our series on manufacturers of COVID-19 diagnostics products. This session featured Siemens Healthineers and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The session focussed on innovations in SARS-CoV-2 to handle detection and surveillance of the fast-emerging variants of concern (VOC)....
Manufacturers of COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostics Tests: BD and DiaSorin
Celine Roger-Dalbert, Massimo Rosa, Gian Antonio Ginipro, and Verna Ndongeni
On 29 January 2021, ASLM’s LabCoP hosted the 10th session in a series about manufacturers of COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tools, featuring BD (US) and DiaSorin (Italy). Laboratory diagnosis remains the cornerstone for the control of COVID 19. New diagnostic methods with higher sensitivity and specificity, as well as faster resu....
Country Experiences with the Use of Digital Tools for COVID-19
Lois Olajide, Lalitesh Katraggada, Muhammed Semakula and Rigveda Kadam
On 13 May 2021, this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to discuss a series of case studies on country experiences regarding the design and implementation of digital tools to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was compiled by the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in collaboration with ministries of health an....
Screening for LTBI in Resource-Limited Settings and Solutions to Meet EndTB Goals
Dr Giorgio Roscigno and Dr Davide Manissero
On 14 October 2021 this Extended ECHO session was convened to discuss the basics of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the critical importance of screening for LTBI in addition to active TB case finding. Experts discussed gaps in the current TB care cascade, considered various options for LTBI screening and highlighted the be....
Testing Strategy for COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Sikhulile Moyo, and Yenew Kebede
On 22 January, 2021 this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to discuss testing strategies for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag RDT) and Africa CDC’s testing guidelines and recommendations. The start of 2021 has seen new challenges arise in the COVID-19 pandemic, with rapidly growing spread and new virus variants. To u....
Leveraging LIMS for COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study of Baobab
Dr Dominique Anderson, and Prof Alan Christoffels
On 25 March 2021, this Extended ECHO session was convened to discuss the role of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to collect, process, and store human biospecimens. Dr Dominique Anderson, Researcher, and Team Lead for Bio Collection Informatics at South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the....
Unlocking the Potential of Tiered Laboratory Networks Through Laboratory Mapping
Dr Pascale Ondoa
LabCoP’s July 2021 ECHO session focused on unlocking the potential of tiered laboratory networks through laboratory capacity mapping. Mapping the capacity of a national laboratory network is a powerful tool that supports visualizing what the testing capacity is, their location, and the population served. In this session, Dr Pasc....