 | Advising Mothers on Management of Diarrhoea in the Home - Instructions for Facilitators (WHO, 1993, 11 p.) |
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Sample agendas
Sample agenda for diarrhoea management training
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(with activities from Advising Mothers)
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Day 1 | ||
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8.30 - 9.00 |
Registration | |
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9.00 - 9.30 |
Welcome: Objectives, planned activities, introduction of participants, administrative announcements. | |
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9.30 - 9.45 |
Break | |
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9.45 - 10.45 |
Presentation on Principles of Clinical Management modified to include Advising Mothers (A/M) | |
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10.45 - 12.00 |
Individual work on “Management of the Patient with Diarrhoea” module (Introduction by facilitator, A/M Information summary sheet, Short-answer exercise p 29 of management module). | |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch | |
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13.00 - 16.30 |
Individual work (continued): A/M Basic Skills; Steps 1-4 (including review/use of Mother’s Card, role-play if time allows) |
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16.30 - 17.00 |
Presentation on Management of Acute Diarrhoea | |
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Day 2 | ||
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8.30 - 9.30 |
Instructor demonstrates proper case management techniques |
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9.30 - 12.00 |
Practical work (with break between 10.00 and 10.30); Practice using Mother’s Card | |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch | |
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13.00 - 15.00 |
Individual work on module (pages 33-49; Plans B, C, other problems) | |
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15.00 - 15.15 |
Break | |
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15.15 - 17.00 |
Continue individual work on module | |
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The presentation on Epidemiology and Etiology of Diarrhoea, originally scheduled for the end of Day 2, should be carried out as an optional evening session on the same day. If this is not convenient, an alternative method may be that participants learn the information by reading. | |
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Day 3 | ||
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8.30 - 9.00 |
Presentation on Prevention of Diarrhoea | |
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9.00 - 12.00 |
Practical work (break between 10.00 and 10.30); include drills on ORS preparation, and other case management drills as needed. | |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch | |
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13.00 - 14.00 |
Practice ORS demonstration | |
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14.00 - 15.00 |
Exercise F, management module (Role-play on dehydrated child) | |
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15.00 - 15.15 |
Break | |
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15.15 - 17.00 |
Course Progress Check, with A/M Summing-up exercise |
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Day 4 | ||
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8.30 - 9.00 |
Discussion of results of Course Progress Check | |
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9.00 - 12.00 |
Practical work (break between 10.00 and 10.30) with practice conducting ORS demonstration | |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch | |
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13.00 - 15.00 |
Individual and group work on improving case management |
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15.00 - 15.15 |
Break | |
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15.15 - 16.00 |
Improving case management (continued) | |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
Course evaluation | |
Sample agenda for Advising Mothers as an independent course
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Day 1 | ||
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8.30 - 9.00 |
Opening | |
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9.00 - 9.15 |
Introduction | |
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9.15 - 10.30 |
Basic Skills: |
Rules of home case management |
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Simple language |
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Ask questions |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Break | |
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11.00 - 12.30 |
Step 1: Ask | |
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Step 2: Praise and encourage | |
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Step 3: Advise | |
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12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch | |
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13.30 - 14.30 |
Step 4: Check | |
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Review and Summing-up exercise | |
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14.30 - 15.30 |
Role-play “APAC” | |
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15.30 - 16.00 |
Break | |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
Use of Mother’s Card | |
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Day 2 |
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8.30 - 11.00 |
Practice in a real situation | |
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Lead a demonstration (done concurrently with practice) |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
Feedback on practice | |
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11.30 - 12.00 |
Closure | |
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