Blood Components
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This module is for professionals making the clinical decision to transfuse patients and writing the authorisation for the components. It may also be of interest to any healthcare workers involved in the care of patients receiving a transfusion.
Detecting Contaminated Medicines
Dr. Francis Chiumia
This session is intended to enhance the competence of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, quality control scientists, regulatory inspectors and other healthcare professionals by deepening their understanding of methods, standards, and technologies for detecting substandard and contaminated medicinal products.
Fundamentals of clinical research design and phases of trials
Dr. Joy Ifeoma Okoye
This is the first of five modules from the Clinical Trials sessions. This module combines the Introduction & Overview of Clinical Trials, Institutional Review Board, and the Research Protocol modules.
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Phasom Members will showcase and share their research contributions
Rare disease in Uganda: The Invisible burden and the call to action
Dr Birungi Deusdedit, Byarugaba Umar and Tumanye Samson MCO at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
An in-depth overview of rare diseases in Uganda, unpacking the hidden public health burden created by delayed diagnosis, fragmented policy, and minimal surveillance. The session highlights the role of primary healthcare workers in early recognition and referral, and calls for national action ahead of World Rare Disease Day.
Nurturing Newborns: Advanced Care for the Sick Neonate
Tracey Bell and Nancy Wilbert Rumazi
Please join the COINN team to learn the management of sick neonatal patients after delivery and admission to the NICU. Discussion of the initial assessment will include recognition of warning signs, prophylactic and immediate interventions. Management of respiratory, nutrition, and thermoregulation aspects will be addressed. The....
Module 4 - Neurodevelopmental Care
Dr. Kunda Mutesu Kapembwa, Dr. Manoj Matthews, Dr. Sylvia Machona, Dr. Gae Mundundu, Dr.Jean Desire B Kabamba, Mercy Chibende, Tendai Mungalu, Bertha Kaunda Kaluba, Dr. Tsasa Ndjamwema, Ms. Giveness N. Mwangala, Ms. Monde Muyangana, Mwila Sekeseke- Shamal
This module will equip the participants with knowledge and skills on neurodevelopmental care to improve outcomes of the newborn.
Module 2 – Care of the Newborn at Birth
Dr. Kunda Mutesu Kapembwa, Dr. Manoj Matthews, Dr. Sylvia Machona, Dr. Gae Mundundu, Dr.Jean Desire B Kabamba, Mercy Chibende, Tendai Mungalu, Bertha Kaunda Kaluba, Dr. Tsasa Ndjamwema, Ms. Giveness N. Mwangala, Ms. Monde Muyangana, Mwila Sekeseke- Shamal
The aim of this module is to understand and explain the concepts associated with promoting physiological transition at birth as a foundation for knowing when to intervene.
Emerging Laser and Surgical Treatments for Glaucoma
Laura Crawley, Samantha Levin, Faisal Ahmed and Philip Bloom
This session covers newer laser and surgical treatments for glaucoma; some are already in wide current clinical usage and others subject to ongoing evaluation.
Trabeculectomy: Managing Over Drainage
Jeremy Diamond
This session describes what to do if drainage is excessive; including autologous blood injection, compression sutures and formal bleb revision.
Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
Susan Mollan
This session covers ischaemic optic neuropathies, including those caused by giant cell arteritis. You will learn how to take an appropriate history and perform an examination, and how to investigate for serious systemic disease.
Maternal Sepsis and Amniotic Fluid Embolus: Recognition and Treatment
Katrina Johnson MSN/ED, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB
This webinar focuses on two critical obstetric emergencies: maternal sepsis and amniotic fluid embolus (AFE). It aims to enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of these life-threatening conditions by exploring their pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentations. Attendees will learn to identify early warning....
