Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Train the trainer ICU module 5 in Ghana
From 16-22 September MeduProf S lecturer Olaf van Oosterhout travelled to Ghana to conduct the fifth ICU module out of six. This fifth module was like the earlier modules a combination of lecturing and practising in the classroom and teaching on the job (bedside training) at the ICU. The participants are trained to become trainers…
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Accident & Emergency module 4 conducted in Ghana.
From July 16 – 20 MeduProf-S nursing education expert Erik van Roon conducted the fourth Accident & Emergency module of six in Ghana. Main topic this week was understanding and interpretation of cardiac rhythms. This combined with the hemodynamic changes related to the actual ECG. At the end of the week the participants presented the…
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4th ICU module provided in Ghana; Sustainability is the goal!
From 2-6 July MeduProf-S lecturer Olaf van Oosterhout travelled to Ghana to conduct the fourth module of 6 on ICU nursing. This fourth module was like the other 3 modules a combination of lecturing and practising in the classroom and teaching on the job. The participants are trained to become trainers at their own ward,…
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MeduProf-S in Kampala, Uganda during The Philips Cairo to Cape Roadshow
On July 2 & 4 the Philips C2C Roadshow visited Kampala, Uganda. MeduProf-S teacher Marina Smit (midwifery) and lecturer Wilma de Groot (ultrasound), provided a 2 days training session during the Cairo to Cape Town (C2C) roadshow initiated by Philips Healthcare. The sessions were conducted in Kampala, Uganda in Mulago Hospital, the largest referral hospital…
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MeduProf-S in Kigali, Rwanda during The Philips Cairo to Cape Roadshow
On June 26 & 27 MeduProf-S’s Gerry Konings (lecturer midwifery) and Wilma de Groot (lecturer ultrasound), provided a 2 day training session during the Cairo to Cape Town (C2C) roadshow initiated by Philips Healthcare. The sessions were conducted in Kigali, Rwanda. The 1st training day was on PCCI: theory and hands-on about CTG, Thermoregulation and…
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Obstetric Emergencies Module 2 taught in Ghana
Marina Smit, a lecturer midwifery at MeduProf-S, has returned from a successful training in Ghana. This was her second training week and just as successful as Module 1 in April. The participants were motivated and keen on learning something new. This time around the training was more concerned with professional, technical issues, including the use of…
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Mammography course delivered in Ghana from 4-8 juni 2012
From June 4 till June 8, Machteld ‘t Jong, travelled to Ghana to train a group of 9 radiographers in Mammography. The group was very interested and motivated. The first day important theory about positioning in relation to mammography was presented and the other course days were filled with hands-on sessions and discussions over case…
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Accident & Emergency Nursing Module 3 delivered in Ghana
From 7th till 11thMay Mrs. Tineke Sportel travelled on behalf of MeduProf-S to Ghana. She conducted Module 3 of 6 on Accident & Emergency Nursing. Participants were trained on the following subjects: ABCDE review of the previous 2 modules Interventions in trauma and non-trauma patients Triage on the Emergency Department The unconscious patient Respiratory distress Teaching…
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ICU Module 3 taught in Ghana
The third module was like the first module in December 2011 and the second in April 2012 a combination of lecturing and practising in the classroom and teaching on the job at the ICU ward. The participants are trained to become trainers at their own ward, the train the trainer principle. To achieve this objective…
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Obstetric Emergencies Module 1 delivered in Ghana
Marina Smit and Meike Beukema travelled to Ghana, from 16th to 20th April. There they trained ten (10) midwives on the topic of Obstetric Emergencies. This was the first of three training missions, intended to train ten Ghanaian midwives in a ‘train-the-trainer’ program over the course of 2012. During this first module, much emphasis was placed…