Phase Two Prepare and Conduct the First Round of IMCI Teaching

Annex 2

PHASE TWO PREPARE AND CONDUCT THE

FIRST ROUND OF IMCI TEACHING

Tools and Materials in this Annex

Planning Matrix: Matching Activities and Materials with Learning
Objectives for IMCI............................................................................................................ 2-3
Training Teachers and Clinical Staff: Sample Topics for Sessions on Pedagogy............. 2-5*
List of Drugs and Supplies Needed for IMCI Practice in Outpatient Clinics .................... 2-7
Description of Possible Materials for IMCI Teaching, Learning and
Student Assessment ............................................................................................................ 2-9
Sample Group Checklist of Clinical Signs ....................................................................... 2-13

Other Recommended Tools and Materials

IMCI Facilitator Guide for Modules (unpublished document WHO/CHD/97.3.I;
available on request from the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and
Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (Fax: +41
22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Facilitator Guide for Outpatient Clinical Practice (unpublished document
WHO/CHD/97.3.H; available on request from the Department of Child and
Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Guide for Clinical Practice in the Inpatient Ward (unpublished document
WHO/CHD/97.3.J; available on request from the Department of Child and
Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Guidelines for the Assessment of Students (unpublished document, Draft
March 2001; available on request from the Department of Child and Adolescent
Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
(Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)

WHO is developing a self-instructional course on the skills needed to teach maternal and child health.
Contact WHO CAH (email: CAH@who.int) for more information.

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IMCI Model Chapter for Textbooks (unpublished document WHO/FCH/CAH/01.01;

available on request from the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and
Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (Fax: +41
22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Model Handbook (unpublished document WHO/FCH/CAH/00.12; available
on request from the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development,
World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853,
email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Photograph Booklet (unpublished document WHO/CHD/97.3.L; available on
request from the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development,
World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853,
email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Reference Library of Selected Materials (unpublished document,
WHO/FCH/CAH/01.08; available on request from the Department of Child and
Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
IMCI Technical Seminars (unpublished document WHO/FCH/CAH/01.10; available
on request from the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development,
World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853,
email: CAH@who.int)
Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition:
Guidelines for Care at the First-referral Level in Developing Countries
(unpublished document WHO/FCH/CAH/00.1; available on request from the
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health
Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email:
CAH@who.int)
Breastfeeding Counselling: A Training Course - Trainers Guide (unpublished
document WHO/CDR/93.4; available on request from the Department of Child and
Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
Breastfeeding Counselling: A Training Course - Overhead Figures (unpublished
document WHO/CDR/93.6; available on request from the Department of Child and
Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
Breastfeeding Counselling: A Training Course - Participants Manual (unpublished
document WHO/CDR/93.5; available on request from the Department of Child and
Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)
Video Exercises on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
(unpublished document 2001; available on request from the Department of Child

and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva
27, Switzerland (Fax: +41 22 791 4853, email: CAH@who.int)

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Annex 2

Planning Matrix: Matching Activities and Materials with Learning Objectives for IMCI
NAME OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMME:

LENGTH OF PROGRAMME:

NAME OF DEPARTMENT and SUB-DEPARTMENT:

Time and Place of IMCI Teaching
1
Learning Outcomes Expected

Teaching
Methods/Activities

YEAR/TERM:
Teaching/Learning
Materials

Assessment
Methods/Activities

Assessment
Materials

See List of Possible IMCI Learning Objectives in Annex 1 and the task called Plan for the Introduction of IMCI Teaching in Phase 1, section 1.2, of this guide.
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EXAMPLE
Planning Matrix: Matching Activities and Materials with Learning Objectives for IMCI
NAME OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMME: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)

LENGTH OF PROGRAMME:

NAME OF DEPARTMENT and SUB-DEPARTMENT: Department of Child Health, Infectious Diseases Unit
Time and Place of IMCI Teaching
1
Learning Outcomes Expected

5 Years

YEAR/TERM: Year 4, Term 1

Teaching
Methods/Activities

Teaching/Learning
Materials

Assessment
Methods/Activities

Assessment
Materials

Lectures
Discussions
Video Sessions
Role Plays

Materials for Teachers

IMCI Technical Seminars
IMCI Video

Written
Exercises
Video
Exercises
Case
Studies

Exercise Book Written Case

Studies IMCI Video

Year 4, Term 1: One-Week Rotation in

Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
IMCI Classroom Sessions (5 hours):
After completion, students should show
knowledge of:
Danger signs of severe disease
Simple clinical signs to assess ARI,
diarrhoea, malaria, measles, other fever,
and ear infections
IMCI classifications of illness severity
Appropriate treatments for different IMCI
disease classifications
IMCI Practical Sessions in the Outpatient Clinic
(10 hours):
After completion, students should show
ability or skills to:
Assess a child or young infant according
to the IMCI guidelines,
Classify a childs conditions
Identify appropriate treatments
Choose treatment priorities
Advise a childs caretaker about feeding
and fluids during illness and about when
to return
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Materials for Students

IMCI Handbook
IMCI Chart Booklet
IMCI Photograph Booklet
Demonstration of Patients
Supervised Clinical Practice

Materials for Teachers

Guidelines for Conducting
Supervised Clinical Practice
Materials for Students Those
listed above, plus: IMCI
Case Recording Form IMCI
Mothers Card

Observation Checklist

Observation of Students

See List of Possible IMCI Learning Objectives in Annex 1 and the task called Plan for the Introduction of IMCI Teaching in Phase 1, section 1.2, of this guide