Course Description

This five-day training course is prepared for laboratory professional involved in COVID-19 lab diagnosis. It enables them to conduct standard safety practice, sample management, testing and result interpretation.

Goal

To provide the participant with knowledge, skill and attitude needed for COVID-19 laboratory diagnosis.

Participant Learning Objectives: By the end of this training course the participant will be able to:

• Describe COVID-19 disease;
• Demonstrate COVID-19 biosafety and biosecurity standards during COVID-19 diagnosis;
• Demonstrate COVID-19 specimen management;
• Describe different principles and application of RT-PCR and Ag RDT for SARS-cov-2 detection;
• Demonstrate principles and application of RT-PCR and Ag RDT for SARS-cov-2 detection;
• Describe Quality assurance in RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2

Training /Learning Methods

• Guided Practice
• Demonstration
• Illustrated Lecture
• Role Play
• Case scenario
• Laboratory attachment
• Group discussion

Training Materials

• COVID-19 Laboratory Diagnosis package ( PPT, Participant manual and facilitator Guide)
• LCD projectors, flip charts, markers, laptop computers
• PPE materials, facility
• Laboratory Reagents
• Laboratory used material and equipment in RT-PC(RT-PCR machine, Heat block/incubator, Micro-centrifuge, etc)

References

1. WHO
2. IATA
3. CDC
4. MOH
5. ISO15189 &15190
6. Published researches
7. Other well-known e-learning source

Participant Selection Criteria

Participant for this course should be laboratory professional who are responsible for performing RT-PCR COVID-19 lab diagnosis.

• Having a minimum of BSc degree and having working experience in laboratory practice.

     Method of Evaluation

• Participant
• Formative
  • Pre test
  • Group exercise
  • Demonstration
• Summative
  • Knowledge assessment (50%): post course questioners
  • Evaluation of participant practical session (45%)
  • Participant attendance (5%)
• Course Evaluation
  • Daily evaluation
  • Daily trainer’s feedback meeting
  • End of course evaluation

Certification Criteria

• Participants will be certified when they score more than 70% or 85% in summative assessment (Basic training: 70%, TOT:85%)

Trainer selection criteria

• Facilitation training skill course and
• Trained and experienced on COVID-19 RT-PCR lab diagnosis or
• Involved in COVID-19 RT-PCR lab diagnosis module preparation

Course Venue

• In-service training center with functional internet service

Course Duration

• Five Days

Course composition

• Sixteen(16) participants
• Four(4) trainer

• Listing ID: 5877
• Course Code: 011AAUTAHS/14/22
• CPD Unit: 15
• Course Duration: 5 Days

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