DURATION

SUBJECT

TEACHING METHODS

DAY 1

Morning/

Introduction to the course

Afternoon

Introduction to the chart (algorithms)

Demonstration - Example

Check for General Danger Signs: 1^st GDS

Tutor's presentation. Exercises 1, 2, 3.

6 hours, 45 minutes

2^nd GDS

Tutor's presentation.

3^rd GDS

Tutor's presentation. Exercises 4.

Review: Check for General Danger Signs

Video exercise C- PART 1.

Assess and classify Very Severe Disease

Tutor's presentation. Exercises 5, 6.

The Recording Form

Demonstration. Exercises 7, 8.

Introduction to the box: Complete the assessment asking for "cough or difficult breathing", "diarrhoea" and "fever".

Brief presentation. Exercise 9.

"Does the child have cough or difficult breathing?"
Measuring breathing rate.

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 10.
Video exercise C- PART 2. Exercise 11-Drill

DAY 2

Morning: 2 hours

Outpatients - Assess and classify General Danger Signs and Cough or Difficult Breathing

Afternoon: 4 hours

Assess and classify Severe Pneumonia

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 12.

Assess and classify as Pneumonia

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 13.

Assess and classify Cough or Cold

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 14.

"Does the child have diarrhoea?"

Introduction to Diarrhoea.

Check and look for signs of dehydration.

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 15, 16:
Photograph exercises.

Assess and classify Severe Dehydration.

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 17, 18.

Assess and classify Some Dehydration.

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 19, 20.

Assess and classify No Dehydration.

Tutor's presentation. Exercise 21.
Exercise G: Video exercise and Case Study.

DAY 3

Morning: 3 hours

Outpatients. Assess and classify children with cough or difficult breathing and/or diarrhoea

Afternoon: 4 hours, 15 minutes

"Does the child have fever?"
Assess the child for Fever and look and feel for Stiff Neck

Introduction to Fever.
Tutor's presentation.
Exercise L: Video Exercise.

Assess and classify for Very Severe Fever Disease.
Assess and classify for Fever.

Tutor's presentation. Exercises 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. Review: Exercise 28.

Introduction to TREATMENT BOX and Oral Drug
Treatment. TREATMENT BOX 1.

Tutor's presentation
Tutor's demonstration

Give amoxycillin tbs. Decide on dose and schedule.

Exercise 1,2-Drill: Give amoxycillin, decide on dose and schedule.

Teach the carer how to give tablets at home.

Tutor's presentation.
Tutor's demonstration.
Exercise 3. Exercise 4: Role Playing.

Give follow-up care for pneumonia.
If you cannot refer the child.

Exercises 5, 6: Follow-up care for pneumonia.

DAY 4

Morning:
3 hours

TREATMENT BOX 2: Treat the child with chloroquine tablets.

Tutor's demonstration.
Exercises 7, 8-Drill: chloroquine: decide on dose and schedule.
Exercises 9, 10.

Afternoon:
3 hours, 30 minutes

Teach and advise the carer to give chloroquine tablets at home; give follow-up care for fever. If you cannot refer the child.

Exercises 11, 12.

TREATMENT BOX 3 Plan A: Treat diarrhoea at home.

Tutor's presentation;
Exercises 13, 14; Exercise 15-Drill;
Exercise 16-Role Playing

TREATMENT BOX 4 Plan B: Treat some dehydration at home with ORS.
Teach and show the carer how to prepare the first litre of ORS.

Tutor's presentation.
Exercise 17-Drill.
Exercise 18-Role Playing, part 1.
Exercise 18-Role Playing, part 2.

TREATMENT BOX 5 Plan C: Treat severe dehydration;
ORS Table of treatment
Teach and advise the carer on ORS treatment, give daily follow-up

Tutor's presentation.
Exercise 19-Drill: Give ORS for severe dehydration;
Exercises 20-Role Playing, 21, 22, 23.

BOX 6: review.
BOX 7: honey water.

Tutor's presentation.
Tutor's demonstration.

Practicing IMCI in my village.

Discussion.

DAY 5

Morning:
3 hours

Final Test, result of the test and discussion.

Final Tests.