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ICATT

IMCIComputerizedAdaptationandTrainingTool

anditspotentialforstrengtheninghealthsystems

AprojectoftheWorldHealthOrganization,

theNovartisFoundationforSustainableDevelopment

andSirius

Technologies,

byVeraHaagArbenz


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NovartisFoundationforSustainableDevelopment

IntegratedManagementofChildhoodIllness

IntegratedManagementofChildhoodIllness(IMCI)isastrategydevelopedbyWHOandUNICEFinthe1990s.

Primaryobjective:toreducechildhoodmortalityworldwide Threecomponents:

Improvingcasemanagementskillsofhealthcarestaff

Improvingoverallhealthsystems

Improvingfamily

and

community

health

practices

AsetofevidencebasedguidelinesarethecornerstoneoftheIMCIstrategy(chartbooklet).

Morethan100countriesadoptedtheIMCIstrategy. Impressiveresultsbothinaddressingchildhoodmortalityandinimprovingthequalityofcareofchildrenallovertheworld.


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MajorchallengesinIMCI

Adaptationofguidelinesatthecountryorsubcountrylevelisoftendifficultandtakesalotoftime.

Ensuring

adaptation

and

periodical

updatesof

national

and

sub

nationalIMCIguidelinestorespondtolocalhealthneeds

IncreasingthecoverageofIMCItrainedhealthworkersallovertheworld.

standardtrainingcourse11days

considerablecosts


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ICATTcouldbetheanswer

InnovativecomputerizedsoftwareapplicationforIMCIthatallows toadaptandupdateIMCIguidelinesatnationalandsubnational

levels,

todevelopICATTbasedtrainingcoursestosupportvarioustraining

approaches,and

tobetranslatedintodifferentlanguagesandusedinarangeof

environmentsand

settings.

Applicationcanbeclosedanddistributedtoendusers(trainers,trainees,NGOs)

Version

1/2008now

released

(does

not

address

care

for

HIV

infectedinfantsandchildren)


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ICATTcomponents

Chartbookletbuilder Thebuilderpermitstheeasyrevisionofthechartbooklet

accordingtonationalorsubnationalguidelines.

Library includesreferenceandeducationalmaterialsonIMCI

andrelatedchildhealthissues

furtherincludesawidevarietyofvideos,picturesandsounds

foraudiovisual

practice

in

the

training

course.

Trainingset allowstoadaptthegenerictrainingcourse;training

approachflexibleaccordingtolocalneeds.

Trainingplayer displaysthetrainingsessionforselflearnersorinclassroom

settings.


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ICATTinterfaces

Openinterfaceallowstodovirtuallyeverything

Change/adaptguidelinesand

createchart

booklet

Updatelibraryofdocuments,

andotherresources

Designtrainingprogramme

Closedenduserinterfacetrainingplayer,whichcanbe

used

bytrainee

for

self

learning

bytrainerforteaching


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Builderandmanager openinterface

Fixedstructure,adaptablecontent

Changesimmediatelyvisible

Resourcescanbeinsertedordeleted

Allcomponentsononetree

Userfriendly nospecialcomputerskillsneeded

Nolanguagerestrictions


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Trainingplayer closedinterface

Userfriendly nospecialcomputerskillsneeded

Canbeused: Byatraineeforselflearning Byatrainerforteaching

Suggestedorderoftrainingunits Freenavigationpossible

Keepstrackofeverystudent


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ICATTtrainingunits

READ includes

Key technical

information andlinks to the

reference materials

(additional reading)

PRACTISE includes

Various exerciseswith immediate

feedback to trainee

and guidance for

clinical practice

SEE includes

illustration materials

(pictures, videos,

flash movies) with

explanations

TESTincludesTest questions, with

final answers

available only from

facilitator


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HowtouseICATT

ICATT

Selflearning

Reference

TestUpdate

Teaching

tool


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ICATTbetatests

3BetaTestscarriedoutin2005and2006 Lusaka/Zambia(July2005):toassessusabilityofthechartbooklet

builderwithtargetusersfrom4countriesinvolvedinIMCIadaptation

Basle(July2006):toassessusabilityandfunctionalityofthetraining

setwithtargetusersfrom4countriesinvolvedinIMCIadaptationor

training

Lusaka/Zambia

(July

2006):

to

assess

usability

and

functionality

of

trainingplayerwithfirstlevelhealthworkers


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Pretestandtimingtest

1Pretestcarriedoutin2007: Basle(May2007):toassesscontentoftrainingunits,userguideand

supportingmaterialswithtargetusersfromallWHOregions

1Timingtestcarriedoutin2008: Basle(February2008):toestimatetimeofICATTbasedtrainingcourse

withdifferentstudentsfromBasle


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TimeforICATTbasedIMCItraining

Lessthan20hoursintheclassroom(2.5timesless

thaninthestandardIMCI

course).

Lesstimeneededforteachers:ICATTprovides

immediatefeedback

Moreflexibilityinthetrainingapproach

(classroomteaching,self

learning,

distance

learning)

Timeforclinicalpracticeandcommunication/

counsellingskills

not

counted


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Earlyapplication currentactivities

ICATTversion1/2008distributedtocountriesinApril2008 EarlyapplicationofICATTatcountryandregionallevel

Tanzania:IntroductionworkshopinDaresSalaam,November2007;

Planningwith

WHO,

MoHSW,

Training

institutions

in

April

2008

India:IntroductioninDelhi,January2008;Planningwithkeypartners,July2008

Peru:IntroductioninLima,March2008,TranslationintoSpanishand

adaptation

to

Peruvian

IMCI

guidelines

March

June

2008;

then

further

planning

CapacitybuildingworkshopinSeoulforWHOWesternPacificregion,May2008

TranslationintoFrenchandRussianisunderway

PreparationofgenerictrainingcourseforcountrieswithhighHIVprevalenceinitiated


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Potentialforimprovinghealthsystems

IncreasedcoverageofIMCItrainedhealthworkers Provisionofmoretrainingoptions(e.g.individuallearning,

classroom

learning,

distance

learning

in

in

and

pre

service

settings) Enhancedtrainingquality Tailormadecoursesforspecificgroupsofhealthworkers

Guidelinescanbequicklyupdatedandincorporated

Variouspossibilitiesforrefreshertrainingcourses

Betteruseofhumanresources Onthejobtrainingallowstraineesforlessabsenceattheworkplace

Lesstime

required

for

professional

trainers

Costeffectiveness Shortertrainingtime

Lessprinted

teaching

materials

needed


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Moreinformation

Formoreinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite:

www.icatttraining.org

Thankyou

for

your

attention!
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