INTEGRATED EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (EQA) MICROSCOPY COURSE

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Course Description:

This 6 days training is prepared for health professionals working in TB and malaria microscopy and External Quality Assessment program and has the basic concepts on TB and/or malaria microscopy EQA activities. Furthermore, it emphasizes on integration of TB and malaria EQA implementation activities.

Course Goal:

By the end of this training, participants will have the necessary knowledge, skill and attitude to implement integrated TB and malaria microscopy EQA activities.

Course Objective: By the end of this training participant will be able to

Recognize the basics of integrated TB and malaria microscopy EQA activities
Practice appropriate slide storage, randomization, packaging and transportation
Practice appropriate physical evaluation and reading of EQA slides
Organize EQA report and provision of feedback
Manage discordant results
Monitor and evaluate EQA key performance indicators
Practice safe EQA slide management and transportations as per the EQA guideline
Perform onsite evaluation using standardized checklist
Practice laboratory Ethics and Confidentiality measures

Training Methods

Illustrative lectures
Small and large group discussions
Case studies
Role plays
Individual reading
Individual exercises

Training Materials

EQA participant manual
EQA facilitators guide
Daily evaluation formats
End of course evaluation formats
Skill assessment checklists
Pre and post tests
Pens, notebook, markers
Flip charts

Evaluation Criteria

Participant Evaluation

Formative assessment:

Pretest
Pre-skill assessment on slide randomization

Summative assessment

Knowledge: Post-test – 60%
Skill: Post skill assessment-40%

Course Evaluation

Daily Evaluation
End of Course Evaluation
Participant Feedback

Trainers Evaluation

Participant Selection Criteria: Participants of this training should be

National/regional laboratory/Public Health Institute/partners laboratory professionals working in EQA program or
Either Laboratory health professionals working in Malaria and/or TB microscopy or
EQA center quality officer/ laboratory head or
Woreda Malaria/TB focal persons

Trainers’ Selection Criteria: Trainers of this training should:

Have TOT training on integrated TB-Malaria microscopy EQA or
Experts who participated in the preparation of this training manuals or
Laboratory professionals with BSc and/or above who are working in TB and/or \malaria EQA program at least for five years.

Certification Criteria:

Participants will be certified if they attend full course of the training and score greater than 70% in the summative assessment.

Course Venue: Training halls that can accommodate 25-30

Course Duration:

6 days

Venue

Training centers which can accommodate trainees and trainers with adequate ventilation
Adequate place to accommodate up 25 – 30 participants and trainers;
Appropriate for any classroom arrangement and group work exercise activities.
Laboratory facilities for practical demonstration

Composition

25-30 trainees with
Trainee to trainer ration should be 6:1

Listing ID: 8216
Course Code: CHSCPD06/12/22/A021
CPD Unit: 15 ceu
Course Duration: 6 Days