Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Equipment Use and Refresher Course for Radiographers
To support the installation of new equipment in Kenya under the ORET project, the first of two ‘Equipment Use and Refresher Courses for Radiographers’ was conducted in Machakos from 23-27 May by Julie Armstrong. The course included a lecture program in the mornings which incorporated interactive refresher lectures on equipment, radiographic technique, anatomy and physiology,…
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Intensive Care Nursing course in Mozambique
Mozambique, Maputo Private Hospital MeduProf-S was requested to provide Intensive Care Nursing courses for Nurses and Basic Life Support for all of the Maputo Private Hospital staff. These courses were conducted by Dinand Roeberts (experienced BLS trainer) and Jenny Roeberts-Koekkoek (experienced teacher a.o. in ICU Nursing) from 30th May to the 3rd June. The choice…
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Module 2 Ultrasound for Uganda ORET
From May 23 – June 3 the second Ultrasound module of 6 in was conducted at ECUREI training centre in Mengo Hospital, Kampala. The same 28 participants as during module 1 were present. The overall objective of module 2 was to teach about the normal anatomy of pancreas, spleen, kidneys and female pelvis in theory…
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Middle Management course in Mozambique
Maputo Private Hospital MeduProf-S is involved in the start of a brand new private hospital MPH in Maputo.The hospital is supposed to open on 20 June 2011. Their aim is to offer high qualitative care. MeduProf-S provides in June and July a series of eight trainings for the hospital staff, Management training, BLS and ICU…
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Last X-ray course conducted in Uganda
From April 26th till May 6th the last X-ray course was conducted under the ORET project in Uganda. The training (theory and practical) of the 7 radiographers took place in the hospital of Mubende (JCRH). The radiographers came from the cities of Mubende (3), Kumi (2) and Mityana (2). Mr. Age Froma was delivering this…
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Module 6 for Medical Engineers (Computed Tomography) in Kenya
From April 11 – 15 Roel de Wilde, a MeduProf-s expert in Biomedical Engineering, conducted Module 6 of the training for Medical Engineers under the ORET project in Kenya. There were 11 engineers present. The topic for Module 6 was Computed Tomography (CT). The training took place at the Provincial Level 5 Hospital in Machakos which…
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Train the Trainers course on Computed Tomography (CT)
From February 15th till 25th the Train the Trainers course on Computed Tomography was conducted by Mr. Marcel Voet, a MeduProf-S expert. The six (6) participants, ranging from radiologists to medical radiology teachers, were trained on CT Multi slice knowledge and didactical skills. During eight days of intensive training the following subjects were presented; •…
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Press release: The Observer, Uganda
Read what the local press, in Uganda, is describing about the launch of the Biomedical Engineering Diploma Course at Kyambogo University; http://bit.ly/ektevT
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Biomedical Engineering Program is officially launched in Uganda
Dignitaries including the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University, the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, the University Secretary, the University Bursar, Deans of Faculty’s, Heads of Departments, Simed and MeduProf-S representatives, Staff and Students of the Biomedical Engineering Department were all present for the official launch of…
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Casualty Care Nursing Course 4, January 24 – 28
The 4th Casualty Care course was conducted by Peter de Kruijter, a MeduProf-S expert and 2 local teachers: Mary Mundia and Nancy Karume. The 12 participants to this course presented at KMTC on Monday morning. Participants were very passionate about the trauma victims they treat. We started the course with hopes, fears and expectations. What…