Managing Crisis: Navigating Preeclampsia and Malignant Hyperthermia
Myoshi Lee, MSA -HCM, RNC -OB, C-EFM
Two topics will be discussed. 1-Preeclampsia is very prevalent in the perinatal population and is a life threatening condition. Nurses will learn how to identify and provide treatment to save lives. 2-Malignant Hyperthermia is a rare but deadly condition that is important for nurses to learn about. They will learn how to scree....
Africa Climate and Health Responder Course
Caradee Wright, KUTANE Waltaji Terfa, Peter Ebongué MBONDJI, Martin Muchangi, Dr. Kamene Kimenye, Dr Adelaide Lusambili, Kadidiatou Kadio, Adama Sana, Kofi Amegah, Azeeza Rangunwala, Desiree LaBeaud, Adugna Woyessa, Dr. Beatrice Ekesa-Onyango, Kiswend
Climate change is a health crisis that is causing escalating negative impacts on the lives and health of global communities, widening health disparities, increasing poverty, and threatening healthcare delivery, necessitating preparedness and comprehensive capacity-building across the health sector. To meet these challenges, curr....
Patient Stories
Siobhan Jackson
Patient Stories involves interviewing patients directly to gather their unique insights to gain a better understanding of the amputee’s experiences and perspective of our service. Allowing patients to share with us the story of their journey across the continuum of care can help identify gaps within our service, inspire patient....
Emotion Management and Family Carers
Laynie Hall Pullin
The experience of living with and supporting a loved one with a complex health condition involves significant emotion work. In this presentation, findings from research conducted with long-term family carers of people living with spinal cord injury is discussed. The outcome of this research has synergies with all other forms of....
Renewed Focus on Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases
Purity Wambui
Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of conditions that primarily affect the skin, often leading to chronic health issues, stigma, and economic hardship. Recent global attention on skin NTDs stems from their visible impact, contribution to poverty cycles, and their inclusion in the WHO’s 2030 NTD Roadmap. The e....
Recognising the “urban” as a determinant of health to tackle health inequalities.
Dr. Sebastiana Anna Etzo
Urbanisation is accelerating across African countries, outpacing the capacity of healthcare services and infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population. This results in reduced healthcare access, inadequate sanitation, increased transmission of infectious diseases, and widening health disparities. Growing evidence, bo....
X-ray: The Axial Skeleton (Adult)
Joanne Hargreaves, Lisa Field, Claire Giles, Kirsty Buckley, Alison Walker, Anne Lancaster, Dorothy Keane
This learning path covers injuries related to the axial skeleton, focusing on key areas including the pelvis, thorax, spine, facial bones, and skull. Each session includes the identification of anatomy through diagrams and radiographs, discussion of radiographic techniques, and exploration of common mechanisms of injury. You wil....
Ultrasound Interpretation - Breast Cancer
Rebecca Geach, and Megan Bydder
This session describes the commonly encountered ultrasound characteristics of solid malignant breast masses and in situ disease.
Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control
Dr. Cynthia Winfield
The nurse plays a critical role in prevention of infections. Infection prevention and control are practices that prevent patients and healthcare providers from being harmed by avoidable infections. This presentation provides the learner with a core set of infection prevention and control techniques.
Heart Failure And Heart Valve Disease
Dr Raj Thakkar, Professor Simon Ray, Dr Kate Gatenby, Dr Andrew Potter, Professor Ahmet Fuat, Dr Jim Moore, Dr Dominik Schlosshan, Dr Norman Briffa, Dr Peter Savill, Dr Simon Duckett, Dr Sue Piper, Dr Catriona Jennings, Sally Hinton, Dr Sarah Zaidi, Bella
The sessions aim to develop health and care professionals’ knowledge about heart failure and heart valve disease. This includes information relating to diagnosis and the optimisation of management.
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Oral Health: a dialogue with nursing and midwifery educators across Africa
Jill ILIFFE
The webinar will consist of a presentation on oral health which stresses the importance of oral health to general health; the role of nurses and midwives in improving oral health by providing oral health information and assessment; and the responsibility of nursing and midwifery educators to maintain current knowledge about oral....