Perioperative Management of Chronic Pain Patients
Paul Hughes-Webb and Jane Quinlan
0.50 Hours
This session describes the safe and effective management of acute pain following surgery, or trauma, in patients with complex pain; in particular, the importance of continuing a patient's usual treatment, while managing their new acute pain.
Diagnosing Trichomoniasis
Christine Hardwick
0.50 Hours
This session explains how to diagnose infection with Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis or TV). It describes what diagnostic tests are available and the collection and management of suitable samples. It also covers the interpretation of test results.
Antenatal Screening for Syphilis
Nashaba Matin and Ellen Dwyer
0.50 Hours
This session describes the antenatal screening programme for syphilis in the UK and the rationale underlying this. We will discuss national and global epidemiology of syphilis, as well as testing and treatment strategies. We will briefly examine the consequences of antenatal syphilis infection.
Cultural Competence
Katie De Freitas
0.50 Hours
This session describes cultural competence and its importance for health professionals working across cross-cultural situations.
Enseignements pour la réanimation des nouveaux-nés
GHM
Teaching Points for Newborn Resuscitation - Enseignements pour la réanimation des nouveaux-nés
Gestion de l’hémorragie primaire du post-partum
Medical Aid Films
Gestion de l’hémorragie primaire du post-partum
Comment prendre soin d’un nouveau-né: les premières heures après l’accouchement
Medical Aid Films
Comment prendre soin d’un nouveau-né: les premières heures après l’accouchement
Neonatal care in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gregory Valentine
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.
Neonatal Death Review
Ashish KC, MBBS, MHCM, PhD
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.
Feeding a Preterm Infant
Dr Syed Furrukh Jamil ,MRCPCH, FRCPCH,FHEA
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.
Immunizations
Prof Irfan Waheed, Dr. Michael Fernando, Dr. John Furness
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.
Newborn Danger Signs and Antibiotic Administration, Kenya & Tanzania
Dr. Dough McMillan
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.
Nursing Health Assessment
Mr. NTIRENGANYA Sylvestre and Dr Madeleine Mukeshimana
The aim of this course is to assist the learners to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to assess the basic health status of individuals of varying ages. The nurse will use these skills to elaborate on relevant nursing care in a wide variety of clinical settings. This course will help the learner to cover the steps of nursin....
Postpartum Monitoring
Ingabire Marie Jeanne, RN-RM-MSN(MWH) and Uwimana Marie Chantal, PHD-MN-RM
Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Union This course will equip the learner with the knowledge of physiological processes of pueriperium period, immediate examination of the newborn and breastfeeding. To utilize this knowledge and skills to plan and implement effective post partum care of the mother and the neonate It focuses o....
General Principals for Safe Medication Use and Handling Hazardous Drugs
Christian Ntakirutimana, RN, MSCN and Priscille Musabirema, RME, BNE, MSCN (CC&TN)
Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Union https://rnmu.rw/ The aim of this course is to assist the learners to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote safe medication practices at health care settings. This course will help leaners to cover patients rights regarding medical prescription and drug administration, drug pre....
Seroprevalence and characterisation of herpes simplex virus from human immunodeficiency virus in samples collected from the North-West and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces: a retrospective study
Oluwafemi Samuel Obisesan,Nomathamsanqa Patricia Sithebe,Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a prevalent organism that belongs to the sub-family of alpha Herpesviridae (. The prevalence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection in the United States from a survey conducted in 2018 was reported as 47.8% and 11.9%, respectively (. Recently, HSV-1 has become a major factor influencing genital herpes in most....
The Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN): Applying Genomic technologies to probe host factors important to the progression of HIV and HIV-tuberculosis infection in sub-Saharan Africa
Gerald Mboowa,Savannah Mwesigwa,Eric Katagirya,Gaone Retshabile,Busisiwe C. Mlotshwa,Lesedi Williams,Adeodata Kekitiinwa,David Kateete,Eddie Wampande,Misaki Wayengera,Betty Nsangi Kintu,Grace P. Kisitu,Samuel Kyobe,Chester W. Brown,Neil A. Hanchard
In 2011, a group of scientists came together and conceived the white paper “. The clinically important research goals of. The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 catapulted efforts to use genomics to enhance our understanding of human diseases. Genetics and genomics have a particularly important role to play in biomed....
