Refresher Training for Frontline Health Workers in Expanded ... - RHO

Course Syllabus
Session/Objectives
Facilitating Adult
Learning
• Explain the concept of
participatory learning
• Explain main principles
of adult learning
• Use participatory
learning methods
• Explain the role and
characteristics of a
good facilitator
• Use basic
communication skills to
manage a group
EPI Target Diseases,
Vaccines and Their
Administration
To identify and
understand:
• key information of
public health
importance about
vaccine preventable
diseases
• key information for
facility staff about
vaccine use
• true and false
contraindications
The Cold Chain
• Identify key information
needed by health staff
on cold chain
• Understand good
vaccine storage
practices
• Practice routine
maintenance tasks for
kerosene refrigerators
• Practice shake test and
recognize frozen vials
Content
• Principles of Adult
Learning
• Participatory
Learning Methods
• Role of Facilitator
• Characteristics of a
Good Facilitator:
• Common Participant
Behaviors
For each disease:
Description of the
disease, how spread,
signs/symptoms,
complications,
treatment and
prevention.
For each vaccine:
what it is, how stored,
when and where and
how given, number and
amount of doses(s),
side effects and their
treatment.
Contraindications to
immunization: true
and false
contraindications.
• Cold chain
equipment used in
health facilities
• Cold chain
monitoring
equipment used in
health facilities
• How to load cold
chain equipment
• How to freeze
icepacks
• How to monitor and
adjust the
refrigerator
temperature
• How to maintain cold
chain equipment
• How to do a shake
test
Learning
methods and
activities
• Brainstorming
• Group
discussion
• Plenary
discussion
• Simulation
exercise
• Cases
• Reading
• Small group
consensus
building on
key
information
about VPD
and vaccine
use
• Plenary
discussion
• Case study
• Group
competition
• Reading
• Case study
• Buzz groups
and discussion
• Small group
consensus
building on
key
information
about cold
chain
• Plenary
discussion
• Group work on
rules for good
vaccine
storage
• Demonstration
and practice
Materials/
Resources
Pen, flip
chart, note on
flip chart,
cases on
cards
Module 1,
note cards,
flipchart
Module 2,
note cards,
flipchart,
cold box and
icepacks,
vaccine
carrier with
foam pad and
icepacks,
running
loaded
kerosene
refrigerator,
spare parts
for kerosene
refrigerator,
temperature
monitoring
chart
Time
70 min
2 hours
3.25 hours
4