Table 1.
PRIME intervention components, modules and topics
| Intervention component | Module | Module title | Topic*** |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Health centre |
HCM 00* |
Introduction to HCM |
▪ Accountability |
|
Management (HCM) |
HCM 01* |
Primary Healthcare (PHC) Fund management |
▪ Budgeting and accounting using the PHC Fund management tool |
| |
|
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▪ Budgeting and accounting – putting it all together |
| |
HCM 02 |
Drug Supply |
▪ Principles of the drug distribution system |
| |
|
Management |
▪ Forms required in drug distribution cycle |
| |
|
|
▪ The ACT Drug Distribution Assessment Tool (ADDAT) |
| |
HCM 03 |
Health Information |
▪ Why quality information matters |
| |
|
Management |
▪ The information cycle – from patient to patient |
|
Fever case management |
FCM-T |
Fever case management training |
▪ How to evaluate patients with fever and select patients for Rapid Diagnostic testing |
|
(FCM) |
|
|
▪ Performing and reading an RDT |
| |
|
|
▪ Management of a patient with fever and a positive RDT |
| |
|
|
▪ Management of a patient with fever and a negative RDT |
| |
|
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▪ Recognition and referral of patients with severe illness |
| |
|
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▪ Patient education |
| |
|
|
▪ RDT storage and monitoring |
| |
FCM-S |
Supervision visits |
▪ First supervision visit: within 1 week of training |
| |
|
|
▪ Follow-up supervision visits: 6 weeks and 6 months after initial training |
|
Patient-centered |
PCS 00 |
Introduction to PCS |
▪ Thinking about my role as a health worker |
|
Services (PCS) |
|
|
▪ Introduction to PCS |
| |
|
|
▪ Introduction to Self Observation Activities |
| |
PCS 01 |
Communication Skills |
▪ Building Rapport |
| |
|
Part 1 |
▪ Active listening |
| |
PCS 02 |
Communication Skills |
▪ Asking good questions |
| |
|
Part 2 |
▪ Giving good information |
| |
PCS 03 |
Building a positive work |
▪ Health Centre Management Changes |
| |
|
environment |
▪ Dealing with stress at work |
| |
PCS 04 |
Improving the Patient |
▪ Communication Review |
| |
|
Visit |
▪ Patient Welcome and Orientation |
| |
PCS 05** |
Volunteers: Improving |
▪ Patient Centres Services |
| |
|
the Patient Visit |
▪ Welcoming and greeting patients |
| ▪ Improving patient navigation |
*These two modules are to be covered in the same workshop.
**This workshop was designed for anyone working or volunteering at health centers without medical training.
***For information on learning outcomes for each module, please see the summary of training and manuals online at http://www.actconsortium.org.