A Journey of Hope: giving research participants a voice to share their experiences and improve community engagement around advanced HIV disease in Uganda
Fiona V. Cresswell,John Kasibante,Emily M. Martyn,Lillian Tugume,Gavin Stead,Kenneth Ssembambulidde,Morris K. Rutakingirwa,Enock Kagimu,Laura Nsangi,Carol Namuju,Jane F. Ndyetukira,Cynthia Ahimbisibwe,Florence Kugonza,Alisat Sadiq,Alice Namudde,Joanna Dob
Substantial progress has been made in the treatment and prevention of HIV in the last decade thanks largely to the widespread roll out of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and recommendation to treat all people living with HIV (PLHIV) regardless of CD4 cell count. The ambitious UNAIDS “90-90-90” target states that, by 2020, 90% of....
Evaluating community’s knowledge on integrated malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections in a Lake Victoria island, Kenya: A mixed method approach
Jesse Gitaka,Peter Mwaura,Kevin Oware,James Kongere,Job Wasonga,Sultani Matendechero
In most developing countries, the problem of malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth (STH) poses a considerable challenge and contributes to the high burden of diseases. These parasitic infections, grouped under Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) including malaria have been found to affect millions of people in su....
Impact of 1.5 oC and 2 oC global warming scenarios on malaria transmission in East Africa
Obed Matundura Ogega,Moses Alobo
Malaria is an illness caused by. Malaria transmission is affected by, among other things, climatic factors such as temperature, rainfall, and humidity that influence the abundance and survival of mosquitoes (n
Prices and sold amount dynamics, endogenous knowledge and distribution of Picralima nitida (Stapf) T. Durand and H. Durand across in the Dahomey Gap and Guinea-Congolese regions
Ghislain Comlan Akabassi,Elie Antoine Padonou,Achille Ephrem Assogbajo,Noël Zirihi Guede
is one of the most important medicinal plant species in the West and Central African folk medicine (. As a result of the above, the plant species are under threats at various levels management and based on data on the International Union Conservation for Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened plant species, there are no conservati....
High infectious disease burden as a basis for the observed high frequency of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in sub-Saharan Africa
Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi,Augustina Frimpong,Frederica Dedo Partey,Helena Lamptey,Linda Eva Amoah,Michael Fokuo Ofori
The 2019 novel human coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is one of seven coronaviruses that cause respiratory and intestinal diseases in humans. COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in health systems globally and pointed to the need to strengthen these health systems and also put a signifi....
COVID-19 and the HIV care continuum in Uganda: minimising collateral damage
Enock Kagimu,Emily M. Martyn,Jane Gakuru,John Kasibante,Morris K Rutakingirwa,Richard Kwizera,Kenneth Ssebambulidde,Darlisha Williams,Jayne Ellis,Fiona V Cresswell,David B. Meya
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first described in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and to date there have been more than 106,375,662 confirmed cases, with at least 2,321,294 deaths, globallyn
Impact of livestock interventions on maternal and child nutrition outcomes in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Josphat Muema,Julius Oyugi,Zipporah Bukania,Mutono Nyamai,Christine Jost,Tewoldeberhan Daniel,Joseph Njuguna,Samuel Mwangi Thumbi
Undernutrition (stunting and wasting) remains a serious public health concern in Africa. Agriculture including livestock plays a key role as a source of food and nutrition security and livelihoods for a majority of rural households in sub-Saharan Africa. The impact pathways through which livestock interventions may influence hum....
Ethical challenges in community engagement practices in research during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Paulina O. Tindana,Jantina De Vries,Dorcas Kamuya
When the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global health pandemic (. Following recommendations from WHO, many African countries including Ghana, Kenya and South Africa have responded to the pandemic by implementing strict measures to stop the importation of new cases and to curb community s....